Do spider veins cause leg ulcers and skin cancer?
I heard that spider veins cause leg ulcers and skin cancer. Is this true?
Spider veins do not lead to skin cancer. Spider veins are one sign of venous insufficiency. Venous insufficiency can lead to leg ulcers, however spider veins themselves do not turn into leg ulcers.
- Dr. Wright
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March 14th, 2010 at 12:20 am
not really spider veins and leg ulcers are both caused by venous insufficiency so the often occur together but one doesnt cause the other .read my blog on the subject.