Dr. Rosenberg

Dr. Garth Rosenberg is a Fellow Trained Vascular Surgeon and Board Certified General Surgeon who has recently completed his fellowship in Endovascular Surgery. He did his residency at The Medical College of Virginia (1983-1988) and then a Vascular Fellowship at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in San Diego, California (1988-1989). He recently was a part of the Temple University Health System in Philadelphia and was active in Training Surgical Residents. In addition to General Surgery, his areas of expertise are: Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease, Aortic Aneurysms, Peripheral Vascular Disease, and Venous Disease (including Schlerotherapy and Varicose Vein Surgery). In addition to open surgical approaches, he performs minimally invasive treatment for the above conditions which involve Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting of Blood Vessels.

Answer:
There is no evidence that the above activities cause spider veins, but if one is predisposed to them, repetitive stress and sudden cahnges in leg pressures might speed their development.