varicosity veins in the legs – not only a cosmetic problem concerns people have about their attractiveness, but also a dangerous disease that requires appropriate treatment and consideration of preventive measures.
Causes of varicose veins are very large: from a sedentary life, physical overload and ending with hormonal defects, congenital disadvantages of the vascular wall, pregnancy. What happens during a varicosity? At varicose expansion of the veins of the lower limbs, who have lost their normal elasticity and under the pressure of the blood stretch.
Valves in the veins in the normal state, are defined in the lock, and when the blood passes through them, they close and provide the possibility of reverse flow of blood. If it was a failure of the valves, the blood can freely be delivered down, which leads to stagnation of blood.
In this context, the veins can not cope with the pressure, dilate, the valves are no longer able to block the large gap - all of this has given rise to the formation of the initial stage of varicosity.
The causes of varicosity
Why is varicosity, and what is it? The main risk factors for the development of the disease is considered a genetic predisposition and gender. Love to high calcibus, hormonal changes during pregnancy and oral contraceptives, women are the victims of varicosity twice as often as men.
The development of the disease contribute to:
- Heredity. During heritage, which itself is not a disease but a genetically determined structure of blood vessels: weak connective tissue, venous wall, congenital defective valves in the veins. This is the reason why varicosity can occur in young, healthy and active (regardless of gender) people and even in children. According to scientists, genetic predisposition, which is the main factor that leads to varicose expansion of the veins of the legs.
- Hormonal changes. Due to the particularities of the body in women, the periods of hormonal irregularity causes for the stagnation of the blood. For them, the most dangerous periods – puberty, in pregnancy, in the time after giving birth. Also a dangerous time, when menopause occurs. This sexual category of the patients appealed to the doctors 2-3 times more often. On the women's bodies do not have enough of the hormones called estrogens. Instead, what prevails is the so-called hormones of the corpus luteum. It is believed that it has a muscle relaxing effect. This contributes to varicose veins.
- Sedentary, sedentary lifestyleor job that requires a longer stay standing, contributes to the development of varicose veins.
- Age. Eventually, the valves and the walls of the veins become thin, this leads to interference in their work.
- Obesity. Excess weight causes increased load on the leg veins.
Secondary varicosity occurs when the leg injuries, heart defects, liver and spleen. In this case, the first receiving the appropriate treatment of the basic disease.
In the stage of varicosity
It is possible to allocate 3 stages of the progression of the symptoms in the development of varicosity.
- The compensation stage. There shall be no appeal. On exam, there are varicose veins on one or on two legs.
- Stage of sub-compensation. When viewed in visible legs pronounced varicose veins. Patients complain of a sense of fullness, paresthesia ("tingling") in the legs, night cramps. A slight swelling of the feet, ankles and shins in the evening. In the morning, the swelling will disappear.
- Phase of decompensation. If you want to join the listed signs of dermatitis, eczema. Patients worry about the itching. The skin becomes dry, shiny, closely related to the subcutaneous fat. Small hemorrhages and subsequent deposition of hemosiderin cause hyperpigmentation.
Itself varicosity is not considered to be a very serious disease, but if it is already developed, on their own will never pass and even more, will progress, leading to all kinds of complications, which are the most dangerous.
Signs of varicosity
The first signs indicating the beginning of the varicosity:
- fatigue of the legs;
- swelling of the lower extremities;
- the feeling of weight in the legs.
In the later stages it is possible to note the appearance of spider veins on the skin, protruding veins and a variety of seals, which indicates a stagnation in the veins.
Symptoms of varicose veins in the legs
In the different phases of the varicosity of the veins of the symptoms can range from almost asymptomatic small vascular "stars" severe and painful symptoms.
To suspect that the development of the initial phase of the symptoms:
- pain in the legs, sensation of heat, and sometimes burning sensation through the veins of the legs;
- weight in the legs;
- in the evening swelling in the legs;
- on night cramps in the legs;
- the enlarged veins;
- calf leather is a dark color, there are o-rings, can be wound.
That would have had any primary symptoms, you must immediately proceed to the treatment of varicose veins – symptoms, which they will not go away.
Diagnosis
For the diagnosis of varicosity of the lower extremities and to plan the treatment, the specialist will suggest the patient to undergo a comprehensive review, which includes a variety of methods.
- Duplex scan (ultrasound of the veins), the most informative method of diagnosis of varicose veins on the legs, which allows him to get an idea of the extent of varicose veins, the direction of the flow of blood through the veins and their patency and to detect the presence of blood clots (thrombus).
