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DR. LAWRENCE E. LAMB
Varicose veins
are very common
By Lawrence Lamb, M.D.
Dear Dr. Lamb—l am 25
years old, five foot seven,
and weigh 126 pounds and
have had one child. I have
worked on my feet quite a
bit in factories and depart
ment stores. My problem is
varicose veins. Behind my
knees a few veins are start
ing to protrude and there are
quite a few broken veins
above the knee on the back
side of my thigh. I would
like to know if there is any
thing I can do for these and
if there is anything I can do
to stop them from forming
any more. I have been told
exercise sandals or support
hose would help, but I
wanted to ask you before in
vesting in something that
would do more harm than
good.
Dear Reader—l receive
many letters asking about
varicose veins. Sometimes
they result from inflamma
tion of the veins (thrombo
phlebitis) but usually they
are caused by an inherent
weakness from birth. There
is a strong familial tendency
to have them. The large
dilated varicose veins in the
legs sometimes occur as
early as puberty, but more
often they occur during preg
nancy and persist thereafter.
The veins in the legs have
little one-way valves which
act like flood gates and open
in one direction with the cur
rent of blood flow but close
to prevent blood from flow
ing backward toward the
ankle. When the veins dilate
the valve leaflets no longer
fit and the blood can run
backward to accumulate in
the legs.
A few dilated veins in the
legs do not mean that there
is a problem with the circu
lation if the rest of the veins
are all right.
There are two major sets
of leg veins, those just un
derneath the skin and the
deep veins inside the leg
muscles. When both the
superficial and deep veins
are dilated there is a greater
tendency for the blood to
stagnate in the veins when
one is standing. Fluid seeps
out of the veins into the tis
sues around the ankle, caus
ing swelling and discolora
tion.
Most people have superfi
cial varicose veins without
swelling or other difficulties
which require treatment.
You don’t need special shoes
or even support hose for
minor dilated veins, nor will
these prevent progression.
Individuals who have mark
edly dilated veins causing
swelling of the feet and
ankles should wear some
form of support hosiery or
elastic bandages properly
fitted. Good external support
prevents the accumulation of
blood. When a person is
standing this external pres
sure helps and while walking
the tight pressure around the
leg and the contraction of
the leg muscles helps to milk
the blood up the leg.
Deciding whether a person
needs anything done about
varicose veins or not re
quires an examination. The
doctor needs to know how
the deep veins are function
ing as well as those just be
neath the skin. The superfi
cial veins can be stripped
out by an operation. If the
deep veins are involved even
after the operation elastic
support will be needed. When
Gas rate
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ATLANTA (UPI)- The Geor
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Atlanta Gas Light had asked
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W. L. Lee, president of the
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A spokesman for the Atlanta
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middle of January.
only the superficial veins are
involved the results are us
ually better.
While you may not be able
to prevent varicose veins,
pregnancy, obesity and pro
longed standing are factors
in their occurrence. I do
think regular exercise of the
leg muscles with good walk
ing helps maintain muscle
support around the veins.
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