Did you know this about varicose veins?
Unless you’re affected by varicose veins, it’s impossible to know just how much they can affect your confidence. While many people do continue to wear shorts and short dresses or skirts which reveal their varicose veins, many others feel they need to keep their legs hidden. This not only drastically limits the wardrobe choices available to you, but can leave you feeling uncomfortable and self-conscious during warmer weather when you have to remain covered up while everyone else is baring their skin.
While varicose veins don’t usually cause any long-term or serious health problems, they can cause major confidence issues and can be extremely uncomfortable, according to the NHS – http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Varicose-veins/Pages/Whatarevaricoseveins.aspx. However there are cases where it has been left so long that infection has set in and the blood gets clotted. This unfortunately has led to death. Families across the world have been left upset and destroyed over this. A Funeral Directors Essex way has been helping families organise the wake and the burial as this all be a blur.
Despite varicose veins affecting millions of people in the UK, there are still many myths surrounding them.
Varicose veins can affect young people
Many assume varicose veins only affect older adults, but they can actually occur as early as during the teenage years. While this is less common, it can happen, particularly if one or both of your parents has varicose veins as they can be hereditary.
Crossing your legs does not cause varicose veins
Although this is a common myth, it simply isn’t true. There is evidence, however, that standing for long periods can make varicose veins worse, so try to avoid this.
There are alternatives to surgery
Surgically stripping the affected veins used to be the only way to remove varicose veins, but there are now a number of more preferable treatments for varicose veins, including laser ablation and sclerotherapy.
Exercise might reduce the appearance of varicose veins
While exercise cannot prevent or fix varicose veins, losing weight if you are overweight or obese, can improve the appearance of veins. If you are overweight, the extra pressure on your varicose veins can make them appear more prominent.
Support stockings can provide relief
While they are not an attractive option, special support stockings can provide some relief to uncomfortable varicose veins. Modern lycra tights are a less unattractive alternative to traditional compression stockings.
You can camouflage some veins with leg makeup
While it’s difficult to hide raised and bumpy veins, if you are concerned about discoloured skin or thread veins, these can be hidden with leg makeup.