Varicose veins is a relatively common venous and arterial disease with characteristic manifestations, which can be used to diagnose the disease in time to prevent its aggravation. Varicose veins have certain stages, accompanied by certain symptoms, which can be an indicator of opportunities for ignoring the pathological process and identifying current changes.
However, today’s phlebologists do not reach a consensus on the isolation of disease stages, because the manifestation of discharge and its characteristic process are not constant values: each case has its own manifestations and characteristics of the disease process, and they oppose parallel currents in the body. In the context of the disease, there is a high probability of lubrication, which will interfere with the correct diagnosis.
Determine the main parameters of varicose vein staging
The stage of varicose veins usually depends on certain manifestations, which characterize the degree of neglect of the current pathological process and their impact on the entire patient's body. The classification of the manifestations of this disease is the simplest method for initial diagnosis and determination of treatment options.
In order to determine the stage of this disease, some specific questions should be answered in order to understand the existing symptoms, and with their help determine the degree of deterioration of the process, which largely determines the treatment.
These issues include:
- The characteristic manifestations of varicose veins and their degree of manifestation;
- Location and intensity of symptoms;
- The presence of external manifestations of changes in the state of veins and aorta;
- Identify the accompanying manifestations that make the patient’s condition worse.
However, even if there is no detailed diagnosis by a phlebologist, it is possible to make a preliminary diagnosis during an external examination of the patient, which will make it possible to formulate a treatment effect plan and depend on the specific characteristics of the individual patient’s body and current accompanying diseasesThe existence of and the susceptibility to continuous exposure make certain adjustments to the treatment. In the process of diagnosing the patient's condition, it is important to determine the type and location of varicose veins and the degree of ignorance of the pathological process.
In most cases, varicose veins affect the lower extremities, because it is this area of the body that bears the most important load. At the same time, not everyone is aware of this load on the legs, and even when there are many manifestations that indicate the need to take a more attentive attitude towards the limbs and veins, they are not protected. Therefore, in order to understand how the stages of varicose veins are different, it is necessary at least to have a general understanding of the manifestations of this pathology, which is characterized by its severity and great harm to the health of the legs and human body, such as the whole.
Classification details of varicose veins
The stage of varicose veins may vary depending on the form and location of the current pathological process in the vein. This method is most convenient to understand the degree of neglect of the disease, and can also determine the cause of the disease, so as to eliminate the current manifestations and characteristic symptoms of the disease more quickly.
The types of varicose veins differ in several specific parameters. Using a certain classification allows you to determine that an existing disease belongs to a group, which helps in further diagnosis and selection of treatment systems. The modern classification according to the location of the main nodules of varicose veins is as follows:
- Varicose veins are located in the superficial layer of the skin and deep veins, and the external appearance is characterized by segmentation-changes in the state of the veins are only noticed in a certain area of the vein.
- Varicose veins of superficial veins and perforating veins are also visible in some parts of the skin.
- Changes in venous conditions, in which varicose veins are enlarged and pathological changes in unexpressed superficial veins are diagnosed as reflux.
- Varicose veins, noticed the development of reflux in deep veins.
The presence of reflux indicates a certain pathology, because of the reflux, blood flows in the opposite direction. This phenomenon usually exacerbates the pathological process of venous changes, stimulates the deterioration of varicose veins, and then covers larger and larger veins and arteries. All types of varicose veins may have signs of reflux, which is already a certain pathology and requires medical intervention.
Knowing the severity of the disease can start treatment in time, because even in the initial stage of the process, the external manifestations are relatively small and dangerous to the health of the legs. 1 degree varicose veins can actually be asymptomatic, but this does not mean that the disease does not need to be treated.
External examination of affected veins with altered veins will allow experts to roughly determine the possible cause of the disease. However, in order to confirm the diagnosis, a comprehensive diagnostic procedure should be carried out to determine the prevalence of the autologous process and correct the expected therapeutic effect to obtain the most obvious and long-lasting therapeutic effect. -Lasting positive results. Classification helps to make a diagnosis based on the external manifestations of the disease, as well as a system for determining the effect of treatment.
