Misconception 1: Varicose veins are a disease. From the medical point of view, varicose veins are not the name of a disease, but a clinical manifestation, such as venous insufficiency of the lower extremities, arteriovenous fistula, deep vein thrombosis sequelae, congenital venous ankylosis, etc. can have the manifestation of varicose veins in the lower extremities. Myth 2: Simple vein stripping can cure varicose veins. Since there are various diseases that cause varicose veins, the means of treatment varies. If venous stripping is performed on patients with deep vein thrombosis, it may be counterproductive and aggravate the condition. In the case of venous insufficiency of the lower extremities, venous stripping alone has a high recurrence rate. Misconception 3: Varicose veins are vasculitis. Thrombo-occlusive vasculitis is an ischemic disease of the arteries of the lower extremities that occurs in middle-aged men who have a long history of smoking, and patients in advanced stages often have their limbs amputated because of tissue ischemic necrosis. While varicose vein patients are often accompanied by lower limb ulcers, but the arterial blood supply is normal, the possibility of amputation is very small. Therefore, patients do not need to have ideological worries. Misconception four: hot compress can activate blood and have benefits. Varicose veins patients in addition to superficial venous thrombophlebitis can be appropriate hot compress, should try to avoid hot compress, infrared radiation, etc.. The reason is mainly because hot compresses can lead to arterial dilation of the lower extremities, increased blood flow and aggravated venous depressed blood. Therefore, cool water local bathing is encouraged. Misconception five: suffering from “varicose veins” should be less active. In the past, it was thought that standing for a long time was the main cause of varicose veins in lower limbs. In recent years, research studies have shown that the lack of activity of calf muscles is another important factor that causes varicose veins. So comrades who are engaged in long time office work should move their lower limbs regularly to promote venous reflux. Myth six: Injections and medicine can cure varicose veins. The so-called “injection” refers to the local sclerotherapy injection, which was widely used in primary hospitals in the 60s and 70s because of its simple operation and low cost. However, because of the high recurrence rate and complications, it is no longer used in large regular hospitals in China. Medication is an adjunctive treatment that cannot cure the pathological changes in the veins, but can slow down the disease to some extent.