Varicose veins

Varicose veins — this is a known cosmetic problem that applies to all many women, because the legs appear expressed venous network. This disease not only makes feet unsightly, but also cause a lot of harm, constantly worried about the patient.

It is important to understand that the advanced forms of the disease can cause serious complications, so the treatment of varicose veins should start with the early stages of the disease. Timely and appropriate treatment helps to avoid surgery and reduce the symptoms of the disease.

Definition

Varicose veins is a chronic disease, varicose veins increase in size, deformed, broken blood tissue exchange. As a result, nodes appear under the skin, and visible venous mesh, and blue stars. Generally varicose veins occur in the lower extremities, but sometimes the disease affects the internal organs.

Vessels are arranged in a special way, is the valves that let blood only up, it is necessary that it is generally circulated and not stagnant. If the valve for some reason stop working properly, blood stagnates usually leave the vessels to dilate and stretch.

Type

Varicose veins are divided into several types, depending on where it was discovered pathology:

• Varicose disease of the lower extremities, is the most common form of the disease. He manifests severe symptoms and cosmetic defects, so the diagnosis is usually not difficult. Currently, we have developed a powerful system of treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities.
• Varicose veins in the uterus. This pathology meets rarely enough, it can trigger factors, like abortion, the hormonal changes during pregnancy or intake of hormonal contraceptives, the valves in the veins in the ovary. The symptoms are usually similar to other gynecological problems, therefore, to quickly diagnose varicose veins on the uterus rarely. This pathology can cause severe pain, especially during menstruation and later infertility, so you have to be treated necessarily.
• Varicose veins of the esophagus. This disease usually develops as a complication, heart failure, problems with liver, spleen and other diseases, the disease is rarely congenital. This form of varicose veins is very dangerous, and nearly 50% of cases can lead to death. The fact that for the first time varicose veins of the esophagus are asymptomatic and makes itself felt a sharp, severe pain and bleeding, is more common in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
• Varicose veins of the pelvis. This varicose veins is considered a very rare disease and it is little studied, so when Troubleshooting problems often arise. The disease is usually accompanied by pain when urinating, during sexual intercourse. Can add varicose veins in the groin and hips, which is not always clear. Because of such unclear symptoms patients usually go to the gynecologist or urologist, who may not immediately notice problems with veins treatment of other diseases.
• Varicocele. This disease affects only males, while varicose veins occur in the veins of the spermatic cord, which is located between the testes. Most often the disease affects boys, sometimes it happens was born, the reason surrendered to the inherited problems with the valves in the vessels. Varicocele often occurs in completely asymptomatic and go through at a certain age, the patient does not necessarily know anything about it. In other cases, appear dragging pain in the testicles, then the person is forced to report symptoms to the doctor.

Location the veins are divided into the following types of varicose veins:

• Under the skin;
• Intradermal;
• Varicose veins great and small saphenous veins.

Cosmetic

Reticular or cosmetic varicose veins is good quality, it does not cause complications and worries of the usually young girls and women. It is characterized by the appearance of a visible vascular network, which usually happens because of hormonal changes, for example. puberty.

Reticular varicose veins is not a serious danger, but the appearance of the venous network is still necessary, because often this symptom shows real pathology. Also worth noting is that this cosmetic issue can also deteriorate, veins becoming more pronounced and itchy.

Remove reticular varicose veins surgery, laser or injection of a special substance, this procedure is called sclerotherapy foam. The initial stage to get rid of a cosmetic defect with the help of exercises, massage and folk remedies, but better to immediately visit a doctor.

Reasons

There are several reasons that can cause varicose veins of the lower limbs:

• If a person spends a lot of time standing, especially shoes with heels.
• Women during pregnancy are more prone to varicose veins, as it greatly increases the load on the legs.
• People with overweight and obesity often also suffer from varicose veins.
• When wearing tight socks, they can compress veins.
• Genetic predisposition can be the cause of the disease, in this case, the varicose veins occur already in childhood, if the body is exposed to negative factors provoking it.
• Varicose disease of the lower extremities often becomes a companion for people who lead a sedentary lifestyle and work at the computer. When the foot is held in a bent position, lack of movement, poor blood circulation.
• If a person is constantly under stress, blood vessels spazmiruyutsya, blood circulation happens and varicose veins.
• With the constant use of alcohol and tobacco also occur in vasospasm.
• To provoke the outbreak of the obstacles that do not allow blood to pass, it could be blood clots or tumors. Pregnant the growing uterus compress the blood vessels.
• Hormonal changes, especially in women, is very often the cause of varicose veins of the lower extremities. Puberty, pregnancy and menopause jumps of female sex hormones, the vessels dilate.

It is important to understand that almost all of the causes of varicose veins can be avoided to live a good lifestyle, because they depend primarily on the patient. Is that a genetic predisposition to fight hard, but this disease is quite rare, and it is possible to win, if you raise the child a healthy atmosphere.

