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They appear suddenly as small fine lines or on the face and legs or as patterns. Are they dangerous? Can spider veins be removed? Spider veins are damaged and dilated skin vessels. Typically, these patterns are red, blue, or purple. It is not necessary to remove such cosmetic defects since they do not harm health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

What are Spider Veins?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Spider veins are caused by the failure of the venous valves that prevent the blood from flowing downward. In practice, in the event of illness, these valves begin to malfunction. A pool of blood forms inside the veins, which, over time, can cause them to swell and branch out in a peculiar shape, like a spider’s web.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spider veins neither cause nor become varicose veins. These are groups of small, damaged veins, visible on the skin\u2019s surface, appearing in the lower limbs, in some cases also on the face, and in the form of thin branches. While varicose veins develop deep in the leg, spider veins extend near the surface of the epidermis.<\/span><\/p>\n