About vein disease, or venous reflux disease
Approximately 80 million adults in the U.S. suffer from vein disorders.
Are you one of them?
If you experience leg pain on an intermittent or constant basis, or have bulging veins, these may be symptoms of venous reflux disease. This disease is a result of failure of the valves in the veins to maintain drainage of blood from the legs to the heart resulting in pooling of blood in the leg veins.
Venous reflux disease can cause bulging varicose veins, or tiny web-like veins called spider veins. Either of these can cause pain.
Left untreated, venous reflux disease can result in complications such as skin ulcers and bleeding. Varicose and spider veins will not get better on their own. However, successful treatment can keep varicose veins and pain from returning.
Every patient's situation is unique, and changes in veins are not always predictable. Venous reflux disease is progressive and often worsens if left untreated. Venous reflux symptoms include:
- Leg pain
- Tiredness, heaviness, or fatigue of the legs
- Burning or itching
- Leg cramps, particularly at night
- Restless legs
- Ankle swelling
- Skin discoloration or ulceration above the ankle
Men Suffer Too!
While women might be more likely to develop spider veins and varicose veins, men also suffer the condition's unsightly and often painful effects. Spider veins are usually more visible in men — the veins are larger and have a darker color. Men often don't address it until it moves beyond the aesthetic and into the symptomatic stage.
It is estimated that 25 percent of people with vein conditions are men.
Many factors are associated with the development of varicose veins and their symptoms, including heredity, gender, pregnancy, and activities that require long periods of continuous standing or sitting. Obesity, trauma and hormonal factors also play a role. Additionally, the incidence of varicose veins increases to almost half of people age 50 and older.
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