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Not only facial skin and hair condition can give away a woman's age, but also her hands. What lady can be pleased with venous nodules on the back of the hand, dilated veins and swollen fingers? Men should also be concerned, since the disease not only causes aesthetic discomfort, but is also accompanied by painful sensations. Genetic predisposition, thin skin on the hands, heavy physical work, overheating can contribute to the enlargement and expansion of veins. read more

Arteries are vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all organs and tissues under high pressure. Veins are vessels that carry blood back to the heart and lungs. The pressure in them is relatively low (lower than in arteries), but sufficient to overcome the force of gravity. read more

A unique case of treatment of trophic ulcers of the leg without surgery using foam sclerotherapy under ultrasound control. read more

Trophic ulcers of the leg are a pathology known since ancient times. It has always been a big problem for both the patient and the doctor. This is due to the difficulty of their treatment, because they are often difficult to heal, and sometimes do not heal. Which leads to their enlargement, deepening and infection. Such ulcers cause severe, sometimes constant pain, which is difficult to relieve with conventional painkillers. Patients suffering from trophic ulcers can be said to become disabled. Complications such as thrombophlebitis of varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities become more likely in the presence of infected ulcers. read more

Hygroma (Greek ὑγρός "liquid" + -ōma "tumor"); synonyms: synovial cyst, ganglion - a tumor-like formation that is an accumulation of serous fluid mixed with mucus or fibrin in the tendon sheath or serous bursa. read more

Baker's cyst is a bulge in the popliteal fossa that forms as a result of a large amount of fluid entering one of the popliteal bursae. It is named after the surgeon who first described it - William Maurrant Becker. Large amounts of fluid form as a result of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis; this condition can also occur as a result of injuries. read more

Epithelial coccygeal tract (Coccygeal cyst, Epithelial coccygeal cyst, Coccygeal fistula, Pilonidal sinus) is a congenital defect in the development of soft tissues of the sacrococcygeal region containing hair, the symptoms of which appear mainly at a young age (from 15 to 30 years). read more

Lipoma is a benign neoplasm of adipose tissue. Most often, lipoma occurs in the subcutaneous tissue, but can also form in internal organs that have a fat layer. read more

After marking the veins to be sclerosed, the skin is treated with an anesthetic cream, which reduces the feeling of pain from the injections. The patient lies on his back, with his legs raised to 30 degrees. A sclerosant (a substance that scleroses varicose veins) is injected with a thin needle. In rare cases, after the injection of the drug, for a short period of time, the patient may experience a slight burning sensation in the places where the foam was injected. read more

A mole, or birthmark (dark mole, honey - nevus) is a congenital or acquired pigmented formation on the skin that has various colors - brown, black, red, purple and others. Moles can be located at skin level or rise above it. At a certain point, skin cells become overflowing with pigment and turn into melanocytes, the accumulation of which is called a mole. read more