Broken Capillaries and Varicose Veins
With skin that is mature, thin or frail, broken capillaries often appear. Sometimes they are referred to as varicose veins, thread veins, spider veins, or couperose skin. Spider veins occur when cells in the capillary walls become weak and lose their elasticity. When capillaries lose their elasticity after dilating, they cannot return to their previous size. They then collapse and the skin turns red. Follow me …




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