Risk factors for the development of varicose veins
- Hereditary.
- Traditionally, pregnancy is considered one of the main risk factors for the development of varicose veins, more frequent damage (3-4 times) for women.
- Obesity is a risk factor that has been shown to varicose veins.At the same time, the increase in body weight index to 27 kg/m2 or more leads to an increase in the frequency of the disease to 33%.
- Lifestyle has a significant impact on the development and varicose veins.Specifically, the side effects of the static load lasting with lifting weight or staying in motionless in the standing and sitting position have been proven
- On the process of varicose veins, close underwear, different corset increases the pressure in the abdomen with side effects.
- The high frequency of varicose veins in industrialized countries to some extent due to nutritional characteristics.The high level of food processing and reducing the diet of raw vegetables and fruits has led to the continuous shortage of the necessary plant fibers to regenerate the veins and chronic constipation, causing permanent increase in the pressure in the abdomen.
- Spatial conditions are related to pathological varys of varicose veins.Their role in recent years has increased, it is due to widely use of hormonal contraceptives, the popularity of hormone replacement therapy during menopause and in the treatment of osteoporosis.It has proven that estrogen and progesterone, as well as their derivatives, reduces the tone of the vein wall due to the gradual destruction of collagen and elastic fibers.
Clinical images of varicose veins
Varicose veins-This is a disease that is not indifferent to beautiful sex.A varicose veins of female veins are more frequent than men.
Varicose veins- The knot extensions of the veins under the skin, pain, heavy legs, swelling of the legs and lower legs, fatigue at the end of the day.Varicose veins are often susceptible to blood clots and infections.Phlebitis can develop - vasculitis orThrombophlebitis- Inflammation of complicated vessels by blood clots.During the process of hard wire veins, very painful.The skin changes, loss of elasticity and color becomes dense, dark brown.With easy injury, ulcers occur.A young woman can become a disabled person in her 40s.
One of the serious complications of varicose veins is thrombosis - a process in which a thrombosis with the forms of the next inflammatory wall of the wall of the vein.This pathology is dangerous in the blood clot that can come out with blood flow to enter the pulmonary artery (pulmonary thrombosis) and lead to a person's death.That is why varicose veins are a dangerous disease that must be treated.
Symptoms of venous veins (these are symptoms that will be alert):
1. Pain.
The causes of pain in the veins are very, very much.A series of pain in varicose veins is also very rich:
- Hot suffering,
- Night cramps and itching in muscles,
- Pain when walking
- The pain along the intravenous trunk,
- Common pain and lymar in the legs
2. Swelling in the leg.
3. A feeling of explosion and serious legs.
4. Change in the skin.At first, the skin became dry, the pigment appeared - the skin of the dark legs, covered with brown spots.After that, different dermatitis, eczema and spoils disorders are treated in the form of poor healing wounds until the formation of ulcers can participate in these symptoms.
5.
6. Telangioectasia stars.Yes, people with varicose veins are also included in the patient group with the expansion of small veins, because their cause is the same.
The earliest stages of varicose veins are very difficult to detect and diagnose, because in the early stages of the disease, there is no main characteristics - veins.And the first and earliest symptoms of varicose veins, such as the feeling of the severity of the legs, moderate pain in the legs, increased fatigue, is also found with the initial stages of artery diseases, flat feet, lumbar osteoarthritis.In such difficult cases, you cannot diagnose accurately - you will need advice to your doctor or even some experts - a realist, a neurologist, a surgeon and a manual therapist.High tool diagnosis, such as ultrasound, will also be required.
In phleboology, such symptoms are related to the beginning of pathological blood flow through deep veins.
Normally, women notice the first signs of varicose veins in the spring, when you can change the closet, but people do not know the veins of the veins from the legs, legs and hips.The legs are deformed, becoming blue and ugly.
The first symptoms of leg varicose veins of the leg, along with yourself may suspect the beginning of varicose veins, is an increase in veins on the skin of the leg.This defect, as noted, is often recorded by young women: on their feet or hips they notice a wreath, not there before.
And usually, such symptoms of a varicose veins begins to the occurrence of pain and other discomfort.Typically, the first people who find the veins of the veins are not accompanied by absolutely no discomfort.
