What are varicose veins? (sometimes, mispelled "vericose") Spider veins? what can I do?
Are there new treatments? What about laser vein treatment? What about vein stripping?
Are your legs showing veins that are blue or purplish and look enlarged?
Do they ache? Do they seem to be tired all the time?
The word "varicose" is derived from the Latin root word, "varix" which in English means, "twisted".
Spider veins, the more delicate red or blue tracings that can pop up on the skin's surface like kinky spider webs, are a minor form of varicose veins and can precede development of the more unsightly variation or cause cosmetic concerns of their own. Sun exposure can make spider veins worse by breaking down collagen under the skin.
Both varicose and spider veins result when valves designed to keep blood from running backward away from the heart and back down into the leg fail or become loose and flabby -- allowing backwash, which stretches veins and even slowly leaks into ankle and leg tissue, causing swelling.
Varicose veins are a very common condition in the United States . The National Institutes of Health estimates that 60% of all men and women suffer from some form of vein disorder. A quarter of varicose vein sufferers are men, although Weiss notes that it is almost always women who seek help for spider veins.
For many (both women and men), varicose veins and spider veins (these are the smaller and more common variation of varicose veins) makes them feel less attractive. However, it's important to note that for others, varicose veins cause aching pain and discomfort.
Is it only a cosmetic concern? This condition may lead to serious problems if not treated. Moreover, varicose veins may also serve as an indication that the individual is at a higher risk of other disorders of the circulatory system.
Varicose veins, these blood vessels, which return blood from the legs to the heart, are actually a more superficial system.
The real, working venous system for the legs lies deeper, This is good news, because it means that if the surface veins begin to clump up and bulge, they can be removed or destroyed without ruining circulation to the leg.
There are varicose vein treatments out there which include laser surgeries, catheter-assisted procedures and endoscopic vein surgeries.
Long gone are the old days, "stripping of the veins". Surgical procedures have been refined to the point that most patients return home on the day of the procedure which is now performed in the doctors office.
At the Utah Vein Treatment Center, Times are changing. We now use ultrasound to look at the circulatory system of the leg, This means taking a sharp, two-dimensional picture instead of a doctor listening to blood flow in the leg with a Doppler device and trying to decide which veins are affected and where.
Stripping is rare and hardly ever done anymore. Now, a thin catheter may be inserted into the affected vein and the whole inside of the vein, called the lumen, heated by radio waves, which shrinks the tough collagen in the vessel wall and causes it to collapse and re-absorb.
Anesthesia mixed with fluid is injected first to make the procedure painless and, at the same time, press the blood out of the vein. Scarring is almost imperceptible, although there may be some bruising and the vein may take eight weeks to re-absorb.
Call us at the Utah Vein Treatment Center we evaluate all patients and suggest solutions according to what is best in each individual circumstance.
Most procedures are simple and very effective.
There are so many new ways to treat an old problem, don't wait another day!
Varicose veins, spider veins, tired legs, achy painful legs can now be helped right in the doctors office!
Good Luck
Are there new treatments? What about laser vein treatment? What about vein stripping?
Are your legs showing veins that are blue or purplish and look enlarged?
Do they ache? Do they seem to be tired all the time?
The word "varicose" is derived from the Latin root word, "varix" which in English means, "twisted".
Spider veins, the more delicate red or blue tracings that can pop up on the skin's surface like kinky spider webs, are a minor form of varicose veins and can precede development of the more unsightly variation or cause cosmetic concerns of their own. Sun exposure can make spider veins worse by breaking down collagen under the skin.
Both varicose and spider veins result when valves designed to keep blood from running backward away from the heart and back down into the leg fail or become loose and flabby -- allowing backwash, which stretches veins and even slowly leaks into ankle and leg tissue, causing swelling.
Varicose veins are a very common condition in the United States . The National Institutes of Health estimates that 60% of all men and women suffer from some form of vein disorder. A quarter of varicose vein sufferers are men, although Weiss notes that it is almost always women who seek help for spider veins.
For many (both women and men), varicose veins and spider veins (these are the smaller and more common variation of varicose veins) makes them feel less attractive. However, it's important to note that for others, varicose veins cause aching pain and discomfort.
Is it only a cosmetic concern? This condition may lead to serious problems if not treated. Moreover, varicose veins may also serve as an indication that the individual is at a higher risk of other disorders of the circulatory system.
Varicose veins, these blood vessels, which return blood from the legs to the heart, are actually a more superficial system.
The real, working venous system for the legs lies deeper, This is good news, because it means that if the surface veins begin to clump up and bulge, they can be removed or destroyed without ruining circulation to the leg.
There are varicose vein treatments out there which include laser surgeries, catheter-assisted procedures and endoscopic vein surgeries.
Long gone are the old days, "stripping of the veins". Surgical procedures have been refined to the point that most patients return home on the day of the procedure which is now performed in the doctors office.
At the Utah Vein Treatment Center, Times are changing. We now use ultrasound to look at the circulatory system of the leg, This means taking a sharp, two-dimensional picture instead of a doctor listening to blood flow in the leg with a Doppler device and trying to decide which veins are affected and where.
Stripping is rare and hardly ever done anymore. Now, a thin catheter may be inserted into the affected vein and the whole inside of the vein, called the lumen, heated by radio waves, which shrinks the tough collagen in the vessel wall and causes it to collapse and re-absorb.
Anesthesia mixed with fluid is injected first to make the procedure painless and, at the same time, press the blood out of the vein. Scarring is almost imperceptible, although there may be some bruising and the vein may take eight weeks to re-absorb.
Call us at the Utah Vein Treatment Center we evaluate all patients and suggest solutions according to what is best in each individual circumstance.
Most procedures are simple and very effective.
There are so many new ways to treat an old problem, don't wait another day!
Varicose veins, spider veins, tired legs, achy painful legs can now be helped right in the doctors office!
Good Luck
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