Classification by degree of aggravation
Today, the generally accepted classification method should be considered as a variant that divides the course of the disease into certain stages. They have their own characteristics. With the onset of the next stage, the degree and intensity of the symptoms are greater, and the prevalence of the affected areas is greater.
The classification of diseases according to the degree of neglect is as follows:
- Early stage of varicose veins-In the initial stage of the pathological process, the characteristic manifestations of the disease gradually accumulate, and the patient does not always notice these manifestations. This stage is usually called the incubation period: after a person spends a whole day on the feet, unpleasant feelings may be eliminated due to basic fatigue and overweight. However, if we add the child’s expected period and heredity to the listed factors (if at least one close relative has varicose veins, people can safely assume that they have a tendency to develop this disease), then one can ignore the lower limbs for a long time. Obvious pathological changes in veins.
- The first stage has manifested as periodic numbness of the legs (especially maintaining a posture and standing posture for a long time), soreness in certain parts of the legs, and tension in the legs and veins due to deterioration. During the blood circulation, the veins expand at the same timeAnd produce a strong tension. On the surface, the first stage of the disease is the appearance of a small area with visible veins and blood vessels, which interferes with the patient when pressing on this area;
- Second-degree varicose veins can have the following characteristics:
- Soreness becomes more pronounced and increases at the end of the day;
- Areas with bruises and changes in veins and capillaries on the skin that can even be seen with the naked eye;
- The extent of the lesion increases, which is manifested as an increase in the area of the lesion.
- Third-degree varicose veins are not easy to cure. All the characteristic symptoms worsen, the soreness becomes more severe, and the affected area covers most of the legs. The condition and color of the skin of the legs will change: they become darker, and the skin itself becomes an unhealthy structure, more and more like dead skin. At this stage, varicose veins almost always require surgical intervention, because the risk of thrombosis and separation from the vessel wall is high, which can block the vessel lumen and cause severe amputation of the limb risk. The third stage is the most dangerous, because it is very likely that there will be accompanying negative manifestations during the treatment process.
In the second degree of this pathological process, there is a strong feeling of heaviness in the legs, with the sensation of bursting of blood vessels and skin, so-called goose bumps may appear in the legs and popliteal area, which has nothing to do with external factors. 2nd degree varicose veins can still be used. Treatment: In the later stage, the worsening process of the disease progresses faster and faster and affects more and more areas of the lower limbs, and the treatment process is difficult, and positive results are not always obtained;
There are also varicose veins, in which the small blood vessels bear load, the quality of blood circulation gradually deteriorates, and the skin at the lesion site has characteristic signs such as increased fatigue of the limbs, swelling of the involved tissues, and color changes.
Varicose veins gradually become more complicated, and the treatment method depends on the location of the lesion and the subjective manifestation of the disease. Anyone who has noticed at least one sign of this terrible disease should keep in mind that there is a high possibility that this disease will transform into a deeper stage in a short period of time and the health of the lower limbs will deteriorate significantly. In addition, if there is no necessary treatment, the patient may become disabled-as medical statistics show, it takes an average of about 11 years from the moment the first characteristic manifestations of the disease appear.
Why is treatment needed?
Varicose veins or VBNK of the lower extremities, with the gradual deterioration of blood circulation, appear more and more serious symptoms, and require immediate medical attention. When detecting varicose veins of the lower extremities, perform a more detailed diagnosis of the veins and blood vessels to determine the extent to which the process has been overlooked.
Due to the rapid deterioration of the current pathological process, lower extremity diseases affect more and more areas and require treatment. The possibility of remaining disabled is very high, especially when you are older, the basic functions of the body are generally inhibited, and the resistance to diseases is reduced. And in the presence of concomitant disease, the treatment of leg varicose veins is more difficult.
Because the disease has many types (or stages), and the degree of aggravation of the pathological process is different, treatment should be carried out according to the diagnosis result, and the individual characteristics of the organism should be considered.