Varicose veins of the legs: symptoms, pictures, treatment

A person in good health the venous blood rises up the legs towards the heart under the effect of pressure, which in the normal state is quite sufficient to overcome the earth's attraction. When violations of this mechanism, the body is forced to increase the pressure to push the blood up.

In the result of this process occurs the technology of failure, which is characterized by the intake of blood in the superficial veins of the depth. Because the pressure inside the vessels at a high level, their walls lose their elasticity, stretch and become exhausted, which leads to the formation of visible subcutaneous nodules of bluish color.

Spider veins does not worsen the condition of the feet, but causes a bunch of complications, some of which are capable of fixing the man in the wheelchair, and others even lead to death.

The reasons for the development of varicose veins of the lower limbs:

• An increase in the level of progesterone in the body of a woman. This hormone has a negative effect on the state of the venous wall and valves, which makes them weak and vulnerable.
• Congenital Malformations of the valves or the walls of the veins, the lack of connective tissue, the poor permeability of deep veins, a genetic predisposition.
• The tumors located on the feet, in the area of the abdominal cavity.
• Injuries of the lower limb.
• Diseases of the endocrine system.
• Thrombophlebitis.
• The diseases of the joints – osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc
• The prolonged intake of hormonal contraceptive drugs.
• A sedentary lifestyle, which often leads to the stagnation of the process in the legs.
• Increase in abdominal pressure. It usually occurs when the diseases of the lungs, with either frequent constipation.
• The excess of weight.
• Wearing tight clothes and shoes.
• The presence in the diet of a large number of high-calorie and fat, lack of fibre of plant origin.
• Smoking, frequent consumption of alcohol.

During pregnancy varicose veins occur more often, because in this period, changes occur in overall hormonal, as well as the increase of the mass of the body.

The men of this disease suffer in this case, if their mode of life associated with a physical work, the length of stay on the legs – the dockers. The varicosities of the legs may occur as the result of certain sporting activities.

In the complex treatment when the varicose veins of the lower limbs included the following methods:

• conservative;
• sclerotherapy;
• and surgery.

In addition, prescribing a special diet, exercise, and physiotherapy.

Sclerotherapy

This method of treatment of varicose veins and sprockets feet is that, in the vein of the needle introduces the medicine, which is an action. Venous of the wall at this gather and of blood within the vessel stops.

This procedure is performed under local anesthesia, after the end of the leg, a bandage is put in place. In the following, the patient is recommended to wear compression underwear for the fixing of the therapeutic effect.

The operation of varicose veins of the lower limbs is named expressed signs of the disease, when it threatens the health and life of the patient. Surgery when the varicose veins are of several types:

• In the leg 3 of the cup, which is excised vienna.
• The grubbing-up of the patient from vienna through an incision with a follow-up of ligation near the inferior vena.
• Dressing assigned to vienna in the area of the valve.
• The complete removal of varicose nodes, veins, and venous ulcers. It is the most complex of operations, which prescribes that in the most serious cases.

The varicosities of the lower limbs – it is an extremely serious disease, the signs, which owns 40% of adults. If the time is not to proceed to a varicose treatment of the grid on the feet, the disease can lead to a loss of working capacity.

— the mode of life or work, associated with serious of the mobility of charges, a prolonged stay in the same position (standing or sitting) or in permanence the ambient temperature is high;— a significant increase of the mass of the body;

The obstacles in the outputs of the blood in the veins. These barriers can be: a blood clot, the uterus, the tumor.

Stress and nervous disorders. They have an impact on the condition of the blood vessels. In the wall of the veins of the nerve endings that give them elasticity. The increase of the pressure in them, the impact of toxins and the alcohol of the lumen of blood vessels loses its tone and expansion.

Arterial-venous transitions. These transitions may form due to the pressure in the area of flow the arterial blood cells.

Sports overload. In the group of risk-lovers, lifting weights in the gym. If you have a predisposition to varicose veins overload the feet of excessive exercise and raise the gravity are non-smoking.

Drawback of clothes and shoes. Strongly tight clothing such as tight jeans, can become a cause of the appearance of varicose veins. Also harmful narrow shoes and high heels. When choosing shoes, preferably with a wide sole, the more durable, less pressure on the legs.

All these reasons contribute to the enlargement of the veins, increase the venous pressure and the poor functioning of the valves of the veins. The result is a pathological flow of blood in the veins of the lower limbs — the reflux (reverse flow of venous blood from the deep veins in the surface waters).

Good blood, when the blood flows in the veins of the legs from the bottom to the top, this is achieved with the help of several factors: the pressure of the blood in the arteries, the contraction of the muscles of the foot during the movements and to the presence in the veins of the valves, the obstacles to the inverse of the flow of blood.

The inability of these valves to perform its intended function causes a breach outflow of venous blood, which leads to the hyperextension veins. Because of this current of blood becomes more chaotic, the blood stagnates in the veins of the lower limbs (in particular in the sub-cutaneous), the pressure increases, the walls of the blood vessels begin to develop.

The weakening of the venous walls in the elderly may lose their elasticity. It is the weakening of the venous wall may lead to their expansion.

1. The refusal of the valve. When the veins of the man are the valves in the veins damaged. If the vein walls are weakened and exhausted, the valves apart and can no longer keep the blood flowing to the top and as a result may stagnate in the veins.
2. The damage of the vein. The damage may occur because of an injury, blood clots, or inflammation. If there are problems in the deep veins, in humans, usually pain and swelling of the legs. The swollen veins on the surface can be a sign of damage to the deep veins. Varicose veins on the surface of the feet is not associated with blood clots that can travel to the heart or in the lungs and cause an obstruction (embolism). The clot that has formed near the surface of the body, it will usually be low. It may be an inflammation, but the clot is seriously not a danger to the health of man.

A number of factors contribute to the development of varicose veins. These include:

• a genetic predisposition to develop varicose veins;
• the hormonal factors;
• excess weight;
• of pregnancy.
• cardiovascular problems such as the formation of blood clots (thrombosis);
• a trauma or an inflammation of the veins;
• chronic constipation can contribute to the development of varicose veins of the rectal veins (hemorrhoids).

The factors of lifestyle also play an important role, and people who for long periods of time have a work "on its feet", standing, — are at greater risk of developing varicose veins. It is, for example, nurses, flight attendants and teachers.

The weakening of the vascular wall and the failure valvular contribute to disease and the state:

• hormonal changes (pregnancy, menopause);
• lift weights;
• the load on the lower limbs due to excess of weight (obesity);
• the lack of exercise;
• chronic inflammation (pyelonephritis, rheumatism);
• chronic liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis);
• metabolic disorders (hyperlipidemia);
• injury and compression (compression) of the lower limbs;
• the reception of hormonal contraceptives;
• increase in abdominal pressure (tumor of the abdominal cavity).