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Stage of varicose veins of the lower limbs

Many of you know how to look like the veins in the legs varicose defeat. But tumidus purple blood vessels appear, patients should immediately. The disease develops gradually, which means that the degradation could be prevented. Knowing how to look on stage, varicose veins on the legs, what measures will help stop the disease, man is able to take care of your health. Timely access to a doctor changing your lifestyle can help to prevent complications and disability.

The stage of the disease

Varicose veins disease of the lower limbs develops gradually. The entirety of the symptoms of the disease fit into sca portion, for. Classification describes the next step in the varicose veins of the lower limbs:

  • 1. stage – payments;
  • 2. section – subcompensated;
  • 3. stage – decompensation.

Sometimes complications of the disease refers to manifestations 4-stage varicose veins.

In some patients the so-called stage degrees. In fact, the degree klassificeret the severity of symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency:

  • 0 degrees — if you are missing;
  • 1 — manifestations of the syndrome of "heavy legs";
  • 2 — unstable swelling;
  • 3 — standing edema, the appearance of hyperpigmented, lesions, subcutaneous tissue, eczema;
  • 4 – the appearance of trophic ulcers.

To have an idea about how the disease develops, carefully check out the photos of the stages of varicose veins, as well as the complexity of the description, the symptoms of vascular disease.

1. section varices

1. section

The description of the first stage of the varicose veins deserves your attention, because the event will change this level often goes unnoticed. The appearance of the extremities has not changed. The people who have similar symptoms, do not hurry to go to the doctor to get something to change his life habits. This leads to the loss of the precious time, the resources of the organization. After all, the first stage of the varicose veins can be to cope with the disease, with minimal loss.

Symptoms

You should pay attention to the following conventions:

  1. In the legs the feeling of the difficulty.
  2. There is pain in the leg, the leg is "tired".
  3. Swelling of the legs for you.
  4. Calf muscle cramps at night.
  5. The skin visible spider veins, a network.

Unpleasant sensations in the legs, the varicose veins, 1. grades will appear in the evening, or after a significant load: if the person is standing or walking long distances. The disease in the compensated state, an ordinary activities do not suffer. Therefore, patients describe the symptoms as the end of a hard day and not give them value.

Note!

After a night's sleep, or relaxing the discomfort, swelling. Small venous "stars", the legs or the hip is regarded as a cosmetic error, that's not a reason to seek medical help. So complaints at this stage, the varicose veins are not. The condition of the patient evaluation, that "tired" or "it is the function of the foot."

Treatment

The first stage of the varicose veins are already necessary to consult a vascular surgeon. The treatment includes:

  1. The use of the therapeutic stockings of continuous wear. In this section you will need to choose product class 1 compression. It helps to normalize the blood outflow from the legs and prevent further progression of the disease.
  2. Physiotherapy. The procedure to order a phlebologist; well-established use of magnetic therapy. Also, the initial symptoms and recommended the adoption of laser treatment will help you cope with the emerging spider veins.
  3. The aim of the courses in medicine are active in the vessel wall
  4. Sclerotherapy and micro sclerotherapy. If the symptoms of varicose veins is carried out bonding affected veins, entering the where the special substance sclerosant.
  5. Hydrotherapy: cold bath, contrast shower for the night to relieve swelling and improve venous tone.

Note!

The lifestyle change: the normalization of weight, hormonal levels, avoiding harmful habits, and exercise to stimulate the blood flow in Vienna, the leg, to reduce the risks, the progression of the varicose veins.

2 stage varicose veins

2. section

If you don't take any measures vascular diseases lead to changes in the wall of the vein, the valves can't cope with the increased workload. In the first stage, the symptoms become more pronounced, new. The disease starts to limit activities. Varicose veins in the stage of subcompensation.

Symptoms

The patients at this stage noted:

  1. Swelling of the legs.
  2. Your leg hurts.
  3. Bloating of the feet.
  4. Frequent cramps in the calf muscle at night.
  5. Disturbed skin sensitivity of the feet will appear "creepy".
  6. The leg can be seen in enlarged blue veins.

Varicose veins 2, probably to save the unpleasant symptoms after sufficient rest. So, swelling of the legs during the night does not pass, the pain begins to occur even after a normal load.

The disease speech the veins of the lower extremities. These can be seen on the posterior surface of the tibia in the popliteal fossa, the internal surface of the thigh. The skin over the affected veins may be itching, numbness occurs, it's possible the initial symptoms of the pigmentation. Varicose veins often affect the blood vessels in both legs, but one-sided symptoms.

Treatment

In the second stage, the varicose veins that require constant wearing compression underwear 2 class. This Jersey has a more pronounced compress or action, prevents the development of structural changes in the walls of the veins and the deformation of the valves. After the surgical or non-surgical treatment your doctor may recommend that you use the elastic bandage.

