You like to have tanned legs, always tidy and pedicure done because you likes to wear dresses. Still, something worries you. Above all, varicose veins are a health issue and not a beauty, because they don’t indicate some unsightly feet, but some circulatory problems. Although some consider it a condition that occurs in older patients, varicose veins are commonly found in young people, especially women who gave birth. The problem is that varicose veins are four times more common in women than in men. And become especially painful during menstrual period. Varicose veins are greenish, dilated and more or less painful. And occur mainly in the leg veins are different from normal and they contain a greater quantity of blood.

How they appear

All the veins may become varicose, but most often they appear on the legs. In fact, to allow blood to get to the heart, veins of the legs make a great effort to overcome gravity. People who have varicose veins are facing a chronic venous insufficiency. This means that their system has difficulty ensuring venous blood returning to heart. Venous insufficiency begins with the appearance of varicose veins. They are announced by a feeling of heavy legs and swollen, especially in the ankles.

Complications

Poor venous circulation can lead to skin problems like eczema, skin ulcers. If deep veins are reached, water retention occurs. In this case there is a risk that a blood clot to form and obstruct an already enlarged vein. Very low blood flow facilitates blood clotting, varicose veins can degenerate into thrombophlebitis.

Types of varicose

95% of cases, varicose veins are caused by a combination of risk factors: heredity, excess pounds, tasks. This type of varicose veins occur mainly in safene veins. In some cases, it is true enough, varicose veins are related to another health problem. In most cases of phlebitis, these varicose veins are from a disorder of the deep veins which end up affecting the superficial vein network.

Why women?

Women face more often than men varicose veins. Explaining this situation is by hormonal changes related to pregnancy, menopause and menstrual periods. All these contribute to weakening of the blood oxygenation level. And birth control pills have their role, they are even banned to persons who have varicose veins.

Risk factors:

• Obesity
• Long standing or sitting
• Lack of exercise
• Exposure to heat
• Very hot baths
• Lifting heavy objects
• Birth control pills