Venous Insufficiency is a disorder of the veins, typically of the lower extremities, in which they are not pumping the blood back up to the heart as efficiently as they are supposed to. Unlike arteries, veins have one-way valves which help to pump the blood against gravity up to the heart. In a patient with venous insufficiency these valves are not working properly any more so blood pools in the lower extremities. As blood pools in the legs it causes swelling, bulging veins and skin changes. If this disease process continues for long enough people with venous insufficiency can develop ulcerations of the skin. Venous ulcerations can be very painful and need to be treated by a medical professional immediately. Compression therapy is the standard of care of venous ulcerations as the real issue is the swelling in the legs. Without treating the swelling, the ulcerations will not go away. If left untreated venous ulcerations can become quite large and become infected. Make an appointment today if you think you are suffering from venous Insufficiency or venous ulcerations.