- Contrast venography, which is a survey method that allows to detect the enlarged veins, and to know the degree of their permeability for blood.
To diagnose deep venous varicosity may only qualified doctor.
The consequences
Complicated of course varicosity accompanied by the formation of thrombosis and inflammation of veins, trophic ulcers and skin diseases. These complications are manifested in the discoloration of the skin on the feet, rubore, dimout, venetus of the skin.
Also characterized by persistent swelling of the ankles, especially severe when walking or standing. In the calf, pain when walking, pain along the twisted veins, induration of the skin and the formation on ulcers of different sizes.
Prevention
If you are prone to this disease, the following guidelines will help to slow down its progression:
- Wear comfortable shoes without heels or low heels.
- With loads can a bandage to the leg or wear a medical knitted things, but only after consulting with your doctor first.
- Do not stand or sit in one place too long – move, workout, change the position of the body.
- Do not take hot baths, especially in the morning – better to replace them with a warm shower with a final cold shower.
- Quitting Smoking, which aggravate the condition of the blood vessels.
Primary prevention is a moderate physical activities: swimming, walking, Cycling, charge.
During pregnancy
Pregnancy greatly increases the risk of varicosity of the veins of the lower extremities, this is enabled by the following reasons:
- Hormones circulating in the blood during pregnancy, increases the distensibility of vein walls and contribute to the stagnation of venous blood in the legs.
- Increased intra-abdominal pressure in late pregnancy hinders the blood flow through the veins of the legs.
- varicosity of the veins that occur during pregnancy may pass after delivery, or further progress, depending on individual factors (heredity, the presence of other contributing factors).
The treatment of varicosity of the leg veins
If varicose veins on the legs treatment may not be medically necessary if the symptoms are not problematic.
However, some people may want the treatment of varicose veins for cosmetic reasons, because they are dissatisfied with their appearance.
Let us examine the basic methods that will help you to get rid of this problem.
- Sclerotherapy. This method of treatment is used both alone and in combination with conservative treatment. It consists in the vein with a fine needle or a syringe, be introduced, signantes its drug at a later stage in Vienna completely disappears. Meetings are held once a week, it takes 3 to 6 sessions. The method allows you to avoid the scars.
- Non-surgical treatment. If the varicose veins in the initial stage, and if this does not cause too much of a hassle, it can be recommended to the elastic compressive stockings. Wear them during everyday activities. Help to compress the veins to stretch and limit any discomfort or pain.
- The medicine eliminates the symptoms of varicosity, reduces swelling and pain and slows down the process of development but cannot stop the disease in its entirety, and damaged veins.
- Laser treatment of varicose veins in the legs can be used on the surface of the skin. With a small flash of laser light into the vein wall of the developing process and the sclerosing of varicose veins disappear, as that would remove.
An important role in the treatment and prevention play a physical activity — brisk walking, gymnastics, swimming and exercises in water (excluding sports exercises with the load on foot — tennis, weights, jumping).
Medicines venotonics
The function of these medicines is designed to increase the tone of smooth muscle in the walls of the container, thereby maintaining its elasticity and normalize blood circulation in the affected areas.
A lot of venotonics are drugs with complex action. The effect, which is achieved when their use is not only in Vienna, but all the veins in the body.
How to treat varicosity of the veins of the folk remedies
There are many ways varicose vein treatment on legs folk remedies, both for external and internal use. Below are the most common:
- The flowers of horse chestnut (50 grams) required to complete 500 grams of alcohol, then allow to stand for 14 days, each day shaking the bottle. Pass the infusion through the mesh and eat with a spoon of water three times a day before meals. So you need to be treated, for one week, then take a break for two weeks. Then the treatment can begin again.
- An infusion of dried nettle is used for varicose veins. Dry powder leaves of the plant is poured into the thermos bottle 1/2 liter of boiled water, to insist 30-40 minutes, strain and take 1/3 Cup 3 times a day 1 hour after a meal.
- Pack tomatoes. Finely chopped tomatoes, lie on the bandages, gauze, and applied to the affected area. For convenience, you can tie the elastic or other bandage. Holding this compress the vein for 2 hours, then changed for a new one, and so a total of 3 times. The comfort of this package is that it can be repeated every day.
- Tincture of oil of walnuts immature walnuts crushed, pour into a glass bowl, pour olive oil and 40 days to insist in a Sunny spot. Prepared tincture to lubricate the sore spots. The treatment course is long, as with kalanchoe.
In addition to folk remedies, many patients varicosity complementary therapy with special exercises to feel significantly improve allow you to exercise Mikulina.