As for which parts of varicose veins are more common? In addition to the legs, esophageal, scrotal and facial varicose veins will also appear, and each has different symptoms and treatment and prevention methods:
1, leg varicose veins
Leg varicose veins are the most widely known varicose veins. Because people are upright animals, the blood flow will be affected by gravity, especially in the lower limbs, and the veins must cope with more pressure to let the blood return to the heart to complete the circulation.
Lin, a hospital consultant and plastic surgeon at Yadong Hospital, said that the most obvious symptom of varicose veins is that swollen veins are like winding rivers and swollen veins, but when you touch them with your fingers, they are a curved ditch. Some people feel that their legs get tired easily and they can't stand up for a long time. If left untreated, they may even cause vascular embolism, skin ulcers and cellulitis.
Of course, the best way to prevent varicose veins is to find ways to strengthen the ability of venous reflux. Because modern people are mostly office workers, sitting in chairs almost all day, which is not conducive to blood circulation. Abdominal pressure is even greater when sitting than when standing, so whether you are sitting for a long time or standing for a long time, it is best to change your movements from time to time. It is suggested that people who must stand often put on elastic socks at the right time.
2, hemorrhoids
Don't doubt! Hemorrhoids are also a kind of varicose veins. Hu Weiming, director of the colorectal department of Shu Tian Clinic, pointed out that varicose veins in the * * * area are generally called hemorrhoids; Varicose veins are mainly caused by stress, because people are the only upright animals. Long-term stress on the mat hinders blood circulation or weakens surrounding tissues.
Hu Weiming pointed out that due to the westernization of diet, modern people consume too little fiber, especially women, who are more prone to constipation. Once constipation occurs, it will increase the pressure of defecation, which will lead to hemorrhoids in the long run. The most common symptoms are bleeding, prolapse, prolapse, itching or swelling and pain.
In fact, preventing hemorrhoids is very simple. As long as you get enough sleep, keep good defecation habits, don't eat spicy food, drink less, and pay special attention to fiber intake and water supplement, hemorrhoids can be avoided.
3. Esophageal varices
Speaking of hypertension, everyone should be familiar with it, but many people don't know that the blood pressure we usually measure is mainly arteries, while esophageal varices are caused by venous hypertension, especially in patients with liver cirrhosis.
Xu Chuanzhi, director of cardiac surgery in the Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical College, explained that when the liver has problems due to sclerosis or other factors, the portal vein system of the liver will be blocked, and the original blood flow will flow to the azygos vein, which will flow to the heart through the upper stomach and esophageal blood vessels, but these replacement blood vessels are inherently slender and fragile. When a large amount of blood flows, blood vessels will gradually expand, forming varicose veins and even becoming venous tumors. So the most common symptom of esophageal varices is that patients spit out a lot of blood, which is why 1/4.
Although many diseases may cause esophageal varices, there is no good answer to the prevention method, so we can only appeal to patients with liver diseases to pay special attention, and it is best to have regular endoscopic examination to accurately grasp the degree of esophageal varices and avoid the occurrence of rupture accidents.
4, varicocele
Varicose veins may also be one of the killers of infertility! If men can touch the surface of scrotum, or find blood vessels protruding like earthworms, they should worry that it may be varicocele.
According to statistics, about 1.5% of adults suffer from this disease, but if they are infertile, the incidence will increase to 40%. Therefore, couples who are worried about infertility are specially reminded to list varicocele as an examination item.
Huang Shicong, attending surgeon of Urology Department of Chang Gung Hospital, explained that when the left spermatic vein enters the left renal vein and the right spermatic vein enters the inferior vena cava, especially on the left side, because the confluence angle of the veins is vertical and the reflux pressure is high, it is more likely to cause varicocele on the left side (accounting for 90%, only 1 both sides occur at the same time). When the spermatic vein reflux is blocked, the blood vessels will gradually thicken and bend, and the blood vessels swollen like earthworms can be felt or seen in the scrotum, but most people with varicocele have no obvious symptoms, and some people will have swelling, pain and discomfort, especially after standing for a long time and strenuous exercise.
It is particularly important to note that severe varicocele may affect the development of testis in adolescence, so if the testis is found to be one big and one small or the sperm quality is affected, it should be dealt with actively, or severe falling pain or scrotal foreign body sensation occurs. During the follow-up, it is found that the testis begins to shrink, leading to the problem of different testicular sizes on both sides or male infertility. All patients should be examined in detail to determine whether they have varicocele in order to take surgical treatment.
In order to avoid the deterioration of varicocele, Huang Shicong said that if it is found in adolescence, even if there are no symptoms, it is best to receive outpatient follow-up every 6 ~ 12 months, and if necessary, ultrasound examination can be performed to track the testicular size. Usually avoid standing for a long time, overexertion of the lower abdomen, strenuous exercise, etc.
5, facial microvascular varicose veins
Is the face often red and drumming varicose veins? Veins and arteries join after entering the face from the neck and flow into capillaries. If the capillaries dilate, it is generally called "apple face". Don't be too happy when you are praised for blushing. It is best to make sure that you are not caused by sensitive skin.
Hu Qianting, director of medical and aesthetic department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, said that many people confuse distiller's grains skin with microvascular dilated skin. The former is caused by intimal inflammation and dermal tissue degeneration, mainly in the nose, cheeks and chin. The latter is due to autologous tissue reaction, * * * nerve endings change the permeability of blood vessels, or because ultraviolet damage makes blood vessels lose elasticity, leading to microvascular dilatation.
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