Women worry about this vascular network is only a cosmetic defect.Such patients are usually if they switch to experts, then only to eliminate cosmetic discomfort.
If you have thin and pale skin, the first symptoms of varicose veins begins to be especially clear.These are thin veins not even protruding on the skin surface.The first symptoms of varicose veins can also look like a network of slightly thin vessels under the skin.
There may be no other complaints at the beginning of varicose veins.
The beginning of the development and the progression of varicose veins has been manifested by varicose veins protruding on the surface of the skin - one or more.This is the main symptom of the original varicose veins.
Varicose veins can be detected most often on the inner surface of the leg or hip.With long or long walking, a symptom of varicose veins such as fatigue, severity in the leg, the feeling of explosion (usually in the calf) is manifested.These symptoms are especially clearly manifested by staying in sitting or standing.There are also acute pain or acute pain in the venous veins (venous veins), convulsions in the calf muscles, especially in the evening and sometimes at night.The first signs of venous dysfunction are also manifested by swelling of the foot until the end of the day.Phu usually occurs in the evening, especially after standing.After the overnight, swelling completely disappeared.
The symptoms of varicose veins are quickly overcome, if you relax, especially if you lie down.However, the disappearance or significant decrease in these symptoms when walking and after the night is very characteristic of varicose veins.
But varicose veins, if they do not participate seriously, do not withdraw, progress.Over time, such symptoms of varicose veins appear as convincing veins in dark blue, protruding on the skin surface of the legs and feet and similar to the clusters of a very mature red grape.All this comes with pain in the legs and calves, a hot feeling in the legs, convulsions every night in the calf muscles, swelling.Gradually, changing the skin to participate in these symptoms.At first, the skin became dry, it was dark, a pigment appeared on it - brown spots.A moment later, the so -called spoils disorder began to participate: poor healing and even ulcers.
The pain begins to be more and more frequent, especially in the afternoon or evening.
Treatment of varicose veins
There are many approaches to treat varicose veins, but today the most effective treatment is surgery -Uterine.Compressed drugs and therapy are used as auxiliary methods in surgical treatment, and is an independent method in the initial phase of varicose veins and the presence of contraindications for surgical treatment.
The treatment of varicose veins should be complicated and personal, often including a combination of conservative and surgical treatment.
Types of surgical treatment for varicose veins:
- Classic phlebectomy
- Laser blood clotting
- Combining method
To treat varicose veins, modern medicine uses laser surgery (EVLC).This method is related to intravascular laser blood clotting.EVLC- A internal laser is an advanced method to treat varicose veins.Laser exposure is an intermediate position between not chirurgicam and surgical treatment.
DignityEVLC- This is a radical treatment, but low.After such procedures, patients can leave the clinic after a few hours, in good physical condition.Such treatment is performed under operating conditions and use of local anesthesia.
The most modern laser devices are currently being used.At the same time, the patient's problematic areas are exposed to laser with the optimal wavelength (1470Nm).The piercing lights are used to provide reliable veins of veins.In this case, there is no side effects and surrounding tissues do not heat up.That is why after such an activity, the number of bruises is reduced, and the postoperative stage easily passes and does not hurt.
The operation does not come with cuts, leaving no pigmentation and scars.After 3 weeks after surgery, the patient's leg has a normal view without different buttons.Such treatment for varicose veins has become common in Western countries.For large varicose veins, EVLC is used in combination with microphlebectomy cutting surgery.This allows you to get a good aesthetic result.
Advantages of using EVLC:
- Quick recovery
- Small injury
- High cosmetic effect
- Lack of signs on the skin from a distance venous vein
- Treatment is performed under local anesthesia (tumecent anesthesia)
- Lack of pain syndrome
- High treatment effect
Complication
Treatment with a practical laser technique has no complications.Rare complications include burns, probability of venous thrombosis and paresthesia in the active area.However, practical doctors have experience to ensure a qualitative result.
Such activities do not violate the patient's lifestyle.After intervention, it is necessary to wear compressed socks to provide a light pressure on the vein.Special products are applied to the area of particularly large varicose veins - cotton rollers or rubber pads.After the laser procedure, the patient is recommended to walk daily.
The treatment of varicose veins by laser ensures the preservation of work and physical activity.