Your veins are supposed to pump blood back to your heart. But when you have chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), blood struggles against gravity and may cause blood pooling in your feet and legs. This can in turn cause swelling, discomfort, and in severe cases, ulcers.
So what is blood pooling in feet due to? The expert vein doctors at Gilvydis Vein Clinic walk you through the common causes and treatment options for blood pooling in legs.
Blood pooling in legs is often referred to as Chronic venous insufficiency. This is a medical term used to describe blood flow issues in your legs. CVI happens when your leg veins aren’t properly pumping blood back to your heart, resulting in many painful symptoms.
You might have a blood pooling issue if you have the following symptoms.
Blood pooling doesn’t have to be permanent. At Gilvydis Vein Clinic, we provide modern laser vein treatments to make your unhealthy veins as good as new. Our non-invasive outpatient treatments include endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and sclerotherapy.
Some factors can increase the likelihood of blood pooling in your feet or legs. Risk factors of CVI include
Over 25 million Americans live with varicose veins—a condition that can lead to blood pooling. Blood pooling can cause several complications, including the following painful and potentially life-threatening conditions:
Gilvydis Vein Clinic offers non-surgical outpatient treatments to treat your unhealthy veins. Make blood pooling a thing of the past with non-invasive procedures like sclerotherapy and endovenous laser ablation. Both treatments close off unhealthy veins and redirect your blood back to veins that are working properly.
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Dr. Rimas Gilvydis, M.D, is the co-founder of Northern Illinois Vein Clinic (NIVC) in Rockford, Illinois, and the founder of Gilvydis Vein Clinic (GVC) in Naperville, Sycamore, and Geneva, Illinois. A board-certified interventionalist and diplomate of the American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine, Dr. Gilvydis has been treating varicose veins with minimally invasive techniques since they were first introduced.
For over 20 years, Dr. Gilvydis has been helping patients just like you. Blood pooling doesn’t have to dictate your life—so choose the vein doctors Illinois trusts. The team at Gilvydis Vein Clinic has performed over 24,000 successful laser vein treatments.
Become the next success story and schedule your consultation today.
We’re proud to be one of three vein centers in Illinois with an IAC accreditation. Get back on your feet with a team of vein specialists who help you understand your vein treatment options.
We’re proud to be one of three vein centers in Illinois with an IAC accreditation. Get back on your feet with a team of vein specialists who help you understand your vein treatment options.