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Varicose veins are a type of abnormal veins visible mostly in the legs. Generally, they can be bulging and twisted causing pain and heaviness in the legs. Veins function to transport the deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body to the heart. The occurrence of varicose veins is due to the weakened vein walls that prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction. But when these veins become faulty or defective, the blood starts pooling inside them. This increases the pressure of blood within the vein walls resulting in stretched vein walls converting into varicose. In such cases, you may need vein treatment Houston tx.