{"id":126051,"date":"2026-08-23T20:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/leg-ulcers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:17:30","slug":"leg-ulcers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/leg-ulcers\/","title":{"rendered":"Leg Ulcers"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"MedicalCondition\",\"name\":\"Venous Leg Ulcers\",\"alternateName\":[\"Leg Ulcers\",\"Venous Stasis Ulcers\",\"Venous Ulcers\"],\"associatedAnatomy\":{\"@type\":\"AnatomicalStructure\",\"name\":\"Lower leg and ankle skin and veins\"},\"cause\":{\"@type\":\"MedicalCause\",\"name\":\"Sustained venous hypertension from failed vein valves (chronic venous insufficiency)\"},\"signOrSymptom\":[\"Open sore near the ankle\",\"Leg swelling\",\"Skin discoloration\",\"Hardened skin\",\"Aching, heavy legs\",\"Itching\"],\"possibleTreatment\":[\"Compression therapy\",\"Wound care\",\"VenaSeal\",\"ClosureFast radiofrequency ablation\",\"Varithena\"],\"riskFactor\":[\"Chronic venous insufficiency\",\"Deep vein thrombosis\",\"Varicose veins\",\"Obesity\",\"Prolonged standing\",\"Diabetes\"],\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"MedicalOrganization\",\"name\":\"Empire Vein & Vascular Specialists\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/empirevein.com\\\/\"}}<\/script>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:var(--gradient-hero);position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\n\t<div class=\"vv-hero-grid\" style=\"max-width:1480px;margin:0 auto;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 0.82fr);align-items:stretch;gap:clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px)\">\n\t\t<div style=\"padding:clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px) 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px) var(--gutter);position:relative;z-index:2\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:var(--text-sm);margin-bottom:26px;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/\" style=\"color:var(--ev-purple-600);font-weight:600;padding:6px 0;min-height:40px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;text-decoration:none\">Vein Care<\/a>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:var(--border-strong)\">|<\/span>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:var(--text-heading);font-weight:600\">Leg Ulcers<\/span>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ev-h1 ev-arrive-kw\" style=\"line-height:1.02\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">Leg ulcers<\/span> that won\u2019t heal<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-lead\" style=\"margin:22px 0 0;max-width:640px\">A slow-healing sore near the ankle is rarely just a stubborn wound. Most leg ulcers are the last stage of a vein problem that\u2019s been building for years. The encouraging news: once we treat the cause underneath, these ulcers often heal, and stay healed. Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening and how we help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-statrow ev-arrive-rise ev-arrive-d2\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:26px 0;margin-top:40px;max-width:600px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding-top:30px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex:1 1 44%;min-width:180px;padding-left:0;border-left:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1;margin:0\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">#1 cause<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:9px 0 0\">venous disease drives most chronic leg ulcers<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex:1 1 44%;min-width:180px;padding-left:clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 32px);border-left:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1;margin:0\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">The ankle<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:9px 0 0\">where venous ulcers most often form<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex:1 1 44%;min-width:180px;padding-left:0;border-left:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1;margin:0\"><span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">Very treatable<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\" style=\"margin:9px 0 0\">healing improves dramatically once reflux is fixed<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-hero-media\" style=\"position:relative;min-height:420px;align-self:stretch\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"position:absolute;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 80%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;inset:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ev-arrive-ease\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/leg-ulcers-hero.jpg\" alt=\"An older adult holding a swollen, painful lower leg and ankle\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;object-position:center center;pointer-events:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">What is a <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">venous leg ulcer?<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">It&#039;s an open sore that usually forms around the ankle. The cause is poor blood flow in the leg veins, not an ordinary cut or scrape.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);gap:clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);align-items:center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 18px;text-wrap:pretty\">Venous ulcers are the most common type of leg ulcer. They happen when damaged valves in the leg veins let blood flow backward and pool. That keeps pressure in the lower leg high, a state doctors call venous hypertension. The stages below show how that pressure becomes a wound.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.7;margin:0;text-wrap:pretty\">Unlike a cut or a scrape, the skin here isn&#039;t failing because of an injury. It sits under constant pressure from the veins beneath it, which is why bandaging alone rarely closes these wounds for good.