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Varicose Veins

Management of varicose veins.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
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regional clinical guidance

Varicose Veins: guidance by region

Recommendations, thresholds and pathways can differ. Open the page written for the jurisdiction you need.

United StatesSymptomatic lower-extremity varicose veinsVascular / Dermatology · reviewed 2026-08-20CanadaVaricose veins: who to refer, what not to do, and treatment ladderVascular / Dermatology · reviewed 2026-08-20AustraliaVaricose veins: who to refer, what not to do, and treatment ladderVascular / Dermatology · reviewed 2026-08-20

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Varicose veins
National
ESVS 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines
National
NICE guideline [CG168]
National
NICE guideline [CG168]: Varicose veins: diagnosis and management
National
Consensus Document of the International Union of Phlebology (UIP): Invasive Treatment of Primary and Recurrent Varicose Veins
Local
European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease of the Lower Limbs
Local
NICE guideline [CG168]: Varicose veins: diagnosis and management
Local
The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, American Vein and Lymphatic Society, and Society for Vascular Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities
Local
The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum
Local