Varicose Veins
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Varicose Veins
Veins which are gnarled, enlarged is called as varicose veins. Any vein may become varicose but the veins most commonly affected are those in legs and feet. They usually are not serious but they can sometimes lead to other problems. It is common and affects more in women than men it is only a cosmetic concern and however worsens in chronic conditions with skin infections. There will be ankle swelling during evening, cramps, aching, and appearance of spider vein in affected leg, brownish, yellow shiny skin discoloration near the affects veins, sometimes there may be itching. Varicose veins affect half of people 50 years and older.
Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin, they are common in the legs and ankles. Veins have leaflet valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards (retrograde flow). Leg muscles pump the veins to return blood to the heart against the effect of gravity.
When veins become varicose, the leaflets of the valves no longer meet properly, and the valves do not work. This allows blood to flow backward and they enlarge even more varicose veins are most common in the superficial veins of the legs, which are subject to high pressure when standing, severe long standing varicose vein can lead to leg swelling venous eczema, skin thickening, and ulceration.
