Varicose veins

Varicose veins — it is a cosmetic problem, which bothers many women, in fact, on the legs appears to be expressed venous grid. This disease is not only the fact of the feet ugly, but causes many disadvantages, constantly concerned about the patient.

It is important to understand that launched a form of the disease can cause serious complications, so the treatment of varicose veins need to get started on the early stages of the disease. In a timely manner and the right therapy will help you avoid surgery and reduce the symptoms of the disease.

Definition

Varicose veins is a chronic disease, when the varicose veins of vienna, the increase in size, change shape, in the tissues disrupted an exchange. As a result, nodes under the skin, and visible venous grid, and the blue stars. Usually, varicose veins occur in the lower limbs, but sometimes the disease strikes, and internal organs.

The vessels are arranged in a particular way, these are valves which lack of blood to the top, it is necessary that it is normal to flow and does not stagnate. If the valves for any reason, do not function properly, the blood stops normally come, the blood vessels dilate and elongate.

Types of

Varicose veins are divided into several types, depending on the place where the discovery was pathology:

• Varicose veins of the lower limbs is considered the most common form of the disease. It manifests as symptomatic and defects, so that the diagnosis is not usually easily. At this stage, already adopted effective the treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs.
• Varicose veins of the uterus. A pathology meeting quite rarely, it may cause factors such as abortion, hormonal adjustments during pregnancy or in the reception of hormonal contraception, to the interruption of the valves of the veins in the ovaries. The symptoms are generally similar to other gynecological problems, therefore, to quickly diagnose varicose veins of the uterus are rare. This condition can cause severe pain, especially during menstruation and, subsequently, to infertility, it must therefore necessarily be treated.
• Varicose veins of the esophagus. This condition usually develops as a complication of heart failure, problems with the liver, the spleen, and in other diseases, less disease is congenital. This form of varicose veins is very dangerous, and almost 50% of cases may cause death. The fact that the first time varicose veins of the esophagus passes asymptomatic and is felt dramatically, for intense pain and bleeding, was more frequent in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
• The veins of the pelvic region. This varicose veins is considered a very rare disease and it is little studied, therefore, when the diagnosis is often difficult. The disease is usually accompanied by pain when urinating, during sexual intercourse. Can increase the veins in the region of the groin and thighs, this is not always obvious. Because of this greased the symptomatology, the patients generally go to a gynecologist or a urologist who may not notice both problems with veins and determine the treatment of other diseases.
• Varicocele. This condition only affects men, varicose veins occur in the veins of the spermatic cord, which lies in between the eggs. Most often the disease suffer the boys, sometimes it happens in the cask, the reason discounts inherited problems with the valves of the blood vessels. Often varicocele pass completely asymptomatic and pass at a certain age, the patient may and do not know anything about him. In other cases appear dragging pain in the testicle, then the man is obliged to report the symptoms to your doctor.

Locate the veins share the types of varicose veins:

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

Cosmetic

Reticular or cosmetic varicose veins is mild, it does not cause complications and upsets, generally the young girls and women. It is characterized by the onset of visible vascular of the grid, which usually happens as a result of the transformations hormonal, for example, in the period of puberty.

Reticular varicose veins is not liable to a serious danger, but considered at the onset of venous of the grid is always necessary, because often this kind of symptom says about the pathology. It should also be noted that such an aesthetic problem that can also deteriorate, the veins become more pronounced and itching.

Remove reticular varicose veins with the aid of an operation, a laser or an injection with a special substance, called the hardening process of the foam. In the initial stages of getting rid of the cosmetic defect, you can help of exercises, massage and herbal remedies, but the best is, all the same, immediately consult a doctor.

The reasons

There are a number of reasons that may cause of varicose veins of the lower limbs:

• If the person spends a lot of time in a standing position, especially in the high-heeled shoes.
• Women during pregnancy are more exposed to varicose veins, because it increases the load on the feet.
• People with a lot of weight and obesity are also often suffer from varicose veins.
• When you wear those hard of hearing low, they can compress the veins.
• A genetic predisposition may be the cause of the disease, in this case, the varicosities occurs already in childhood, if the body have a negative impact of the precipitating factors.
• Varicose veins of the lower limbs is often the companion of people who lead a sedentary life, and many work at the computer. In this work, the feet are all the time in a bent position, their lack of movement, the traffic violation.
• If the person is constantly the stress, the walls of the blood vessels spazmiruyutsya, circulation disorders and varicose veins.
• Constant consumption of alcohol and tobacco, spasms of blood vessels.
• To cause the disease may be barriers that do not allow blood to pass, it may be a thrombus or tumor. Pregnant women growing uterus can compress the blood vessels.
• Hormonal adjustment, in particular among women, very often, become the cause of varicose veins of the lower limbs. In the period of puberty, pregnancy and the menopause horse races is to produce the female sex hormones, the blood vessels will dilate.

It is important to understand that almost all the reasons of varicose veins can be bypassed if a good mode of life, as they mainly depend on the patient himself. Except that, with a hereditary predisposition are more difficult to treat, but a pathology quite rare, and can she win, if raising a child in a healthy environment.

