What is Vascular Surgery?

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Vascular Surgery is a branch of surgery dealing with the veins and arteries.

 

Arteries are blood vessels that carry fresh oxygenated blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Veins carry the deoxygenated blood from your body back to the heart.

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A reduction of blood flow in either the veins or arteries can result in spider veins to life-threatening blood clots.

 

Do I need Vascular Surgery? 

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Vascular Surgery can be something you need if you are experiencing any kind of varicose veins or spider veins. These are both caused by chronic venous insufficiency. 

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Chronic venous insufficiency is when the blood flowing to your heart in your veins, through the valves, isn't