Can tight elastic in underpants, tight underpants or tight socks cause varicose veins or something else?

No!: Varicose veins is a disease of the vein wall: a weakening of the vein wall. Both genders have on thing in common: family history. Certainly women with pregnancies dominate in numbers.

Maybe: Varicose veins are due to malfunctioning (refluxing) of the valves usually in the saphenous system of veins. This reflux leads to increased venous back pressure and varicose vein formation. Constricting garments can impede the venous return and increase the venous back pressure. However, this is something that would have to be done over long period of time not just hours or days.

No. : These are not the cause of varicose veins. Compression socks may help the symptoms though.

See vein specialist: If you have varicose vein I suggest seeing a specialist and venous disease. You would have an ultrasound examination that would determine the real reason for your varicose veins. Most likely this would be treatable and correct the situation.

Varicose vein: There is no clinical evidence that these will cause varicose vein development