The symptoms

The disease normally happens in several steps, which are accompanied by characteristic symptoms:

• During the first phase, the patient does not see the external manifestations of varicose veins, but his be bothered by a throbbing pain in the legs, fatigue, swelling, in the evening. Generally, symptoms appear after a day of work, especially if the patient spends a lot of time on their feet. Over the heels of the feet seem to be less robust. A lot of women point out that, some years ago, they could spend hours hanging out on the tips, and now her legs get tired for a couple of hours. All these signs indicate that the problem is there and it is necessary to start fighting now.
• On the next step of the pre-mentioned symptoms are added to the cramps, it is disturbing, especially in the night, they are connected to a violation of the blood circulation and the spasm of the muscles. Also begin to appear all of the famous spider veins, at this stage, they are pale and visible.
• The third stage is characterized by more pronounced pain strong water retention. The feet may swell to such an extent that it becomes difficult to enter in a old shoes, the patient must choose a new pair, because it appears that the feet have increased. The veins are strong appear to be expressed by the nodes and joints on the feet.
• The fourth step is the last, it is characterized by intense pain, a flagrant violation of the circulation, the skin becomes pale and dry, while the veins strongly to bulge. If by chance injure the vein, it bursts, and on the site ulcer. The last stage of varicose veins may pass to a serious complications, so tighten then it is not worth.

For the prediction to treatment is more positive, see a doctor, it must, at the onset of the pain, and unusual tiredness of the legs. In this case, the treatment of varicose veins does not take a lot of time to massage and physical therapies. But if the disease is passed already on the scene, when there was vascular mesh, or nodes, the treatment may take some time, often requires surgical intervention.

That heals

Diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins of the legs doctor, who is a specialist in the area of the vein. The more often this doctor visit in cases where the pathology is evident, and vascular grid is already appeared on the skin, until nobody knows him. And it is in vain, because to visit phlebologist each year a must in the categories of patients:

• The pregnant women about the duration of over 20 weeks, in particular with a big increase in weight and those of the families have parents with this disease;
• The people who work on feet or sit for a long period of time;
• Women who spend a lot of time in the high-heeled shoes;
• People who do sports regularly, especially professional athletes and those who raised the severity;
• People with a lot of overweight;
• People over the age of 50, especially women;
• People who eat alcohol regularly, smoke or use drugs;
• People who have a genetic predisposition;
• Patients suffering from hormonal disorders;
• People who love to eat fatty foods and spicy food;
• Patients whose first symptoms of varicose veins, such as tired legs, pockets in the evening, of convulsions.

It is important to not only see your doctor on a regular basis in the presence of at least one risk factor described above, but select competent and experienced. In fact, diseases of the veins are very specific and deal with them properly, so not worth going in the first which has fallen to your doctor, it is necessary to verify graduation and experience.

It is preferable to perform the treatment of varicose veins in the clinics, which have repeatedly proven their effectiveness. If possible, you should look for reviews on the doctor and the clinic, ask around you friends and family, who could ask for help from this person. It is important to understand that the early diagnosis and treatment of an experienced professional will help you not only to exclude life-threatening complications, but also prevent cosmetic defects, without resorting to surgery.

The diagnosis

During the visit of a doctor in the first place the patient to answer some questions, share complaints, to recall the patient if varicose veins of the parents. Also the important role played by the presence of various chronic diseases in patients must often visit several specialists.

The doctor can specify what is the mode of life led by the patient, if there is one sport where that works. It is necessary to be frank with a specialist, even if admitting something shameful, honest answers will help you identify the cause of the pathology and eliminate them, so as not to worsen the condition more.

The signs of varicose veins are usually obvious, a doctor immediately sees the pockets, the increase of the veins, the sites are easily palpable during palpation. Therefore, establish a preliminary diagnosis is not possible from the first host at a competent physician. To confirm the diagnosis and refinement, the stage of the disease will be necessary to pass an exam. Usually assigned to the following study:

Treatment

All of the patients is generally interested in how to treat varicose veins, if the doctor has a diagnosis. Get rid of varicose veins in the initial phase, when venous grid poorly expressed, using methods that are conservative.

The

An important role in the treatment of varicose veins play of the drugs, which means the expert. It is important to understand that self-medication can be dangerous, so prescribe medication itself is not. The dosage of each tool doctor chooses individually.

What are the drugs use varicose veins:

• Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs. These medicines help to relieve the inflammation of the vascular wall, reduce the sensation of pain;
• The drugs improving the blood circulation and normalize the tone of the vessels;
• Tools that can help prevent the formation of blood clots.

The exterior of the tool

External tools allow you to eliminate the processes stagnant in the tissues and reduce the manifestation of varicose veins in the initial phase. It is important to understand that ointments and gels are ineffective at the time of the execution forms of the disease.

A therapeutic treatment

In our time, there are a number of therapeutic methods, which are capable of release of the cosmetic defects on the initial stage of the disease:

• The laser therapy. A special device to affect venous from the grid by heating them, and causing their reduction.
• The hydrotherapy. In this procedure, the skin from the impact of water at different temperatures, forcing the blood vessels dilate and tighten, they are more pliable and return to the previous state.
• Compression garment. This method is more suitable for the prevention, the treatment of a particular effect, it does not give, but can be used in the treatment of the. Wear down it takes people who are prone to varicose veins, for example, pregnant women and older women.
• The massage helps to restore circulation, it is especially effective in the initial phases of the disease.

When the complicated shapes of prescribing a treatment surgical varicose veins on the legs, in which is conducted the recovery operation of the movement. If there is a need, remove blood clots and inflamed vessels, by replacing them with a prosthesis.