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-greet\" style=\"position:relative;height:100%;min-height:360px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 78%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/cond-ulcer.jpg\" alt=\"A venous leg ulcer on the inner ankle, the open sore that untreated vein disease can lead to\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:var(--ev-purple-25)\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">How vein disease <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">leads to an ulcer<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">An ulcer is rarely the first sign. It&#039;s the final stage of a problem that moves through predictable steps. Catching it earlier means simpler treatment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lu-progression ev-rv-group ev-swipe-row ev-rail--stage-progression\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Disease stages, in order\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));gap:clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:4\/5;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);margin-bottom:16px;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 76%);overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/ulcer-stage-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 01: Venous reflux begins\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.04em\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:6px 0 8px;line-height:1.25\">Venous reflux begins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">It often starts quietly, with tired, heavy, or achy legs and maybe a few visible veins. The underlying valves have already begun to leak.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:4\/5;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);margin-bottom:16px;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 76%);overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/ulcer-stage-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 02: Swelling &amp; varicose veins\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.04em\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:6px 0 8px;line-height:1.25\">Swelling &amp; varicose veins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">As pressure builds, ankles swell by evening and varicose veins may appear. This is the body signaling that circulation isn&#039;t keeping up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:4\/5;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);margin-bottom:16px;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 76%);overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/ulcer-stage-3.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 03: Skin changes set in\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.04em\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:6px 0 8px;line-height:1.25\">Skin changes set in<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">The skin near the ankle darkens, hardens, or grows dry and itchy (a stage doctors call venous stasis). The skin is now fragile and at risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:4\/5;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);margin-bottom:16px;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 76%);overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/ulcer-stage-4.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 04: A venous ulcer forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);letter-spacing:0.04em\">04<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:6px 0 8px;line-height:1.25\">A venous ulcer forms<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-meta\">Eventually the weakened skin opens into a slow-healing sore. Without treating the reflux underneath, ulcers tend to recur even after they close.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;max-width:900px;margin:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px) auto 0;padding:clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 30px) clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px);background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-xl);box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm)\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:var(--ev-purple-50);color:var(--ev-purple-600);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 14c1.49-1.46 3-3.21 3-5.5A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 16.5 3c-1.76 0-3 .5-4.5 2-1.5-1.5-2.74-2-4.5-2A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 2 8.5c0 2.3 1.5 4.05 3 5.5l7 7Z\"\/><path d=\"M3.22 12H9.5l.5-1 2 4.5 2-7 1.5 3.5h5.27\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ev-body\"><strong style=\"color:var(--text-heading)\">A leg ulcer is also a circulation warning. <\/strong>A non-healing wound signals advanced vein disease, and some patients also have artery disease (PAD). That&#039;s why we evaluate your whole vascular picture, not just the sore, so nothing serious is missed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">Signs &amp; <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">symptoms<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">Venous ulcers usually come with warning signs long before the skin opens. Knowing them helps you act early.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-divider-grid ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr))\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin:0 0 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin-bottom:10px\">What you may<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-h2 ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:block;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1\">See<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">An open sore or wound near the ankle, often on the inner leg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Skin that&#039;s darkened, reddish-brown, or discolored<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Swelling in the lower leg and ankle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Hardened, shiny, or tight-looking skin around the area<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin:0 0 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin-bottom:10px\">What you may<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-h2 ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:block;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1\">Feel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Aching, heavy, or tired legs that ease when elevated<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Itching, burning, or tenderness around the ankle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Pain in and around the wound<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Discomfort that worsens after long periods of standing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin:0 0 20px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin:0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin-bottom:10px\">Signs it&#039;s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-h2 ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:block;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1\">Urgent<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">A wound that won&#039;t heal after a couple of weeks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Increasing redness, warmth, or