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Suggest Treatment For Varicose Vein In A Teenager

Hi Doctor. I am an 18 y.o. female, I m not overweight and I eat relatively healthy. My legs are covered in spider/varicose veins, they have been since I was a child(I was always too thin as a child). If I carry something weighing more than 3kg for a short distance, 10m or sometimes less, my legs start getting that strange sensation-simular to the feeling when you try to stay under water as long as you can. After which, I am just completely unable to carry it further. I do not have weak leg muscles, I hike and do trail runs quite often. Also, small sores on my feet, such as a mosquito bite that I scratched open, would take more than a month to heal. Sometimes it would take a year for a small cut on my ankle to heal, and when I shower it turns purple where the sore used to be. I went to see a laser specialist 3 years ago, but he said that my skin was to sensitive to use a high enough setting with the laser vein-remover. I ve made peace with the unattractive appearance of vein-covered legs, I would just like to know if there might be any more serious health problems connected to this? Thanks in advance.
posted on Sat, 10 Oct 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
After going through the description, it would be better for you to undergo surgery for varicose veins.
If left unattended for a longer time, it may cause other complications like poor wound healing and non-healing ulcers over the legs.
For this, you can get examined and operated by a General Surgeon or Vascular Surgeon, which would help you to overcome the problem completely.
Hope the information provided would be useful.
All the best.
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Suggest Treatment For Varicose Vein In A Teenager

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. After going through the description, it would be better for you to undergo surgery for varicose veins. If left unattended for a longer time, it may cause other complications like poor wound healing and non-healing ulcers over the legs. For this, you can get examined and operated by a General Surgeon or Vascular Surgeon, which would help you to overcome the problem completely. Hope the information provided would be useful. All the best.