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Varicose Veins
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms
- Aching, heavy legs (often worse at night and after exercise).
- Appearance of spider veins (telangiectasia) in the affected leg.
- Ankle swelling, especially in evening.
- A brownish-yellow shiny skin discoloration near the affected veins.
- Redness, dryness, and itchiness of areas of skin, termed stasis dermatitis or venous eczema, because of waste products building up in the leg.
- Cramps may develop
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- Minor injuries to the area may bleed more than normal or take a long time to heal.
- In some people the skin above the ankle may shrink (lipodermatosclerosis) because the fat underneath the skin becomes hard.
- Restless legs syndrome appears to be a common overlapping clinical syndrome in patients with varicose veins and other chronic venous insufficiency.
- Whitened, irregular scar-like patches can appear at the ankles. This is known as atrophie blanche.
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Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Chronic venous insufficiency or CVI occurs when one-way valves in the veins that normally keep blood from flowing backwards, become damaged or incompetent. When it is difficult for blood to return to the heart due to pooling from damaged veins or values, blood pressure in the venous system remains elevated.
When it is difficult for blood to return to the heart due to pooling from damaged veins or values, blood pressure in the venous system remains elevated, producing these symptoms:
Symptoms
- Aching, tired legs
- Leg swelling, particularly after extended periods of standing
- Twisted, enlarged varicose veins close to the skin
- Brownish leathery-looking skin on the legs
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- Flaking or itching skin on the legs
- Venous stasis leg ulcers
- Cellulitis or infection of the tissue surrounding a venous ulcer
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Venous Leg Ulcers
Skin discoloration, thickening and ulcers of the lower legs are often caused by incompetent perforator veins in the calf. Dr. Joyce, one of the world’s most experienced perforator vein surgeons, was one of the first surgeons in the world to realize the link between perforator incompetence and venous leg ulcers secondary to severe venous disease. Under his care, formerly untreatable, long-term leg ulcers have been healed.
Dr. Joyce was the first to pioneer use of the Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Surgery or SEPS procedure for the treatment of perforator disease in 1998. Over the next seven years, he refined the procedure and used it successfully to treat over a thousand patients, one of the highest patient series in the world.
Symtoms
- Aching, tired legs
- Leg swelling, particularly after extended periods of standing
- Twisted, enlarged varicose veins close to the skin
- Brownish leathery-looking skin on the legs
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- Flaking or itching skin on the legs
- Venous stasis leg ulcers
- Cellulitis or infection of the tissue surrounding a venous ulcer
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Spider Veins
Spider Veins can develop anywhere on the body but are commonly seen on the face around the nose, cheeks, and chin. They can also develop on the legs, specifically on the upper thigh, below the knee joint, and around the ankles.
About 50 to 55 percent of women and 40 to 45 percent of men in the United States suffer from some type of vein problem.
Causes
- Increasing age. As you get older, the valves in your veins may weaken and not work as well.
- Medical history. Being born with weak vein valves increases your risk. Having family members with vein problems also increases your risk. About half of all people who have varicose veins have a family member who has them too.
- Hormonal changes. These occur during, pregnancy, and menopause. Taking birth control pills and other medicines containing estrogen progesterone also may contribute to the forming of varicose or spider veins.
- Pregnancy.During pregnancy, there is a huge increase in the amount of blood in the body. This can cause veins to enlarge. The growing uterus also puts pressure on the veins. Varicose veins usually improve within 3 months after delivery. More varicose veins and spider veins usually appear with each additional pregnancy.
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- Obesity. Being overweight or obese can put extra pressure on your veins. This can lead to varicose veins.
- Lack of movement. Sitting or standing for a long time may force your veins to work harder to pump blood to your heart. This may be a bigger problem if you sit with your legs bent or crossed.
- Sun exposure. This can cause spider veins on the cheeks or nose of a fair-skinned person.
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