Overview Of Varicose Veins Austin

By Stacey Burt


Varicose veins are permanent dilation of vein, usually in lower limb. The lower limb varix is a subcutaneous vein whose diameter is greater than 3 mm. Varices are usually winding. They are the site of a blood reflux (varicose veins Austin). One of most common diseases of adult population, with 75% of Country will be achieved, and 25% require medical or surgical care.

It is a multifactorial disease in which heredity, physical inactivity, overweight, exposure to heat and pregnancy are the main risk factors. Dilation of affected vein disrupts the unidirectional flow of blood to heart, the valves no longer ensure their anti-reflux function. It is a breach of wall of vein. Heredity is one of causes of varices. The more he has a family member with varices, the risk is great to have one day. The risk of developing varices for a person whose both parents are affected would be 90%.

The medical report tracks the evolution of disease and, possibly, the question of surgical treatment. Treating the symptoms can be done by certain medicines called "veinotonic" flavonoids or bioflavonoids as aescin; hesperidin, rutin's (or rutin), troxerutin, vitamin P; etc. Their effectiveness is not always proven.

Compression stockings are used to compress the dilated vein and restore a better blood circulation. Depending on the level, we talk about low or tights or socks. There are several compression forces adapted to evolution of disease and the products are purchased in pharmacies and orthopedic shops. It is useful to wear them as often as possible, hence the importance of choosing a product adapted to morphology and each activity. However, there are many cases where installation is difficult (pain, joint problems ...) or poorly tolerated (heat ...).

A varices is called primary when it occurs by itself without mechanical causal factor. It is called secondary when it occurs due to another underlying problem such obstruction on deep vessels (takes it as an alternative lane), deep venous reflux (due to a congenital absence of venous valves or a post-thrombotic destruction) or more rarely in arteriovenous shunt (pathological connection of an artery directly into a vein).

Symptoms include feeling of heavy legs and fatiguable. There may be swelling, itching. These symptoms are common but usually unrelated to presence of a vein expansion. Clinical examination should also look for a cause of high venous compression (abdominal mass, gastrointestinal symptoms ...). Doppler ultrasound allows hemodynamically, echo-marking and mapping: the Doppler information and quantifies the flow of blood in vessels with their direction and ultrasound can view the reflux bridges.

There are different surgical techniques for operating varices vein. But most practiced is the stripping, also called stripping. When the main valves saphenous show no abnormalities, simple extraction of varices branches is possible. By cons when varices vein are important and there he insufficient valves saphenous trunks, stripping is necessary.

Uncomplicated and not symptomatic varices vein has little risk of complicated. Various complications are the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis (or phlebitis), rupture with hemorrhage, ulcer formation. It includes preventive measures first and foremost a healthy lifestyle including physical activity particularly suited to endurance-type (walking, cycling, swimming, cross country), weight control and avoidance of exposure heat, the fight against constipation. Regular wearing elastic compression type "stockings" is very useful in exposed populations.




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