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Now if you have spider veins around your legs or face, you would want to do something that can minimize the progression of such. The first step is to always know what you are dealing with. For you to effectively manage spider veins, you have to understand what causes them and what are the areas that you can somehow make some changes in order to minimize it from getting worse. This is what this article is all about – to expose to you the different reasons why you have those spider veins.
Below are the modifiable and non-modifiable cause of spider veins
1. Smoking – If you smoke be aware that it contributes to elevated blood pressure, which can aggravate existing vein and leg problems
2. Aging – Aging is the most important cause of unhealthy legs. Frequent hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy and menopause cause many older women to lose elasticity and tone in leg veins.
3. Poorly functioning valves – One-way valves in the deep veins of the legs prevent backward flow of blood within the vein. If they are functioning poorly, blood flows the wrong way from the deep to the superficial veins which become enlarged, twisted and bulging.
4. Diet – Poor diet is a another major factor causing loss of skin elasticity. The result of nutritional deficiencies is decreased leg circulation causing legs and ankles to swell possibly resulting in leg vein problems.
5. Pregnancy – In order to support the growing fetus during pregnancy, blood flow is increased in your body, however the flow is decreased from your legs to your pelvis. This increases pressure on leg veins and may weaken them. Added weight gain during pregnancy may put a strain on leg veins.
6. Tight Clothing – High heels and garments that are tight, especially around the waist can restrict your venous blood flow causing pooling of blood and poor circulation in lower legs and ankles.
7. Lack of Exercise – Lack of exercise such as walking, swimming or bicycling for instance, can result in added pressure on veins and poor blood circulation in the legs.
8. Sitting or standing – Standing and walking upright for long periods of time can increase pressure in your leg veins and in your lower body. That is the reason the veins most commonly affected are those in your lower legs and feet.
9. Heredity – If your mother, father, brother or sister have varicose veins, spider veins or tired legs, you may be more likely than those with no family history of these symptoms to develop the condition.
10. Obesity – Excessive weight gain puts pressure on the legs, increasing the likelihood of developing varicose veins. Tall, obese women are more likely to develop venous problems or experience tired, painful legs.
11. Heavy lifting – Repeated heavy lifting interferes with good leg circulation and increases the likelihood of vein problems developing in the future.