Myth: So what if these veins are painful, I must need them for my circulation.
We each have an abundance of blood vessels that return blood to the heart. When varicose veins develop, that venous circulation becomes a short circuit as blood travels up a deep vein in the leg then spills back down into a diseased vessel. This short circuit actually impairs your circulation and does nothing to promote normal circulation.
The reality is that any diseased saphenous vein may be safely treated without concern for adversely affecting normal circulation. We have miles of normal veins in the legs at any given time so there is more than ample carrying capacity for normal flow back to the heart.
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