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Treatment Options for Unsightly Varicose Veins - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Varicose veins are caused the ballooning out of leg veins resulting from too much pressure caused by faulty valves. The valves are within your veins, and the muscles in your leg act as a pump. When the muscles contract, the blood is forced back to the heart. The one-way valves prevent the blood from returning when the muscle relaxes. Sometimes the valves malfunction.A variety of conditions, such as pregnancy, prolonged standing, obesity or hormone influences may cause the vein wall to weaken. As the vein dilates, the valves cannot close. The pressure can build up and over time cause varicose veins. They can produce discomfort, aching, fatigue, itching, and cosmetic and emotional distress. Although not usually a serious or life-threatening condition, varicose veins can develop into serious complications such as phlebitis, bleeding and ulceration. Even in cases where complications don't develop, about two thirds of patients with varicose veins experience leg pain, often toward the end of the day. It is important for the patient to understand that varicose veins are permanently damaged and are not currently serving a function, and as a result will not be missed when they are removed.
Through the techniques of modern phlebology, varicose veins can often be treated non-surgically with sclerotherapy and/or with minimally invasive office surgery called ambulatory phlebectomy. Lasers and other new light sources can be used as treatment for small leg veins or spider veins.
Please contact The Centre, P.C. in Elkhart, Indiana for more information or to schedule your initial appointment.
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