Early varicose veins usually have no symptoms, and at most there are faint green tendons in the thighs and calves, or blood vessels that dilate like spider webs, commonly known as "painless and itchy".
Over time, most patients themselves will begin to perceive abnormalities to a greater or lesser degree.
Slight swollen footsteps, soreness, inability to stand for a long time, etc
In fact, although varicose veins occur early and late, the course of the disease is fast and slow. In addition to the initial green tendons affecting the appearance, it will eventually gradually increase with age, and gradually emerge harmful.
01 Edema
Varicose veins can cause poor circulation in the lower extremities and the blood cannot flow back smoothly. When blood gradually accumulates in the lower leg, the edema of the legs occurs. Many patients often go out in the morning with a light body, and in the evening the pace becomes heavier and heavier.
02 Skin pigmentation
Long-term high pressure to the veins will lead to increased capillary permeability of the calf, and red blood cells rupture after exudation, so that heme accumulates under the skin, over time, the skin will begin to darken, and gradually expand from punctate to flaky.
03 Bleeding
In addition to the darkening of the skin, the area under the varicose vessels can also become very fragile due to insufficient supply. These blood vessels bear the weight of the whole body and the lower disc, and once the skin's defense line protection is weakened, the veins will be like a time bomb, easily "swelling" and causing bleeding.
In addition, varicose skin often has itchy symptoms, often can't help but scratch, accidentally use fingernails to cut through blood vessels, etc., and if the bleeding occurs in the middle of the night when sleeping, it is not easy to detect, it is likely to cause very serious consequences.
04 ulcers
In fact, many foot ulcers are caused by venous disease. This ulcer will not heal for a long time, local pus, and even emit a foul odor, and many patients will not get better even if they change their medicines every day, take antibiotics, or through surgical skin repair, hyperbaric oxygen and other treatment methods.
In addition to the unbearable chronic pain of trauma, the stress of the spirit often has a serious impact on daily life and family.
05 Venous thrombosis
Some patients have thrombosis in superficial veins and hard lumps in the legs, causing local redness, swelling, and pain, affecting walking.
At this time, if there is no timely treatment, when the blood clot embolism gradually spreads from the calf upwards to the deep vein and extends to the thigh area, it may continue to deteriorate, increasing the risk of deep vein thrombosis. As long as the blood clot falls loosely into the circulatory system, there is a risk of pulmonary embolism, which may endanger life safety.
Traditional treatments are predominantly destructive, with damage to varicose veins or great saphenous veins, including sclerotherapy injections, extraction, lasers, and thermal ablation such as radiofrequency. Many people are afraid to seek medical treatment, preferring to endure discomfort for a long time until the accompanying complications appear one by one, and regret not being treated early.
In recent years, a hemodynamic correction method for protecting blood vessels, "CHIVA outpatient treatment", has been welcomed by more and more patients.
CHIVA surgery, the least traumatic and painful of all minimally invasive procedures, was first introduced to China in 2011 by Dr. Zhang Qiang's team. At the beginning of 2017, Dr. Zhang Qiang Group officially announced that it would use CHIVA as a comprehensive alternative to other methods.
It is recommended that varicose veins should be considered as early as possible as long as they are judged to be likely to continue to develop and meet the indications for surgery.
Dr. Zhang Qiang Group International Center for Phlebology (Dr. Zhang Qiang) Smile Medical Group International Vein Center, SIVC) is the first specialized center in China to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the venous system. Under the leadership of Dr. Zhang Qiang, a well-known expert in phlebology, a group of excellent doctors from the top three hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai and other places have gathered a group of excellent doctors who have come out of the system, and many doctors have European and American learning backgrounds.
Dr. Zhang Qiang's team continues to innovate in the field of lower extremity varicose vein diagnosis and treatment, has a number of asian and domestic first technologies and records, leads the academic frontier, and is currently the largest chain of varicose vein treatment centers in Asia.
SIVC has been deployed in many cities across the country: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Nanjing, Chongqing, Shenyang, Qingdao, Wuhan and Jinan.