One the duties I am in charge of, is dealing with symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency. This is a condition that affects 5 in a 100 american citizens. I do it by performing an endovenous procedure.
As your high school teacher might have mentioned, arteries transport rich-oxygen blood from your heart to the other areas of your body and, then, veins return a less oxygen-rich blood to your heart. When the veins in your legs failed to perform this task, you will start suffering from chronic venous insufficiency.
What are the risk factors?
- Obesity
- Family history (most important risk factor)
- People over their 50s
- Pregnancy and hormones
- One or more blood clots in superficial veins.
If not treated in time this can cause:
There are several approaches in dealing with this, such as:
- Compression stockings
- Sclerotherapy
- Ablation
- Vein stripping
- Bypass
- Valve repair
- Angioplasty and Stenting
In later posts I will explain each one these.
If you have need help, please, don`t hesitate and schedule an appointment to decide the best option for you.
PS: For more details about this condition, check this animated video