Symptoms

The disease usually occurs in several stages, which are accompanied by characteristic symptoms:

• The very first stage, the patient does not see any symptoms of varicose veins, but it does not interfere with aching pain in the legs, fatigue, swelling in the evenings. Typically, symptoms appear after a hard day, especially if the patient spends a lot of time on my feet. When walking in heels my feet are less resilient. Many women note that a few years ago, they spend hours walking in heels and now my feet are tired a couple of hours. All these signs say that there is a problem, and it is necessary to begin to fight right now.
• In the next stage the above symptoms are added cramps that bother mostly at night, they are associated with blood circulation and muscle spasm. Also began to appear all well-known spider veins, at this stage, they are pale and not very noticeable.
• The third stage is characterized by more severe pain, intense swelling. The feet may swell so much that it is difficult to get the old shoes, the patient is forced to get a new pair, because it seems that the foot increased. Spider veins come to life and appear pronounced nodes and seals the foot.
• The fourth stage is the last, it is characterized by severe pain, a clear violation of blood circulation, the skin becomes pale and dry, and the veins protruding. If you accidentally damage the vein, it clicks, and place the node form ulcers. In the last stage of varicose veins may develop serious complications, so hold on, it is not necessary unambiguously.

The model's prediction, and the treatment was the most positive contact a doctor is needed already with the appearance of pain and unusual fatigue. In this case, the treatment of varicose veins does not take much time massage will help and a course of physiotherapy. But if the disease has already entered the stage when appeared vascular mesh, or nodes, the treatment can take a long time, often require surgical intervention.

Who treats

Diagnoses and treats varicose veins doctor who specializes in veins. Most often, this doctor visit in cases where the disease is obvious and the vascular mesh has already appeared on the skin, until then nobody knows about it. It is in vain, because to visit phlebologist each year is necessary in the following patients:

• Pregnant women more than 20 weeks, especially the big weight gain, and those that the family has relatives, which is similar to the diagnosis;
• The people working on my feet or sitting for a long time;
• Women who spend a lot of time in shoes with heels;
• People do sports regularly, especially for professional athletes and those who lift weights;
• People with a large overweight;
• People over 50, especially in women.
• People who regularly drink alcohol, smoke or use drugs;
• People who have a genetic predisposition;
• Patients suffering from hormonal disorders;
• People who love to eat fatty and spicy food;
• Patients in whom the first symptoms of varicose veins, such as tired legs, swelling in the evenings, convulsions.

Not only it is important to see your doctor regularly for the presence of at least one risk factor above, but select competent and experienced professionals. After all, vein disease is very special and should be treated properly, so you should not go to the doctor at first, it is necessary to check for the presence of qualification and experience.

It is best to treat varicose veins clinic, who have repeatedly proved to be good. If possible, you should look for reviews on the doctor and clinic, ask around friends and family, who had the opportunity to seek help from a specialist. It is important to understand that timely diagnosis and treatment of an experienced specialist will help to avoid fatal complications, but also to prevent cosmetic defects, without resorting to surgery.

Diagnosis

When you visit the doctor, first of all, the patient has to answer some questions, share your complaints, remember, hurt varicose veins related. Also an important role in the presence of various chronic diseases patients often have to visit several specialists.

A doctor can determine which style the patient's life, whether he is involved in sports, where he works. You should be directly with a specialist, even if you admit something embarrassing, honest answers will help to identify the cause of the pathology and fix it, so as not to aggravate even more.

Signs of varicose veins are usually obvious, the doctor can immediately see, swelling, increased venous nodes easily felt by palpation. Therefore, to confirm the preliminary diagnosis seems to be possible already at the first meeting of a competent doctor. The confirmation of a diagnosis and clarification of the stage of the disease is to be investigated. Usually addressed to the following studies:

Treatment

All patients are usually interested in how to treat varicose veins if your doctor diagnosed. To get rid of varicose veins at the initial stage, when the venous mesh are still mild, you can use conservative methods.

Medicine

An important role in the treatment of varicose veins play a drugs, which appoint the expert. It is important to understand that self-medication can be dangerous, therefore, to prescribe drugs for yourself, it is impossible. The dosage for each means, the doctor selects individually.

What medications are used for varicose veins:

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs can relieve the inflammation of the vessel wall, to reduce the pain;
• Products, improves blood circulation and normalizes vascular tone;
• Tools that can help you avoid blood clots.

External funds

External tools allow you to remove the stalled processes in the tissues and reduce the appearance of varicose veins in the early stages. It is important to understand that creams and gels are ineffective in advanced forms of the disease.

Treatment

Nowadays, there are several therapeutic methods that can get rid of cosmetic defect in the early stages of the disease:

• The Laser treatment. A special device the effect of venous networks, by heating them and causing them to reduction.
• Water treatment. If such a procedure the skin of water at different temperatures, allowing the blood vessels to dilate and constrict, they become more elastic and return to its previous state.
• Compression underwear. This method is better suited to prevention than treatment of the specific effect it gives, but can be used in combination therapy. Socks you need people, who are prone to varicose veins, such as pregnant and elderly women.
• Massage helps to restore blood circulation, it is especially effective in the early stages of the disease.

In the complex shapes of prescribed surgical treatment of varicose veins in the legs, which is performed when operation to restore the circulation. If necessary, remove blood clots and inflamed vessels, replacing them with a prosthesis.