Tuesday 10 January 2017

WHAT ARE VARICOSE VEINS?

Veins are blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart and lungs. When veins become abnormally thick, full of twists and turns, or enlarged, they are called varicose vein. This happens most commonly in the veins in the legs and thighs.

Types Of Vein

•    Deep veins:The leg muscles squeeze the deep veins during walking and by this way blood flows back to the heart from the legs.
•    Superficial Veins:These occur under the skin and form varicose vein.
•    Causes of Varicose vein:Many theories exist for why varicosities occur in veins, but the consensus is that defective/damaged valves within the veins are the cause.
•    Valves prevent backward flow of blood within the vein. They keep blood in the vein moving towards the heart. It is unclear what causes the valves to work less efficiently.
•    When the muscles surrounding the deep veins contract, emptying the deeper veins, a build-up of pressure occurs.
•    This causes even more blood to flow the wrong way from the deep to the superficial veins through faulty valves in the perforator veins.
•    This increases pressure in the superficial veins and causes varicosities.
•    Factors Of Varicose Vein:
•    Pregnancy
•    Prolonged
•    Obesity
•    Straining
•    Age
VARIOUS TREATMENT OPTIONS AT DESUN:

Sclerotherapy:It involves injecting a chemical inside the vein that obliterates it and causes it to scar.
Lasers:
Lasers are also used as a treatment for varicose veins, but are frequently used in telangiectasias.
•    These veins are small, measuring only up to 1 millimeter in diameter, and represent dilated capillaries.
•    Using lasers to treat these smaller vessels can cause changes in the color or texture of the skin.
High surgical success rate at DESUN :

Several surgical procedures are available to relieve varicose veins, but not everyone with varicose veins is a candidate for surgery.

DESUN has the most specialized facility for treating Varicose veins. It has the STEEL OT’s-latest in OT technology for infection free surgery and having an important roll in reducing Post-operative stay. The advanced technology of DESUN helps to perform over 1000 super speciality pathological tests under one roof. The patient don’t have to wait 2-3 days for the test results.   For this reason, it has been awarded prestigious NABL accreditation by Government of India.





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