{"id":14148,"date":"2025-09-05T12:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hautarzt-muenchen-sendlinger-tor.de\/wissenswertes\/varicose-veins-a-widespread-disease-and-its-causes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:24:12","slug":"varicose-veins-a-widespread-disease-and-its-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hautarzt-muenchen-sendlinger-tor.de\/en\/varicose-veins-a-widespread-disease-and-its-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Varicose veins: A widespread disease and its causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-14148 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ca6bcfa{overflow:visible;}.elementor-14148 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7c9e33d{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-font-weight );font-style:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-font-style );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-word-spacing );}@media(max-width:1024px){.elementor-14148 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7c9e33d{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-word-spacing );}}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-14148 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7c9e33d{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-dd7ac79-word-spacing );}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14148\" class=\"elementor elementor-14148 elementor-6276\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca6bcfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca6bcfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9814b8d\" data-id=\"9814b8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9e33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9e33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to epidemiological studies, more than 80 percent of adults suffer from small varicose veins called spider veins. Up to 30 percent suffer from large varicose veins, also known as varicose trunks. The first damage can occur as early as the age of 20, with the frequency of the disease increasing with age. The superficial venous system, which runs in the fatty tissue under the skin, is particularly affected. This is because the muscles that surround the deep vein system as a so-called muscle pump lack strength here.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4d154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd4d154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not only genetic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c4596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c4596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many causes of venous insufficiency. In most cases, however, they are based on a hereditary weakness of the connective tissue and vein walls. The predisposition to varicose veins is therefore primarily genetic. More rarely, it is the secondary consequence of thrombosis. A lack of exercise, being overweight and standing or sedentary jobs also contribute to vein problems. At the same time, the number of venous valves decreases to around 20 percent of the original number by the age of 70. This physiological loss ensures that the function of the veins gradually deteriorates.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6209a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6209a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More women than men<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a738c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a738c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>According to statistics, women between the ages of 30 and 50 suffer from varicose veins up to 3 times more often than men. This is mainly due to pregnancy. Under the influence of hormones, the muscle and connective tissue loosens to prepare the body for childbirth. This often results in a weakness of the connective tissue in the veins. In addition, the enlarging uterus and the weight of the baby make it even more difficult for blood to drain from the legs. Overall, the tendency for the vein walls to give way increases with every pregnancy.     <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1072198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1072198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Action brings healing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5784705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5784705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>If you suffer from varicose veins, you no longer have to hide your legs. The days when venous diseases could only be treated in winter and at great expense are over. Today, there are minimally invasive therapies such as microfoam sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablation, which can bring about rapid healing in a gentle way, even in summer temperatures.  <\/p><p>Continue reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/hautarzt-muenchen-sendlinger-tor.de\/krampfadern-mehr-als-ein-kosmetisches-problem\/\">Varicose veins: More than just a cosmetic problem<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to epidemiological studies, more than 80 percent of adults suffer from small varicose veins called spider veins. Up to 30 percent suffer from large varicose veins, also known as varicose trunks. The first damage can occur as early as the age of 20, with the frequency of the disease increasing with age. 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