Causes and symptoms of varicose veins

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Varicose veins is one of the forms of human retribution (the disease can occur only in Homo sapiens) for upright posture and manifests itself in people with a large number of risk factors and a genetic predisposition. Among all vascular diseases, the proportion of varicose veins is several times higher than other pathologies, since at least 40-45% of women and 30-35% of men report signs or symptoms of this disease. It is extremely important to know and understand all possible modifiable risk factors, which will make it possible to prevent the onset or rapid progression of this disease.

Some of the main risk factors for varicose veins include:

• Congenital absence of venous valves in the anatomical structure of the veins of the lower extremities, due to which there is a reverse flow of venous blood and "overload" with an excess volume of the microvasculature;
• Genetic factors - since the presence of varicose veins in both parents actually guarantees the possibility of this disease in a child (up to 90%), while the disease in one of the parents increases the risk of inheritance up to 50-60%;
• Constant static loads (work for a long time in a lying or sitting position, lift weights), resulting in a wall;
• Female gender (as noted in epidemiological studies, the disease occurs almost twice as often as in men);
• obesity (each extra kilogram significantly increases the load on the venous system);
• connective tissue diseases;
• bad habits (smoking and alcohol abuse), violate the function of the internal lining of blood vessels;

The main symptoms of varicose veins:

• visible tortuous veins in the form of "clusters of grapes" or small "vascular spiders";
• heaviness (feeling of fullness) in the lower extremities, especially in the afternoon;
• swelling in the ankles at the end of the working day, which decrease in the morning;
• hyperpigmentation (brown spots) and / or thickening of the subcutaneous tissue (hard nodes under the skin in the lower third of the leg);
• long-term non-healing wounds (trophic ulcers), or bleeding from varicose veins and nets when damaged.

IF YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS ABOUT, DO NOT TIGHTEN TO TAKE THE SHORT VISIT TO A SURGEON OR PHEBOLOGIST!

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Author: Suzdalenko Alexander Viktorovich MD ©