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    Swelling or puffy pockets around ankles may be alarming. Often referred to as edema, or fluid build-up in your body’s tissue, it’s common in pregnant people and those over 65.

    But is it cause for concern?

    Meet the experts: Gillian Adams, M.D., a family practitioner and medical director of MedStar Alexandria; Steven Weinfeld, M.D., chief of foot and ankle surgery at New York City’s Mount Sinai Health System; Daniel Paull, M.D., founder and CEO of Easy Orthopedics; Stephen Vogel, M.D., a family medicine physician with PlushCare

    Ahead, experts share what you need to know about fluid build-up and how to prevent it.

    Why do ankles, legs, and feet swell?

    Known in the medical world as edema, swelling in the feet, ankles, and legs can be incredibly annoying and alarming. Though reasons vary as to what causes your ankles to swell, edema happens when increased fluid builds up in spaces between tissues and organs, explains Gillian Adams, M.D., a family practitioner and medical director of MedStar Alexandria.

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