Show Dr Fishbein's ins in's Health Talks By Dy DR MORRIS FISHBEIN The veins are arc the blood vessels I Inear near the surface of ot the skin which carry the blood back toward the heart after aeter the arteries have carried the blood into the ti tissues ues to supply them with nutrition The veins in the leg have ha valves val which permit the flow v of blood only in the direction of ot the heart hearL If IL it were not for this fact the blood would tend to drop backward by the force of gravity or to become stag stag- nant As it is the pre pressure sure sometimes is so great that the valves break breakdown breakdown breakdown down and sometimes the walls of the veins stretch Also because of or this pressure the veins lengthen and curl When the they get into this shape they arc called varicose veins The most frequent appearance of ot varicose veins of ot the body are those in the leg in the thc sex apparatus of the male and in the end of the r rectum When varicose veins eins occur in association association asso asso- with the sex structures of ot the male the condition is called a vari van Varicose veins in the end of the rectum are called hemorrhoids a 0 One of at the reason for development of ot varicose veins in the he legs is of ot course lack of at exercise Every movement movement move move- ment of the le leg muscle compresses the veins eins and causes the blood to move on while on-while while the valves prevent its return Another cause at of breakdown of the valves in these veins is the increased increased increased in in- creased amount of ot pressure from above brought about by straining or orby orby orby by lifting heavy objects In the case of pregnant women the increased pressure in the abdomen is associated with the of varicose veins in the legs In men varicose veins are most common among those whose occupations occupations occupations keep them long on their feet for tor example motormen tickle collectors collectors collectors col col- lectors salesmen elevator operators and arid those in similar occupation o 0 S e C There are Ire cases in which the varicose varicose vari van cose veins break down and ulcerate This occurs particularly when the thc condition is of ot long standing and when a scratch cratch or bruise breaks the skin near the varicose vein Another serious condition results when inflammation occurs in a varicose vari van cos cose vein and in the wall of such a aein vein ein In such conditions clots ma may form the flow now of ot the blood may be obstructed and frequently secondary infection ma may spread elsewhere in inthe inthe inthe the bod body Nowadays it is unwise to permit varicose veins to persist or become becom worse There are arc many methods of oC treatment For prevention of ot varicose veins elastic stockings may be worn These may be purchased so thing as to be hardly visible Another method of treatment is surgical removal The third method or the one most popular Is injection In this method certain substances injected into inlo the vein bring about obliteration of the vein itself There are always extra veins which can take up the cIrculation circulation circulation tion deeper in the tissues |