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A member asked:

Have to stand for long periods of time and i'm getting spider veins on my thighs. is there any way to stop this?

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Dr. J mark Rheudasil answered

Probably not: Stockings, intermittent elevation. Spider veins are, however, very treatable.

Answered 7/28/2014

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