swelling<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Drainage, pus, or a foul odor from the sore<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--ev-purple-500);margin-top:3px\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 6L9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.5\">Fever or spreading pain, possible signs of infection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"position:relative;margin:0;max-width:820px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 44px)\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:4px;width:clamp(72px, 12vw, 120px);border-radius:var(--radius-full);margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 30px);background:var(--gradient-brand)\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.32;text-wrap:balance;color:var(--text-heading)\">If a sore on your lower leg hasn\u2019t healed in two weeks, or keeps coming back, it\u2019s time to have it looked at. <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">Wounds like these rarely close on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);gap:clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);align-items:start\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2-sm\">Who&#039;s most at risk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;margin:20px 0 0;text-wrap:pretty\">Venous ulcers almost always follow long-standing vein disease. If you recognize several of these, it&#039;s worth a screening before the skin ever breaks down.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.65;margin:16px 0 0;text-wrap:pretty\">The goal isn&#039;t worry, it&#039;s timing. Caught early, the same vein problem is far simpler to treat than a wound that&#039;s already formed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-divider-grid ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));row-gap:30px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>A history of venous reflux<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Long-standing valve problems (CVI) are the leading cause of venous leg ulcers.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>A past blood clot (DVT)<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">A prior deep-vein clot can permanently damage valves and greatly raise ulcer risk.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Varicose veins &amp; swelling<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Visible varicose veins and chronic ankle swelling point to the pressure that leads to ulcers.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Standing all day &amp; age<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Years on your feet, and the natural weakening of valves with age, keep leg pressure high.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Excess weight &amp; inactivity<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Extra weight and limited movement slow circulation and add pressure to the leg veins.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-left:1px solid var(--border);padding-left:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);padding-right:clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:3px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:7px\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:var(--ev-danger);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px\"><path d=\"M18 6L6 18\"\/><path d=\"M6 6l12 12\"\/><\/svg>Diabetes or poor circulation<\/h3><p class=\"ev-meta\">Diabetes and artery disease can slow healing and make any leg wound more serious.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">How we <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">find the cause<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">Healing a venous ulcer for good means treating what&#039;s underneath it, so we start by pinpointing exactly which veins are leaking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 0.78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);gap:clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);align-items:start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);line-height:1;padding-top:5px\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:0 0 6px\">Free vein screening<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty;margin:0\">A specialist looks at the wound and your legs, listens to your history, and checks the signs of underlying vein disease.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);line-height:1;padding-top:5px\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:0 0 6px\">Duplex ultrasound<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty;margin:0\">A painless scan in our IAC-accredited lab maps your blood flow and pinpoints exactly which valves are leaking and driving the ulcer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--ev-purple-400);line-height:1;padding-top:5px\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.015em;margin:0 0 6px\">A healing plan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;text-wrap:pretty;margin:0\">We combine wound care and compression with treatment of the underlying reflux, and verify your insurance, before anything is scheduled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-greet\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 78%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:100%;min-height:340px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/vv-diagnose-doctor.jpg\" alt=\"EVVS technician performing a duplex ultrasound on a patient&#039;s leg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"lu-treatments\" class=\"ev-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\" style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;margin-bottom:clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\">How we <span class=\"ev-gradient-text\">treat &amp; heal them<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:16px auto 0;max-width:640px;text-wrap:pretty\">Lasting healing works on two fronts at once: compression to help the wound heal, and closing the leaking vein that keeps the pressure on. Treating the source is what keeps ulcers from returning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv-group ev-swipe-row ev-rail--treatment-options\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Treatment options\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));gap:22px\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/compression-therapy\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;color:inherit;text-decoration:none;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-xl);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:16\/10;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 75%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/compression-hero.jpg\" alt=\"Compression