Heredity

If one of the parents has varicose veins

• - 25% chance for son to have varicose veins
• - 62% chance of daughter's disease

If both parents have varicose veins

• - More than 90% chance of occurrence of varicose veins regardless of daughter or son

Profession

When there is a lack of movement of the calf muscles during a day, blood cannot circulate smoothly and easily become stagnant in the legs. Likewise, in the case of students who sit without movement for a long time and those who are bedridden for a long time, there is a possibility of varicose veins or thrombosis in stagnant blood, due to poor venous blood circulation.

Pregnancy,
and taking hormones

The continuous increase in female hormones has the property of weakening the blood vessels and makes them easily stretch. As you gain weight, your blood volume also increases and puts more stress on your vein walls.

Life habits

Lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption or smoking, high-fat or high-salt foods, frequent sauna visits - factors that disrupt normal blood circulation through the veins and cause vasodilation

Aging and injury

Reduced vascular elasticity

• - Venous vessels are easily dilated
• - Onset of venous blood reflux

Calf muscle weakness

• - Decreased power to raise leg blood
• - Leg venous blood stasis

Obesity

High body weight → increased load on the legs → increased venous pressure → development of varicose veins

Weight gain → increased blood volume → dilated veins → weakened vein wall → development of varicose veins