types of varicose veins

Last reviewed 01/2018

There are three types of varicose veins:

• trunk varicosities are large varicose veins which lie along the path of the long or short saphenous veins

• reticular varicosities are small dilates veins which lie away from the path of the main saphenous veins

• telangiectasiae are very small dilatations also called spider veins