Can CVI be prevented?

Can you stop CVI before it starts? That is the question a lot of first-timers ask, and the honest answer has two parts.

Not always, but you can lower the odds

The publisher my.clevelandclinic.org says that CVI cannot always be prevented, but that "you can lower your risk of CVI and other vein problems by making some lifestyle changes."

So prevention is not a guarantee, and it is not hopeless either. Lifestyle changes are within your reach, and your provider can help you pick the ones that suit you.

Four pages for the curious

See the Society of Interventional Radiology page on superficial venous disease and chronic venous insufficiency, and MedlinePlus covers varicose veins and spider veins. From my.clevelandclinic.org there is a page on edema and one on endovenous ablation. Readers in the townships of Frankfort and Rich can browse all four.

Pick one habit this week

Choose one lifestyle change you could start this week and tell your provider which one you picked.

A methodical diagnostician prefers one steady habit over a long list you will not keep.