When should you be consulting your doctor, ie. if you have to.

Some of you may someday notice huge blue creepers climbing on your legs! How creepy! No, you are not turning into a tree. They are your veins! Varicose veins they be called.

They are prominently dilated veins that are clearly visible superficially. They cause a myriad of symptoms ranging from dragging sensation in the legs to skin pigmentation to multiple non healing ulcers.

So what next ? Run out of your house screaming to the nearest physician, afraid you might bleed blue ? Not all varicose veins need treatment! You can relax now and enjoy your stint in the Homo sapien world!

So do all varicose veins warrant treatment ? Should all visibly Dilated veins be treated ?

What happens if you dont get your veins treated immediately? Is it Life threatening? These are very common questions looming around in people with visibly dilated veins in their legs.

Majority of the times these veins are just dilated without causing any symptoms.

So when should u take the pain to consult a doctor or when should you be worried about your veins.? Do you sit for the universe to send you signals? Ofcourse not!

Varicose veins can exhibit one pf the following symptoms- Pain, Skin discoloration , Itching , Ulceration and Bleeding Due to Spontaneous rupture of Veins…….

Leg Pain:

Pain in the limb can be due to variety of causes like Muscle cramps, Over exertion, joint pains, Tendinitis , Infection etc. Hence it is very important for you to confirm if your pain is because of your Veins. Pain due to break up is strictly ruled out!

Pain due to varicose veins is typically aching type, commonly starts during the evening and aggravates at night while lying down on bed .It is typically seen in professions that mandate standing for a long time eg: Teachers, Bus conductors, Police constables etc.

Skin discolouration:

Advanced Lipodermatosclerosis

Also addressed as Lipodermatosclerosis in medical terms. Varicose veins result in impaired return of blood to the heart causing stagnation and pooling of blood in the lower aspect of the leg. As a result Hemosiderin or Iron that is present in the blood stains your skin resulting in skin discoloration. Lipodermatosclerosis is a gradual but permanent stain in your skin.All the current methods available haven't been successful in eliminating fully formed lipodermatosclerosis. Hence it is advisable to consult your doctor and get your veins treated during the initial stage.

Itching :

Blood, Hemosiderin and Fluid leak into the tissues due to varicose veins causes an inflammatory response which includes scaling and intense itching. The trauma produced by the scratching is of great concern because it can result in excoriation, secondary infection and large non healing ulcers..

Ulcers :

Ulcers in varicose veins can be due to repeated itching resulting in skin trauma or spontaneous. These ulcers are large, painless and typically present around the ankle what we call the Gaiter`s zone. Hence unless you get your veins treated it is less likely to heal.

So folks Varicose veins donot always require treatment.Unless you have any one of the above mentioned symptoms you donot have to be concerned about your veins. But ofcourse! If u are going to be concerned about how yourlegs will look in summer when u wanna adorn your new swimsuit or walk the ramp, u might as well get it treated. Otherwise they are just innocuous little components of your circulatory system and just let them be !