Therapy\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid #ece3f4;border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Heals the wound<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-2xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.2\">Compression Therapy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">Graduated compression keeps blood from pooling in the lower leg. It is the best-evidenced step for helping a venous ulcer close, and it stays part of the plan after the vein is treated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Targets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">Healing the wound and preventing recurrence<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--primary)\">Learn more <svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/venaseal\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;color:inherit;text-decoration:none;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-xl);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:16\/10;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 75%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/vv-treat-venaseal.jpg\" alt=\"VenaSeal\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22a7 7 0 0 0 7-7c0-2-1-3.9-3-5.5s-3.5-4-4-6.5c-.5 2.5-2 4.9-4 6.5C6 11.1 5 13 5 15a7 7 0 0 0 7 7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid #ece3f4;border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Fixes the cause<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-2xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.2\">VenaSeal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">A tiny amount of medical adhesive seals the leaking vein shut, with no heat and no needles down the leg. Closing the reflux takes away the pressure that keeps the ulcer open.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Targets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">The leaking vein behind the ulcer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--primary)\">Learn more <svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/closurefast\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;color:inherit;text-decoration:none;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-xl);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:16\/10;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 75%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/vv-treat-closurefast.jpg\" alt=\"ClosureFast\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polygon points=\"13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid #ece3f4;border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Fixes the cause<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-2xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.2\">ClosureFast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">Radiofrequency heat seals the faulty vein from the inside through a single pinhole, taking the pressure off the ulcer so the skin can finally heal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;color:var(--text-subtle);flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px\">Targets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:600;color:var(--text-heading);line-height:1.4\">The leaking vein behind the ulcer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--primary)\">Learn more <svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vein-services\/varithena\/\" style=\"cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;color:inherit;text-decoration:none;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius-xl);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow-sm);transition:box-shadow var(--duration), transform var(--duration)\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"position:relative;aspect-ratio:16\/10;background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-white) 75%);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/themes\/evvs2026\/assets\/img\/vv-treat-varithena.jpg\" alt=\"Varithena\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--ev-purple-100), var(--ev-amber-50));color:var(--ev-purple-700);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 12h-4l-3 9L9 3l-3 9H2\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);background:var(--ev-purple-50);border:1px solid #ece3f4;border-radius:var(--radius-full);padding:5px 11px;white-space:nowrap\">Fixes the cause<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size:var(--text-2xl);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.2\">Varithena<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.58;margin-bottom:16px;text-wrap:pretty;flex:1 1 auto\">An injected microfoam closes twisted or hard-to-reach veins that a catheter cannot follow, shutting off the reflux that feeds the ulcer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:flex-start;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:16px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Bring your insurance card to your first visit and we'll handle the benefits check from there.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div class=\"ev-section\" style=\"max-width:900px\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-rv\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-h2\" style=\"margin:0 0 10px;text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeg ulcer questions, answered\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-lg);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.6;margin:0 auto 36px;text-align:center;max-width:560px\">The things patients ask us most before getting started.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ev-faq-list\" data-ev-accordion-group>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"true\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">What exactly is a venous leg ulcer?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:rotate(180deg);transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">It&#039;s an open sore, usually near the ankle, that forms because of poor blood flow in the leg veins. When the valves in your veins stop closing properly, blood pools and pressure builds in the lower leg. Over time that pressure damages the skin until it breaks down into a wound that&#039;s slow to heal on its own.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Why won&#039;t my leg wound heal?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">Most leg ulcers won&#039;t heal with dressings alone because the real problem is underneath, the high vein pressure keeping the area swollen and inflamed. Once we treat that underlying reflux and add proper compression, healing usually improves dramatically. That&#039;s why an ulcer should be evaluated rather than just bandaged.