---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders'
title: 'Varicose Veins and Other Vein Disorders'
author:
  name: 'lauren kopchik'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/97'
date: '2018-11-13T16:11:36+00:00'
updated: '2023-01-20T21:36:10+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Varicose veins are veins that have filled with more blood than is usual. This causes the veins to become swollen and sometimes painful. As many as one in every two people over the age of 50 is affected by varicose veins.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 Varicose veins are veins that have filled with more blood than usual. The veins become swollen and sometimes painful. About half of people age 50 and over have varicose veins of various types.

[Basic Facts](/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders/basic-facts)

[Causes](/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders/causes)

[Symptoms](/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders/symptoms)

[Diagnosis & Tests](/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders/tests)

[Care & Treatment](/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders/care-treatment)

[Lifestyle & Management](/a-z-topic/varicose-veins-and-other-vein-disorders/lifestyle)