RT Book, Section
A1 Brauer, Jeremy A.
A1 Karen, Julie K.
A2 Geronemus, Roy G.
A2 Bernstein, Leonard J.
A2 Hale, Elizabeth K.
A2 Brightman, Lori A.
A2 Karen, Julie K.
A2 Weiss, Elliot T.
A2 Anolik, Robert T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175385766
T1 Treatment of Leg Veins
T2 Lasers and Related Technologies in Dermatology
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071746441
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175385766
RD 2024/04/20
AB Lower  extremity  venous  disease  is  a  common  concern  among  dermatology  patients.  Leg  veins  are  visibly  present  or  symptomatic  in  greater  than  50%  of  the  adult  population,  with  approximately  25%  of  the  adult  population  suffering  from  varicose  veins.1,2  Among  individuals  with  varicosities,  more  than  one  quarter  suffer  from  superficial  venous  insufficiency  (SVI).1  There  is  a  direct  relationship  between  prevalence  of  varicosities  and  age  as  well  as  gender.  Among  those  less  than  25  years  of  age,  less  than  8%  of  women  and  1%  of  men  suffer  from  varicose  veins,  whereas  more  than  half  of  women  and  more  than  one  third  of  men  aged  65  to  74  are  affected.3