"No other cause of the blood clots that go to the lungs and heart," said Vascular Surgeon, Dr. R. Suhartono, Spb (K), when found in Bintaro Premier Hospital.
Varicose veins or Chronic Venous Disease is a disease that occurs because veins close to the skin experiencing widening, bluish, enlarged, and winding. This condition generally occurs at the age of 30 to 70 years old.
The disease is also closely related to the weakness of the structure of the muscle tone of blood vessels (veins). That is, the veins do not have enough force to push blood back into circulation, due to the direction of flow. To help the blood to move upwards, veins are equipped with valves.
Valve opens to allow blood to flow and the valve will close again after the blood has been through it. However, when the muscle tone around the veins less strength or weak, then there was blood flow stops and the blood tend to congregate at the base of the vein, thus widening. That places the deposition of blood in the veins.
When there has been a clot in the blood vessels, it will bring clinical symptoms such as heavy legs, pain, itching, burning, cramping at night, and the skin changes and tingling.
Varicose veins are composed of four types. Here's the list.
- Navy Spider Veins
Compared to other types of varicose veins, Spider veins, including mild Navy. Varicose veins of this type usually found in the body, such as the thighs, the knees, elbow, heel, and the base of the arm.
The causes include exposure to sunlight constantly, pregnancy, hormonal treatment, and heredity. Varicose veins can be treated with laser therapy uses light and electrical appliance.
- Varicose In Leather
This occurs in varicose veins fine and thin that it is on the skin of the foot. Varicose veins in the skin can be treated with drugs that can strengthen vein walls as well as improving blood flow.
- Varicose Veins Varicose Resticular
It is a condition more severe varicose veins. Resticular Varicose Veins Varicose veins occur because the dilation of blood vessels occurs in veins under the skin.
This disease can also be overcome by using a drug that can strengthen vein walls and improve blood circulation. Or other solutions can be done by injecting anti-irritant substances into the blood vessels are damaged or widened.
- Varicose Chronicle
Blood vessels in the calf winding will appear if you are experiencing this type of varicose veins. What needs to be avoided is to massage the area because it could endanger - vessels can rupture -.
The best way to cope is to perform surgery or cutting the damaged veins, so that the blood flow to return to normal.
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