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VENOUS DISEASE – SOMETHING DEEPER THAN VARICOSE VEINS
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People get worried about varicose veins because of its unaesthetic effects on someone’s calf. While it is definitely unsightly, there is something worse occurring deeper than the skin. Chronic venous deficiency is a long-term condition caused by different reasons:
Age
Tall height
Family history
Obesity
Pregnancy
Standing for long periods While it is uncommon for venous disease to be life threatening, it can lead to all kinds of difficulties. Developing varicose veins can lead to skin thickening, leg swelling, ulceration and more. Secondary varicose veins, buried deeper among the muscles, can even lead to deep vein thrombosis. Acronyms in Venous Disease When individuals get their varicose veins checked, doctors always mention a couple of things that usually confuses the patients. Learning what these are, however, will help one deal with their condition better.
DVT – Deep vein, or venous, thrombosis is a worse case scenario of varicose veins. Its notable symptom is the swelling of the calf, which causes pain in walking, standing and even stationary position for those who have it.
PTS – Post-thrombotic syndrome is a level more serious than DVT. Through a lower limbs venous ultrasonography, one can determine the number and placing of clots, and detection of other vein insufficiency. NIVL – When an obstruction in the vein is something other than a clot, it is called nonthrombotic iliac vein lesion.
Treatments Serious as venous disease is, there are numerous self-care steps one can take to curtail is development or eradicate it completely. Women can wear compression stockings to lessen the swelling, avoid standing for long periods, lose weight or attend to wounds and infected area in the leg. Severe conditions, however, require serious medical attention. Doctors and vein experts will recommend either one of these treatments: Stenting – Even now in its infancy, venous stenting has been producing successful results. Studies and development are still ongoing, but no one can deny the efficiency of this procedure. Sclerotherapy – This involves injection of saline into the vein. If effective, it hardens the vein that will disappear over time. Vein stripping – One of the major surgeries for venous disease, small incisions are made near the damaged vein. The vein, afterwards, is removed. Letting a minor condition linger is never a good idea. Varicose veins are one of those illnesses. It is harmless enough, but if left untreated, will cause discomfort nobody wants in the senior years.
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