Common Diseases
Vein diseases divided into 2 main categories:
- Bulging Varicose Veins – Veins with a medical disorder and occasionally an aesthetic one.
- Spider Telangiectasia Veins – Veins with an aesthetic disorder
Veins with a medical disorder - Varicose veins usually are the result of a breakdown of the Great Saphenous Vein. The Great Saphenous Vein is invisible to the naked eye since it is located deeply on the inside of the thigh. Therefore, prior to any vein treatment one must go through an ultrasound testing, which with its aid, it is possible to evaluate the magnitude of the damage to the vein system and choose the preferred treatment method. This breakdown of saphenous vein one-way valves causes leakage of blood in the wrong direction, towards the legs. This pooling of pressurized blood causes veins to stretch, bulge, and become varicose. If left untreated, varicose veins can lead to dangerous blood clots or large ulcers inside of the ankle.
Thanks to recent technologies the treatment of The Great Saphenous Vein is not a traumatic process to the body as opposed to the conventional stripping surgery. There are other advanced treatments these days that have become recommended by the American standard to treating vein problems.
The New Recommended Treatments Are:
- Saphenous Vein Ablation
- Endovenous Laser Treatment (EVLT)
- Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy
Because varicose veins are a medical problem that can lead to complications if left untreated, the treatments are covered by most insurance carriers.
Veins with an aesthetic disorder - Spider Telangiectasia Veins, contrasting the varicose veins, the Spider Telangiectasia Veins are not dangerous to one’s health. They are harmless veins and capillary blood vessels and after a vascular surgeon’s examination, are found strictly as an aesthetic disorder. Mostly one can see blue, purple or red veins or capillary blood vessels that spread out on the legs in different places and sizes. Many people suffer from the aesthetic disorder during the hot summer days.
Recent treatments that exist to treat this problem are:
- Capillary blood vessel disappearance laser technology
- Sclerotherapy
Spider vein treatments are done for cosmetic reasons and therefore are not always covered by insurance carriers.
