All visibly dilated Veins donot need Treatment. Can varicose Veins aggrevate your Heart condition? All myths about Varicose veins Busted Here

1. Myths about Varicose Veins
Busted
Dr.Naren Shetty
Vascular and Endovascular surgery
Mangalore

2. • Varicose veins are prominently dilated, tortuous veins seen in the legs
.The prevalence is as high as one in eight people.
• They can cause an array of problems ranging from simple leg pain to
Pigmentation to ulceration etc.
• Varicose veins can be symptomatic or asymptomatic

3. •Do all varicose veins warrant treatment ?
•What happens if I don’t treat my Veins? Lets
bust some of the common myths about varicose
veins

4. It affects my heart:

5. • Presence of varicose veins doesn’t affect the heart or its functioning
in any which way.
• Because varicose veins in one or both legs have limited effect on the
venous return , preload or afterload hence having no impact on the
heart .
• So if left untreated or treated on a later date it doesn’t affect your
cardiac functioning.

6. 2.My varicose veins are getting bigger because I go
to gym:

7. • In people who workout regularly Large prominent veins over the arms
and legs are a common sight.
• Contrary to popular belief these veins are not varicose, but body,s
adaptive mechanism to the newfound changes in your muscle bulk.
• Heavy workouts or cardio have no impact in the progression of
varicose veins, neither do they help relieve symptoms or regress your
vein size.

8. 3.It affects my Blood pressure:

9. • Blood pressure is linked to the arterial system not the venous system.
Hence an increase or decrease in your blood pressure has no effect in
progression of varicose veins.

10. 4.I need to get my veins treated immediately:

11. • Many a times people rush to doctors thinking varicose veins needs
immediate attention and treatment.
• Despite what people think, varicose veins are neither life threatening
nor limb threatening.
• Hence the treatment can be planned as per your convenience

12. 5.It is one of the causes for Me not having kids:

13. • Many a times varicocele is mistaken with varicose veins.
• Varicocele are dilated veins in the testicles which effect
spermatogenesis resulting in male sterility and inability to have kids.
• Varicose veins in the legs are not connected to varicocele, neither
does getting your varicose veins treated improve your sperm count

14. 6.It Makes me weak and tired:

15. • Varicose veins cause dragging sensation in your legs especially in
people whose proffesion mandates them to stand for long time eg:
traffic police, bus conductors, teachers etc.
• Pain is usually aggravated towards the evening .
• On the contrary if you are having generalised body pains and
weakness do not attribute it to varicose veins.

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