Varicose veins, Spider Veins? Dr Jozef Tryzno, is one of the very few physicians in Illinois Certified by American Board of Phlebology and Registered Vascular Technologist

Venous Ulceration - This is the final physical sign of cutaneous malnutrition.

Venous ulcers look like shallow holes and can vary in size, color and depth.

Can occur with or without visible varicose veins.

Develop on either side of the lower leg, above the ankle and below the calf, when slow circulation in damaged veins causes fluid to seep out of the overfilled veins into surrounding tissues.

Symptoms:

• Swelling of legs, ankles, or other areas
  
• Skin appears thin, tissue-like
• Skin lesion: macule or patch
• Skin spots, red
• Darkening of skin at the ankles or legs
• Thickening of skin at the ankles or legs
• Open sores, ulcers
• Superficial skin irritation of the legs
• Itching
• Leg pain, cramps
• Oozing, faulty smell

Treatment of venous ulceration requires patient’s motivation due to  often prolonged course of the condition - 50% of venous ulcers will heal within 6 months and most heal within the year