>Her areola have what appears to be varicose veins around them- in that they
>look like tortured v.v's and are sort of wrapped around the areola. She
says
>it is worse with the pregnancy, and I have no idea what else it could be.


Yes, I have seen a woman who had extremely large varicose veins around
areola. She wasn't having any difficulty with breastfeeding, and was just
after some reassurance.

Lisa Amir
GP / IBCLC in Melbourne, Australia
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