Varicose veins and broken vessels removal

1. what are the "Danger Signals"?
In most cases, leg problems do not occur just "out of the blue." There are typical warning signs such as:

  1. Heavy, hot or tired legs.
  2. Feeling of tension, cramps, fatigue or stabbing of the calves.
  3. Swollen ankles.
  4. First signs of varicose veins.
  5. bulging of hte veins in the legs
  6. broken capillaries

2. What are the risk factors?

  1. High-fat, low -fiber diet.
  2. Obesity.
  3. Lack of exercise.
  4. Jobs requiring prolonged standing or sitting.
  5. Hereditary.
  6. Surgery or Trauma.
  7. Infectious disease.
  8. Pregnancy.
  9. Use of hormones, medication.
  10. Age over 40.

3. What are the symptoms of the vein disease?
Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins are constantly congested with pooled blood causing circulation to be significantly impaired. Symptoms include:

  1. Edema or swelling.
  2. Feeling of heaviness in the leg.
  3. Pain or cramps in the calves.
  4. Uncomfortable puffiness of the feet and ankles that subsides during the night.
  5. Skin discolorations.
  6. Dermatitis. (skin problems)
  7. Dry or weeping eczema.
  8. Venous ulcer.

A venous leg ulcer is an open wound that usually forms in the ankle and is due to chronic poor circulation. The ulcer has a weeping raw appearance and the skin surrounding the ulcer is dry, itchy, and brownish or blackish in color. Venous leg ulcers are usually slow to heal and cause a great deal of morbidity.

4. What are varicose veins?
Varicose veins are unsightly and uncomfortable veins that have lost their ability to take the blood from the legs back up to the heart and lungs. This reversal of flow overfills the veins giving a bulging varicose appearance. The swollen veins cause aching, heavy, tired legs, night cramps, itching and other symptoms.

5. Do I need these veins for my circulation, and where does the blood go?
Varicose veins are part of the superficial venous system which returns only 5-10% of the blood flow from the legs back to the heart. Varicose veins are really normal vessels that have an abnormal amount of blood in them. They become dilated and blood is not moved efficiently through them. Varicose veins are dilated vessels in shich the blood is not moving efficeintly. They are actually a burden to your circulation. When the varicose veins are eliminated, the legs should feel lighter and more vibrant as evidence of the improved circulation. This is because the body has rerouted the blood flow into stronger, healthier, deeper veins.

6. Do varicose veins come back?
The microsurgical procedure removes the veins permanently. Sclerotherapy destroys the veins so they will not return once treatment is complete. Neither procedure, however, will prevent new veins from forming.

7. What are spider veins?
Spider veins are tiny dilated blood vessels located just below the surface of the skin often appearing darker and more prominent, being red, blue or purple in color due to their location.

8. What causes spider veins?
Spider veins are formed when the veins become dilated and swollen with stagnant blood. Pregnancy and hormone variations may stimulate their appearance.

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