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Dr Ahmed Shalan
Revela Clinic
What causes varicose veins to develop in the legs?
What causes varicose veins in the legs? In this video, Mr. Ahmed Shalan, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, explains how genetics, pregnancy and hormonal changes can weaken vein valves over time.
Transcript
So your varicose vein can happen due to genetic factor.
A lot of people can tell the story that they had other family members that develop varicose vein.
Most of the time is due to genetic factor and family history.
Some hormonal changes such as pregnancy or patient receiving HRT can help for the varicose vein to develop and to become more prominent.
However, most of the time it's not something that you can control.