What's a refluxing saphenous vein?

Venous flow down: Venous flow goes up toward the heart and arterial flow goes down from heart and lungs back to extremities. Venous reflux is blood that flows downward pooling in the leg due to a genetic problem with valves see www.Phlebology.Org and look under patient information . Vein disease can be treated in office and no, never...Vein strippings.

Reversal of flow: Blood flows in the veins from the arms and legs back to the heart. In order to do this, since veins are a low pressure system, many veins, especially the lower leg veins have one way valves. If these valves malfunction, then the blood can flow in reverse and this is called reflux. Reflux is the most common cause of varicose veins and can also cause spider veins. A venous sono can diagnose it.

Reflux: Veins have valves that move blood from the periphery (hands and feet) to the heart. In saphenous vein reflux, the valves of the saphenous vein do not function correctly, and blood pools in the legs instead of returning to the heart. This pooling blood eventually dilated the veins, causing "varicose veins".

Reflux explained: A refluxing saphenous vein means that the vein is not working to push the blood back up toward the heart. We have valves in our veins that help push blood back up toward the heart. Over time, these valves get weak. Blood flow becomes inefficient and ends up pooling in the legs/your saphenous veins. This leads to varicose veins that may need treatment, especially if you have symptoms.