Varicose veins are characterized by an uneven expansion of the lumen of the veins, the appearance of joints on them, and an increase in their length.The disease develops gradually, characterized by a chronic course.
Women suffer from varicose veins three times more often than men.And among the strongest sex representatives, faces are prone to this disease that loves sport with maximum foot load distribution: football, tennis, basketball.
Why is the expansion of veins
There are three types of veins in the fabrics of the foot: superficial, deep, connecting superficial and deep veins.Will vein is a hollow tube along which blood flows from the tissues of the feet to the heart.There are no muscle cells on the vein walls, so the vein cannot be contracted to push the blood up.This task is performed by skeletal leg muscles.And the valves are located inside the veins - they close their band at the time of decreasing skeletal muscle, avoiding the opposite flow of blood.Eachdo muscle contraction "pushes" the blood above.
When the valves are ignited are freely closed, part of the blood flows back, stuck in Vienna, pressing on its walls, gradually extending them.The vein lumen expands, its wall extending.This is the beginning of varicose veins.
Factors that provoke the disease:
- Inheritance - with an innate deficiency of collagen fibers, the vein wall is less resilient and prone to stretch.
- Blood standing in the veins of the foot with overweight and overweight, wearing heel shoes more than 3-4 centimeters, extended in a place of people of some professions and vendors, chefs, lecturers, or with a long landing with office workers.
- Changes in the hormonal background: Increased progesterone content in a pregnant woman's blood makes the walls soft and stretched, so the risk of varicose veins during the child retention increases significantly.
The first signs of varicose veins - how not to be lost
The alarm for the onset of varicose veins is considered the moment when vascular stars or vascular nets - reticular varicose veins appear on the skin of the feet.This is not a cosmetic defect, but the beginning of the disease!
At the same time or after some time, the second set of signs joins - a heavy feeling in the leg, bursting standing after staying prolonged or sitting in a chair.When a person begins to walk, the feeling of severity decreases: skeletal muscles pour over higher stagnant blood and the extension of the vein walls decreases.
Further development of the disease is manifested by edema in the foot - these are traces of socks, a thickening of one foot in relation to the second with visual examination.
Later, pain in the beef muscles, fatigue when walking, dry skin and its pigmentation, elongated varicose joints and trophic ulcers formation is observed.
When to contact a vascular surgeon?
When the first vascular nets and stars appear, you should consult a specialist, and if necessary, conduct an ultrasound study of the lower extremities and perform varicose veins in the veins.The sooner the diagnosis of varicose veins is diagnosed, the more chance of stopping it in the initial stage.