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Are leg ulcers dangerous?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">They should be taken seriously. An open wound can become infected, and untreated venous disease tends to make ulcers larger and more likely to return. The reassuring part is that venous ulcers are highly treatable, especially when you&#039;re seen early, so prompt care is the goal, not alarm.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Can a leg ulcer lead to more serious vascular problems?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">A venous ulcer is a sign that your venous disease has advanced, and ongoing swelling and skin breakdown can lead to repeated infections and chronic wounds if left alone. It&#039;s also a reason to check your overall circulation, since some people with leg wounds also have <a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/vascular-services\/peripheral-artery-disease\/\" style=\"color:var(--ev-purple-600);font-weight:600\">artery disease (PAD)<\/a> that needs its own care. A full vascular evaluation makes sure nothing is missed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">How are venous ulcers treated?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">Treatment works on two fronts at once: caring for the wound (cleaning, dressings, and compression to control swelling) and fixing the cause (closing the leaking vein with a minimally invasive procedure like VenaSeal, ClosureFast, or Varithena). Treating the source is what helps the ulcer heal and keeps it from coming back.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Will the ulcer come back after it heals?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">It can, if the underlying vein problem isn&#039;t addressed. That&#039;s the key point: closing the faulty vein and continuing compression greatly lowers the chance of recurrence. Many people who only treat the wound see it return, which is why we focus on the cause, not just the sore.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ev-island=\"accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:22px 0;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-sans)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 18px);font-weight:700;color:var(--text-heading);letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Is treatment covered by insurance?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-ev-accordion-chevron style=\"flex-shrink:0;color:var(--primary);transform:none;transition:transform var(--duration)\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<p hidden style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--text-body);line-height:1.7;padding:0 0 24px;margin:0;max-width:760px;text-wrap:pretty\">Usually, yes. Because a venous ulcer is a medical condition, the evaluation and treatment are typically covered, including by Medicare. Bring your insurance card to your first visit and we&#039;ll handle the benefits check from there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t<div style=\"max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) var(--gutter)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-grid ev-rv-group\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1px 1fr;gap:clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 48px);align-items:stretch\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.035em;line-height:1;margin:0 0 22px\">Insurance<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.62;margin:0 0 24px;text-wrap:pretty;max-width:460px\">When your veins cause symptoms like aching, swelling, or skin changes, treatment is typically considered medically necessary, including under Medicare. We&#039;ll help you verify your benefits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-xs);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.08em;color:var(--ev-purple-600);margin:0 0 22px\">Most major plans accepted<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:30px;max-width:460px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:56px;padding:0 18px;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iehp.png\" width=\"312\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:30px;max-width:120px;width:auto;object-fit:contain\"><\/span><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:56px;padding:0 18px;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aetna.png\" width=\"509\" height=\"99\" alt=\"Aetna\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:30px;max-width:120px;width:auto;object-fit:contain\"><\/span><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:56px;padding:0 18px;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bluecross.png\" width=\"299\" height=\"87\" alt=\"Anthem Blue Cross\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:30px;max-width:120px;width:auto;object-fit:contain\"><\/span><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:56px;padding:0 18px;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/medicare-750x216.png\" width=\"750\" height=\"216\" alt=\"Medicare\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:30px;max-width:120px;width:auto;object-fit:contain\"><\/span><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:56px;padding:0 18px;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blueshield.png\" width=\"299\" height=\"81\" alt=\"Blue Shield\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:30px;max-width:120px;width:auto;object-fit:contain\"><\/span><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:56px;padding:0 18px;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-xs)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cigna.png\" width=\"348\" height=\"145\" alt=\"Cigna\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:30px;max-width:120px;width:auto;object-fit:contain\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/empirevein.com\/en\/patient-center\/insurances-we-accept\/\" style=\"font-size:var(--text-sm);font-weight:700;color:var(--primary);cursor:pointer;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px\">Verify your coverage <svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vv-info-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:1px;background:var(--border);justify-self:center\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ev-gradient-text\" style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.035em;line-height:1;margin:0 0 22px\">Locations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:var(--text-base);color:var(--muted-foreground);line-height:1.62;margin:0 0 26px;text-wrap:pretty;max-width:460px\">Care close to home across the Inland Empire, High Desert, and Coachella Valley. 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