What is the difference between the superficial and deep veins?
There are two sets of veins in your legs called the superficial and deep veins. Superficial veins are the ones that are responsible for the formation of varicose veins. One vein in particular – the great saphenous vein (GSV) – is the most often the malfunctioning vein that is the cause of varicose and spider veins. This is the vein targeted for closure by our endovenous laser ablation technique. The deep veins are the veins that carry most of the blood from the legs back to the heart. Under normal circumstances they carry 80% of the blood in the legs back to the heart. They are capable of carrying 100% of the blood back to the heart. They usually are not the cause of varicose veins.
