Veins
Are all varicose veins the same?
There are two types of varicose
veins. The first is known as telangiectasia, which are superficial spider
veins. These types of veins appear to be cosmetically unappealing but they tend
to be in the outer layer of the skin. These veins usually cause no problems but
they can lead to deep varicose veins. The second type of veins are called
varicose veins, or medically speaking varicosities. These veins tend to do
deeper in the skin and can cause numerous problems.
There are two systems in the body
that carry blood. The first is the arterial system which carries blood from the
heart to the toes. The other system is the venous system which returns blood
from the toes to the heart. This blog will be dedicated to learning about disease
of the venous system.
The two types of venous mentioned
above disease of the venous system. The venous systems is divided into two
parts, the deep and superficial. These two systems connect via valves, which pump
the blood between the 2 systems when one moves and walks. The varicose veins
develop in the deep system and the spider veins develop in the superficial
system.
What types of problems can the venous system cause?
When the deep venous don’t pump the
blood properly it can cause skin discoloration to the ankles. What happens is
the iron in the blood will “leak” into the skin and cause brown discoloration
to the ankles. If this condition isn’t treated this can lead to wounds to the
insides of the ankles. When one develops these wounds it’s called “venous leg ulcers”.
Usually these wound are associated with a lot of leg swelling. The best way to
treat this is to resolve the swelling, usually multiple layer compression
wraps, called Unna Boots. This helps to treat the swelling and wounds. Long
term patients who have this problems of swelling and brown discoloration are
recommended to wear compression stockings. Compression stockings are not well
tolerated since patents state they are tight and hard to put on. There are
different types include zip up ones and different amounts of compression.
In conclusion, if you have
superficial or deep veins in your legs it is a good idea to talk to your
physical about it before it becomes a chronic problems and difficult to treat
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