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Veins contain valves to ensure blood flows toward the heart. If the valves fail, blood can pool in the veins, causing varicose veins. Varicose veins can cause itching and pain and look unattractive. There are non-surgical treatments available like compression stockings that put pressure on the veins to improve blood flow. Weight management and exercise are also important because excess weight increases blood pressure in the veins. More invasive procedures may be needed if non-surgical options provide no relief from symptoms.
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Varicose veins are dilated, tortuous veins caused by valve incompetence allowing blood to pool. Key risk factors include aging, family history, pregnancy, obesity, and occupations requiring long periods of standing. Patients present with darkened, bulging veins and symptoms like aching, heaviness, and cramping. Diagnosis involves physical exam and ultrasound, with treatment ranging from compression stockings to sclerotherapy, laser ablation, and surgery depending on severity. Self-care like exercise, weight loss, and elevation can help prevent worsening.
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Varicose veins are abnormally dilated and twisted veins, most commonly occurring in the legs. They are caused by weakening of the vein walls and valves that do not function properly to direct blood flow back to the heart. The document outlines the anatomy of veins in the lower limbs, causes of varicose veins including heredity and prolonged standing, types of varicose veins, diagnosis through examination and investigations like ultrasound, and treatments including compression and surgery. Prevention methods include exercising legs regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding tight clothing and high heels, and wearing compression stockings.
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Varicose veins are swollen, enlarged veins that usually occur in the legs and feet. They develop when valves inside veins stop working properly, allowing blood to flow backwards and collect in the vein. Common symptoms include aching, heavy legs, swelling, and skin discoloration. While varicose veins usually don't require treatment, compression stockings and exercise can help symptoms. For more severe cases, treatments like ablation, sclerotherapy, or surgery may be used to remove affected veins.
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Prevent Varicose Veins
- 2. Varicose veins — gnarled, dilated blood vessels. They are generally caused by pressure in the vein that, over time, weakens the vessel walls. varicose veins and spider veins (their smaller, capillary-based cousins) are merely unsightly nuisances, but they can also make walking and standing extremely painful, and in extreme cases, they can cause skin ulcers.
- 3. Staying Fit: Exercise Regularly Walking and jogging improve circulation in the legs, and proper circulation helps ward off the development and worsening of varicose veins. Exercise also reduces overall high blood pressure and strengthens your entire circulatory system.
- 4. Standing in one place for a long time increases venous pressure in the legs and feet. Over time, this pressure weakens the blood vessel walls. Since prolonged standing is almost unavoidable in some jobs, mitigate the harm by shifting your position as frequently as possible, and try to walk around at least every 30 minutes. Avoid Prolonged Standing
- 5. Sit Properly Sit up straight and don’t cross your legs. Good posture improves circulation, while crossed legs restrict blood flow to and from the legs
- 6. Excess weight will put undue pressure on your legs and circulatory system. Reducing weight will reduce the risks of varicose veins in many instances. Maintain Healthy Weight
- 7. Eat Healthy Foods Develop healthy eating habits and avoid foods with high calorie and low nutrition content. As well, exercise regularly. Through healthier eating and regular movement, you’ll help to reduce your varicose vein risk.
- 8. Quit Smoking Smoking contributes to myriad health problems, but if you need one more reason, keep in mind that the high blood pressure associated with smoking also helps cause varicose veins.
- 9. Avoid taking high-estrogen birth control pills Long-term use of high-estrogen birth control pills has been shown to increase the risk of varicose veins by altering circulatory valve function
- 10. Put your feet up for a while Especially if you have to stand up for long periods, take time to relax your legs and improve circulation by elevating your legs and feet for several minutes throughout the day or when you finish your shift
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