About your veins
Whether you desire cosmetic improvement or relief of symptoms related to leg vein problems, the following information should help you understand your condition and your treatment options.
The venous system
Veins throughout your body return blood back to your heart. In the legs the veins are often carrying blood against the force of gravity. In order to do this efficiently, veins have one-way valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards. If the valves fail to close properly, blood can leak through the valves and pool in the veins.
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Vein-related leg pain
Vein problems can cause symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, and stiffness. We often treat vein-related symptoms using similar techniques for treatment of vericose veins.
Who gets varicose veins?
It is estimated that 23% of women and 12% of men suffer from varicose and spider veins.
Heredity plays the most important role in determining whether you will develop leg vein problems. Additionally, women are more likely to have varicose or spider veins as pregnancy, birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy play a role in the development or worsening of vein problems.
Other factors that may accelerate the appearance of varicose or spider veins include aging, obesity, prolonged standing or sitting, constipation, leg trauma or congenital conditions.
Symptoms of varicose veins
Spider and varicose veins may cause no symptoms but be cosmetically undesirable to you. However, many people experience mild itching, burning or mild throbbing of the legs around spider veins.
Varicose veins can be associated with leg pain, cramps, fatigue, heaviness, swelling or restlessness. In more severe cases, skin changes resulting in eczema, skin discoloration, ulceration or bleeding may occur.
Diagnosis
To present you with the best treatment options, it is important for us to discuss the symptoms you are experiencing, other treatments you may have had in the past, and any other medical problems you may have. Continue reading…