Spider veins and varicose veins are two types of damaged blood vessels. They occur when blood becomes backed up in eroding valves. A spider vein is essentially a milder form of a varicose vein.

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Veins are compressible structures that return your blood that lacks oxygen to your heart. In your lower legs, there are several ways your veins can appear atypically — reticular veins are one example.