Before and After Treatment of Varicose Veins: This varicose vein that was bulging on the shin, was removed without surgery. A treatment method called sclerotherapy works by injecting a solution into the vein to eventually dissolve it.
Before and After Treatment of Varicose Veins: Varicose vein removal achieved with non-surgical treatment methods at La Jolla Vein Care.
Before and After Treatment of Varicose Veins: Varicose vein removal achieved with non-surgical treatment methods at La Jolla Vein Care.
Who gets varicose veins and why.
Both women and men can develop vein disorders at any age. It can affect the healthiest of individuals, but there are some conditions that increase your risk of developing varicose veins. They are mostly inherited; if both of your parents had varicose veins, you have a 90% chance of also having them. Other factors that increase your chance of developing vein disorders include being female, hormonal changes, pregnancy, getting older, having a job that requires many hours standing or sitting, being overweight, and a history of leg injuries.
Varicose Veins: Before and After Treatment. These varicose veins were removed without traditional vein stripping surgery at La Jolla Vein Care. To read more about minimally invasive varicose veins treatments, go to www.july01ljvascular.com
Graduated compression therapy is used to treat vein disorders such as varicose veins, venous leg ulcer, venous insufficiency, venous reflux disease, swelling, and after vein treatments. They work by applying external pressure to your legs reducing venous pressure. These elastic stockings squeeze or compress the veins and prevent blood from flowing backward. Compression stockings must be graduated, medical-grade compression to be beneficial. Graduated compression stockings are great to use if your want to increase circulation, support your leg veins, and want to reduce uncomfortable leg symptoms such as swelling, tired and achy feeling legs.
Over-the-counter support hose or TED hose are not adequate to reduce symptoms in venous disease for active patients. More questions about compression therapy can be answered at compressrx.com.
VENOUS LEG ULCER, BEFORE: This is a venous leg ulcer, caused by venous reflux or venous insufficiency. In this picture, you can see varicose veins above the wound.
VENOUS LEG ULCER, AFTER: Because this individual had reflux only in the superficial varicose veins, treatment consisted of foam sclerotherapy of the varicosities and compression with unna boot dressing. The wound healed rapidly and note that the varicose veins are gone.
A venous leg ulcer is an open wound on the leg, caused by long-standing vein problems. It is the most severe form of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Venous leg ulcers are common, accounting for over 70% of all leg wounds. It affects 1% of Americans and is the seventh leading cause for disability in the United States.
It is usually located around the ankle (on the inner or outer sides). It is caused by underlying venous insufficiency, or venous reflux. The persistent venous reflux (back flow of blood through faulty valves) causes high pressure within the leg veins. The high pressure, is then exerting outward on the skin, causing an inflammatory response, eventually causing the skin to break down. Visible signs of venous disease are varicose veins, ankle swelling, skin discoloration around the ankle and usually precede the leg wound. Underlying venous insufficiency can be detected by duplex ultrasound imaging (a non-painful study).
The treatment of venous leg ulcers is to correct the underlying problem: the faulty veins. Treatment of the underlying non-functional veins will reduce pressure from venous hypertension, allowing the wound to heal. There are a number of non-surgical treatment options that can accomplish this including foam sclerotherapy and endovenous ablation, depending on the affected veins. To determine if your leg wound is related to a vein problem or for treatment options, call us for more information.
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The veins that can be treated are in the superficial venous system. These veins are located in the subcutaneous tissue and are only responsible for a very small amount of blood return from the legs. All of the diseased superficial veins can be treated because once these veins are closed, the blood is re-routed into the deep veins. The deep system is a more competent system and can accommodate all of the blood from the superficial veins. So, every last problematic superficial vein can be treated with great success.
Animation of sclerotherapy treatment of spider veins
To see before and after pictures for sclerotherapy treatment of spider veins, please see our blog postings and before and after gallery.
I was told I have a Deep Vein Thrombosis-DVT, what does that mean?
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in one of the veins in the deep venous system. There are 2 types of veins in the legs, deep and superficial. Deep veins are deep within the muscle and are responsible for 90% of the blood return from the legs to the lungs and heart. These veins are necessary for life. Superficial veins are in the subcutaneous tissue and are not needed, therefore can be treated. Blood clots occur when the blood thickens and sticks together. A blood clot in the deep veins can break off and travel up through the bloodstream, becoming an embolism. The most serious and immediate concern is a pulmonary embolism, which is when the blood clot travels to an artery in the lungs and blocks blood flow. This can cause damage to the lungs or other organs and can cause death. A blood clot in the thigh is more likely to break off than a clot in the lower legs. A DVT is diagnosed by a venous ultrasound of the leg. A physician will decide if a blood thinner is needed for treatment of the blood clot based on a variety of factors. If a blood clot is suspected, an ultrasound is necessary immediately and a physician should be notified.
This picture demonstrates spider veins at the surface level may actually arise from veins that are not visible to the naked eye. These can be seen with ultrasound scanning.
Venous duplex ultrasound allows us to identify problems within the blood vessels that are not visible to the naked eye. Sometimes, the varicose veins or even small spider veins on the surface of the skin are just the ‘tip of the iceburg.’
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