  1. Medication at this stage, the varicose veins in the legs will not be as effective as the initial manifestations. We recommend the appointment of a venotonic and vascular preparations.
  2. Hirudotherapy. The use of leeches to improve blood properties, reduces the disruption of blood flow, swelling.
  3. Sclerotherapy.
  4. Short Strip – surgery to remove parts of the affected vein.
  5. The non-surgical method, Foam in the form of. The essence of the procedure consists in introducing the affected large veins sclerosant foam. Injection of substances to block the blood vessels.
  6. Hydrotherapy, contrast showers.
3. section varices

3. section

When moving the varicose veins in the third stage the symptoms of the infection veins in the legs represented stagnation and malnutrition of the tissues. Pronounced skin lesions stages of decompensation can be easily seen with the naked eye. The symptoms of varicose veins 3 degrees to substantially limit the life activities of the patient.

Symptoms

Here the clinical signs of this stage:

  1. During the blood vessels marked sensitivity.
  2. Swelling of the feet is durable in nature.
  3. Patients note a pronounced heaviness of the lower limbs.
  4. Bloating, pain, confusion, almost continuously, the other does not improve the condition of the feet.
  5. At night, frequent cramps in the legs.
  6. The veins start bulging, extended to the whole, or in certain areas, the channels, a blue-purple color.
  7. Around the large veins visible fine mesh, smaller vessels.
  8. At this stage, pronounced skin changes: dryness, flaking, thinning, appearance of brown pigmentation in the affected veins.
  9. The stagnation in the veins and lymphatic system of the subcutaneous tissue begins to harden.
  10. The malnutrition 3. section lead to the deterioration of the nails, the loss of the vegetation, the legs.
  11. The disruption of blood flow leads to the appearance of a bluish tinge, the shins, and legs, "cold".

Treatment

The stage of the decompensation of varicose veins we recommend wearing compression stockings-class 3 compression or elastic bandage.

Medication includes the courses venotonic, vascular preparations. If you experience pain syndrome recommend local use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory funds.

Surgical treatment at this stage of varicose veins is carried out to a greater extent than the first manifestations of the disease. The advisability of one or another technique may be to speak only after a thorough examination, identify complications and comorbidities.

Complications

At this stage, the varicose veins, the patients often called 4 degree of disease, so you should describe the symptoms in more detail. In the event of complications associated with changes in the condition of the walls of the veins, reduced local blood flow. The malnutrition of the tissue, the varicose veins leads to nutritional changes. The vessels in the legs become increasingly fragile, so easily broken for the smaller effects that bleeding or adhesion of blood cells (platelets) to the injury site. So, if you are running the varicose veins in the following complications:

  • Trophic ulcers. The skin of the feet appear purple-red spots, then this place is a bug in the skin sensitive, sharp edges. The surface of the ulcer may be leaking a yellowish, cloudy liquid. If I join infection, the appearance of the pus. This condition is difficult to manage.
  • The bleeding. At this stage, the varicose veins, the walls of the veins become thinner, become brittle. Bleeding may be associated with some additional damage or it may occur spontaneously. Blood was pouring out, or penetrate into the subcutaneous tissue.
  • Thrombophlebitis. If you encounter this complication of varicose veins the patients complain of pain in the affected veins, swelling of the legs. Limbs that touch more than cold. If the thrombosis happens in the superficial veins, localization of damage determined during the inspection: the focus of inflammation expressed pain, the skin appears purple-red stripes.
  • Deep vein thrombosis. One of the most serious complications stage of decompensation. This complication in patients with varicose veins are seen immediately, because the clot is not always completely cover the affected vein. Pain, swelling of the legs. Shiny skin no symptoms. A dangerous complication of a blood clot separation, the drift of the branches of the pulmonary artery to the lightning development of the embolism, the patient dies in a few seconds.

Treatment

Treatment of varicose veins (4 grade, or complications of the disease) may need hospital care due to the inability of the state to control the home. The danger at this stage lies not only in the appearance of a life-threatening disease, but in the case of recurrence of complications.

  1. Medication includes the venotonic, vascular drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs.
  2. The appearance of trophic ulcers, connect to the local treatment, which aims to speed up the healing of these defects, the skin, the local antibiotic treatment.
  3. When thrombophlebitis of superficial veins is performed venectomy.
  4. Deep vein thrombosis treated at the hospital: the conservative drugs that dissolve the blood clot and reduces the viscosity, or to perform a thrombectomy.

Important!

Bleeding from the veins when varicose veins require immediate assistance: apply a compression bandage, raise the affected limb if possible apply ice, call an ambulance.

Physical treatment is also recommended when complications of varicose veins:

  • ultra-violet irradiation;
  • the magnetic therapy;
  • pneumomassage;
  • hirudotherapy.

When the first signs of varicose veins seek immediate medical help to avoid the progression of the disease, and the appearance of life-threatening complications.