Dr Sridhar Devu is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist. He has over 11 years of experience in the field of Radio Diagnosis, Image-guided Interventions and is an expert in Minimally invasive Endovascular Interventions and Day care Oncology related procedures.
Spider Veins聽are thin, smaller, red, blue or purple blood vessels which in turn and twist. Spider veins occur when the valves inside the blood vessels stop working properly.
Veins carry blood back to the heart. To prevent the backward flow of blood one way valve closes when the blood passes through it. If the valve gets weakened or damaged then the blood flow may difficult to flow in correct direction and hence the blood start to pool inside the vein. Over a time period the blood start accumulating and bulgy, it causes the vein to form branches called as spider veins.
Causes and Symptoms
Women are mostly affected by spider veins than men. Most symptoms are like
路 itching
路 pain in legs
路 Swelling in legs and ankles
路 Heaviness in legs
路 Bleeding
Pregnant women also get spider veins, after delivery
Spider Veins are thin, smaller, red, blue or purple blood vessels which in turn and twist. Spider veins occur when the valves inside the blood vessels stop working properly.
Dr Sridhar Devu is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist. He has over 11 years of experience in the field of Radio Diagnosis, Image-guided Interventions and is an expert in Minimally invasive Endovascular Interventions and Day care Oncology related procedures.
Interventional Radiology is the latest frontier in Medicine, paving new ways and methods of treatment options all done through a 3mm hole in a vessel.
Medicine is evolving continuously at a tremendous speed adding years to average life span, unraveling new diseases and complex presentations.
Increased access to technology, restricted physical activities, unhealthy lifestyle are contributing to the constant increase in lifestyle related disorders such as obesity, varicose veins, high blood pressure and other associated diseases from an earlier age.
Similar to the way all the gadgets have become more sleek and sophisticated, surgical procedures too have become more advanced to a point of day-care solutions being offered to many diseases. In this regard Interventional Radiology has been a torchbearer, imbibing the innovations and uses image guidance in providing minimally invasive and laser accurate targeted therapies.
The spectrum of Interventional Radiology includes pain management, peripheral vascular disease, men鈥檚 & woman鈥檚 health, cancer and stoke management. An interventional radiologist provides emergency care like controlling internal bleeder (Embolization) and also electively increasing flow to a non-healing ulcer on foot (Angioplasty).
An Interventional Radiologist works in close association with other care providers to provide an integrated care, and adds significantly to the armamentarium especially when the options are significantly limited.
