A report on Varicose veins and Superficial vein

Left leg of a male affected by varicose veins
Superficial veins become more prominent when muscles are flexed
How a varicose vein forms in a leg. Figure A shows a normal vein with a working valve and normal blood flow. Figure B shows a varicose vein with a deformed valve, abnormal blood flow, and thin, stretched walls. The middle image shows where varicose veins might appear in a leg.
Superficial veins become more prominent when muscles are flexed
Comparison of healthy and varicose veins

Varicose veins, also known as varicoses, are a medical condition in which superficial veins become enlarged and twisted.

- Varicose veins

Physiologically, the superficial veins are not as important as the deep veins (as they carry less blood) and are sometimes removed in a procedure called vein stripping, which is used to treat varicose veins.

- Superficial vein
Left leg of a male affected by varicose veins

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The great saphenous vein and landmarks along its course

Great saphenous vein

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The great saphenous vein and landmarks along its course
Superficial veins draining into the great saphenous and femoral vein.
Superficial veins of lower limb. Superficial dissection. Anterior view.
Great saphenous vein. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
Illustration depicting veins of the leg including great saphenous vein (anterior view).

The great saphenous vein (GSV, alternately "long saphenous vein"; ) is a large, subcutaneous, superficial vein of the leg.

Varicose veins: The great saphenous vein, like other superficial veins, can become varicose; swollen, twisted and lengthened, and generally considered to be unsightly. Varicose veins are not life-threatening and various treatment options are available. However, when the diameter of the vein is too large for the valves within it to coapt completely, the resulting condition, chronic venous insufficiency, can result in skin color changes in the calf and ulcers that may persist for years if the vein is not ablated.

Small saphenous vein and its tributaries. (Small saphenous vein labeled vertically at center.)

Small saphenous vein

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Small saphenous vein and its tributaries. (Small saphenous vein labeled vertically at center.)
Cross-section through middle of leg
Nerves of the dorsum of the foot

The small saphenous vein (also short saphenous vein or lesser saphenous vein) is a relatively large superficial vein of the posterior leg.

The small saphenous vein may become varicose.