VARISCOSE VEIN TREATMENTS
Sclerotherapy
Varicose veins are extremely widespread within our population, since it is estimated that they concern 30 to 50% of women and 20 to 30% of men. This condition will be increasingly frequent because of the aging of the population and lifestyle changes.
CAUSES OF VARICOSE VEINS
Venous insufficiency is related to a weakness of the venous wall, probably hereditary. This weakness will worsen gradually by factors of risks: jobs involving prolonged standing positions, putting on weight, pregnancy, heat, and more.
The venous wall dilates, causing its valves to separate. As a result, blood flow reverses. Instead of bringing blood back to the heart as a normal vein would, a weakened vein allows blood to become static in the lower extremity. This backward flow will involve an increase in pressure in the vein (hypertension). Dilation becomes permanent: it is a varicose vein. This phenomenon will extend gradually and, if allowed to continue, will affect an increasingly wide surface venous network.