Just as smoking damages the lungs, vein problems can manifest themselves with skin discoloration, skin texture changes, and ultimately ulceration. Varicose veins are abnormal veins with broken venous valves. The result is that gravity pulls the blood backward down the vein (toward the toes) instead of the normal upward flow (toward the heart). That back pressure in the veins gets transmitted to the skin causing the damage. This can also occur in veins where prior blood clots have damaged the venous valves. Because of difficulty in healing ulcers and their propensity to recur, ulcers in the leg should be prevented at all cost. If they do begin to form, the leg should undergo aggressive evaluation to identify and treat the cause.
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Meet Dr. Robert Cutchen
In 2009, Dr. Cutchen founded Albuquerque Vein & Laser Institute, a clinic dedicated solely to the diagnosis and treatment of venous disease. His goal was to provide the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options all in the comfort of his office without the need for hospitalization. Our goal is to treat every patient the way we ourselves would hope to be treated.
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