[KMSP Fox 9 News, November 27, 2012] We may think of varicose veins mainly as a cosmetic issue, but for sufferers, they can be very painful and even partially debilitating. Addi Rizvi, MD, a vascular surgeon at the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, and former Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders, a varicose vein patient, talked about treatments on Fox 9 News.