Vein Therapy News: page 30 | April – May 2013 Money Talks. More than $1 billion is spent annually in the treatment of chronic wounds in the United States. The socioeconomic effect of symptomatic venous disease is extraordinary. The total annual estimated cost of venous ulcer care worldwide is $3 billion. The American College of Phlebology estimates 80 million people in the United States have venous disease… Read More