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Originally Posted by (51)
What about Varicose veins? My Mother's genes gave me a few. Will biking "revive" those dead veins? It seems a few are up and running, but I have a few dead purple ones still as well. Should I be concerned about those?
Purple clogged veins won't reopen, but you will develop new venous pathways to replace them. As long as the varicose veins aren't painful, they are relatively harmless. Activity will help keep new ones from forming though!
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