Varicose veins are rarely dangerous to your health, but they sure can hurt your ego. Most of the complications have to do with letting them get out of control and they can cause issues with circulation and the outer skin.
Bleeding can occur if too much pressure builds up in a varicose vein and it bursts. Rarely, they can cause bleeding internally and need to be treated right away. Bleeding on the skin surface can usually be stopped easily, but precautions need to be taken to prevent this from happening again. Skin ulcers can erupt at the site of varicose veins due to damage of the delicate surrounding tissue and poor circulation at the site. With poor circulation, wound healing can be impaired and take a long time. Blood clots can form if they are left too long; this is a rare occurrence but can be dangerous.
The best way to avoid complications from varicose veins is to begin treatment as soon as symptoms occur.
