Early symptoms of varicose veins

Varicose veins are a phenomenon that many people will experience, especially the older people are, the more obvious this phenomenon is. Therefore, we cannot easily ignore this problem. At the same time, you need to pay attention to some of the symptoms of varicose veins so that you can treat and solve them in a better and more targeted manner. Let's take a look at some of the early symptoms of varicose veins.

Many people will be confused about this issue and don’t know what the cause is. So we can only talk more and try more to effectively help ourselves solve and treat it in a targeted manner. Now let’s take a look at the symptoms of varicose veins.

Early symptoms of varicose veins

1. Venous thrombosis: Some patients may develop thrombosis in the varicose superficial veins, which manifests as local redness, swelling and pain, lump formation, and pain that affects walking. If not treated promptly, the thrombus may spread upward or through the communicating veins to the deep veins, causing deep vein thrombosis and the risk of life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Patients with long-term varicose veins have weak venous walls and high venous pressure. In addition, insufficient local blood supply causes atrophy of muscle and fat tissue. Varicose veins protrude under the skin, and ulcers will occur even with slight injuries, and the venous walls are easily damaged.

2. Bleeding and ulcers: The skin in the area where the varicose veins of the lower leg pass is very fragile due to lack of nutrition. Even a slight trauma can easily lead to the rupture of the varicose veins and cause heavy bleeding. Since there is no pain or other symptoms during bleeding, patients often do not notice it. If it occurs at night while sleeping, it will lead to very serious consequences.

3. Venous injury: Patients with long-term varicose veins have weak venous walls and high venous pressure. In addition, insufficient local blood supply causes atrophy of muscle and fat tissue. Varicose veins protrude under the skin, and even slight injuries will cause ulcers, and the venous walls are easily damaged.

4. Edema and skin pigmentation: Due to venous reflux, patients often experience edema in the affected limb that is mild in the morning and severe in the evening. Long-term venous hypertension leads to increased capillary permeability in the calf area, causing red blood cells to rupture after infiltration and deposition of hemoglobin under the skin, causing the skin to darken, from dots to flakes.

5. Affecting the beauty of the legs: In addition to affecting the beauty of the legs, varicose veins also cause patients to experience soreness, swelling, discomfort and pain in the early stages of the disease; in the later stages, the damaged veins bulge, expand and become tortuous, with the great saphenous vein in the calf being the most severe.

6. Necrosis: This type of ulcer often occurs on the upper part of the medial malleolus and the lower 1/3 of the medial side of the calf. Due to insufficient blood supply to the tissues, the tissues around the ulcers become thinner, the skin becomes darker and harder, the ulcer wounds do not heal for a long time and are prone to recurrence after healing.

I hope that after understanding these symptoms, everyone can solve and treat this problem more specifically. If you find yourself having similar phenomena, you must pay attention to it. This way you can scientifically and effectively help yourself cope with and solve it and get rid of the troubles caused by this problem.