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Vein disorders - a national disease; a slogan of this nature is easily coined. Nevertheless, rarely has there been so much truth behind a simple assertion. 50 to 60% of all Germans now suffer from venous insufficiency and the trend is upwards. Scarcely anybody who is over 30 years of age still has all-round healthy veins. Whereas in younger people it is every second woman and every fourth man who suffers from venous insufficiency, this more or less evens itself out in later years. The incidence of vein disorders is generally higher in older people because the vein walls lose their elasticity with age and this encourages the disorder. 

When we look at Europe as a whole, this already presents a frightening picture with undreamt-of consequences. About 25% of the total population have leg vein disorders requiring chronic or intermittent treatment. Studies have now been performed in six to ten year-old schoolchildren which already show the precursors of a future disorder. The best advice is prevention rather than treatment. Do something for your veins. Whenever symptoms appear, the disorder is usually already well advanced.

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