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At Care Podiatry, we provide expert vein care to improve circulation and relieve symptoms like swelling, heaviness, and leg discomfort. Our team evaluates your condition and offers personalized treatment to help you feel more comfortable and keep your legs healthy and active.
Vein care focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions affecting the veins and arteries of your feet. The veins in the lower body work against gravity to return blood to the heart, so they are especially vulnerable to circulation problems. These depend on a system of one-way valves and muscle contractions to move blood upward toward the heart.
When these valves work properly, they prevent blood from moving backward. However, if the valves weaken, blood can pool in the veins. Increased pressure within the veins can lead to heaviness, swelling, and visible changes in the veins.
Vein care mostly focuses on the vascular conditions that affect blood flow and circulation. Some conditions include the arteries, which carry blood away from the heart. However, other affect the veins, which return blood to the heart. Two of the common conditions that affect circulation in the legs include:
Each condition involves different changes within the vascular system and needs specific diagnostic evaluation. These also have different treatment strategies.
Most vascular conditions develop gradually, but they get worse over time if not treated on time. Early evaluation can help identify circulation problems before complications develop. You need to get medical care for continuous leg symptoms to:
Even small blue veins around your ankles and feet can show that there is an emerging vein condition. If it is not treated on time, varicose veins can cause a lot of problematic symptoms. Those include skin discoloration, leg swelling, eczema, or ulceration.
The injured veins can take years to heal. Even after years, it does not fully recover, but a damaged vein can regain a part of its former blood-circulation capability.
Varicose veins are not dangerous, but increased swelling or pain in your legs can be a sign of more serious problems.
