Can varicose veins be healed?

caddir

I have now lost 5 stone (70lb) and think my varicose veins look a bit better. I have recently started exercising and wondered if they are improving because of that or because of losing weight or if I'm imagining it.

Dragn77

It may not be in your head...about 5 years ago, I was out with a friend and for some reason, while sitting down really looked at my legs and noticed I had what looked like varicose veins. I was so upset, esp since I was only in my early 30s... even my friend was like, wow, that doesnt look good at all!!! Once I saw them, I coudlnt unsee them! It was bad.

Immediately, I stopped crossing my legs at the knees whenever I sit, and I had started going for walks. Unrelated, but I did end up losing 30lbs, and after I did that, the veins in my legs went back to normal. All in all, it was about 1.5-2 years from the time I noticed them, to the time they went away.