Varicose veins quick question and quick answer.
How are varicose veins of the lower limbs formed?
2. How are varicose veins of the lower limbs formed?
As the saying goes, "people go to high places, water flows to low places", venous blood is the blood that flows back to the heart from a distant part of the body, due to the gravity of the earth, the venous blood in the calf may reflux from a high place to a low place when standing, in order to prevent the occurrence of blood reflux, human beings have grown dozens of pairs of venous valves in the veins when they evolved, similar to a "one-way valve", to ensure that venous blood flows in the direction of the heart. With the lesion, aging or disrepair of the "valve", it is inevitable that the valve will not be fully closed, so that the venous blood flowing from low to high will accumulate in the lower leg, forming venous hypertension, making the blood vessels protrude from the surface of the ** and form primary varicose veins of the lower limbs.
3. How do varicose veins of the lower limbs deteriorate step by step?
The early symptoms of varicose veins of the lower extremities are mild, mainly manifested by heaviness in the calves with a feeling of soreness, which is usually overlooked. As the disease progresses, the patient will gradually appear earthworm-like protrusions in the superficial veins of the lower legs, edema of the lower limbs, etc., and the disease will further progress, and the legs may appear dark, dry or eczema-like changes, aggravated pain in the lower limbs, and fatty hardening and intractable ulcers in the calves and ankles. Finally, the risk of necrotic amputation is still not taken seriously, which seriously affects the quality of life.
Above we have learned about the causes and harms of varicose veins, but how should we check and diagnose them in our daily life?Please pay attention to the "Weeping Willow Interventional and Vascular Surgery Platform"** to watch the next issue: "Quick Questions and Answers on Varicose Veins (2): How to Self-examine and Diagnose Varicose Veins of the Lower Limbs?".》
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