Signs of Chronic Venous Insufficiency & Venous Disease
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is an inflammatory condition caused by long standing, untreated venous reflux disease which can cause very unique signs and symptoms. Commonly, venous reflux disease causes a collection of symptoms such as leg swelling, heaviness, fatigue and varicose veins. But, over […]
Stasis dermatitis or venous stasis dermatitis is a change in the skin that occur when blood collects (pools) in the veins of the lower leg. ‘Stasis’ refers to pooling of the blood in the lower legs from venous insufficiency, and ‘dermatitis’ refers to the inflammation and related skin changes. Because of the inflammation, the skin […]
Venous leg ulcers are the result of chronic venous insufficiency and venous hypertension, which causes the skin to break down.
When chronic venous insufficiency reaches its most serious point, ulcers may appear on the lower leg. These open ulcers are the result of […]
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 […]
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