written by Sara Jaen of ebjuris.com

About venous ulcers

With rampant obesity on the rise around the world, don’t be surprised to find more cases of venous ulcers, aka venous insufficiency (stasis) on the rise. Most commonly identified in patients suffering from heart failure, diabetes or obesity, venous ulcers are chronic skin and subcutaneous lesions that are typically found on the lower extremities between the calf and the ankle, where perforator veins are located and tends to be more common in older people, though such statistics may change over time. Venous ulcers are the most common type of leg ulceration, and typically occur more often in elderly females than males, and the long-term healing prognosis is less promising than ulcers caused by arterial damage or diabetic ulcers. Those suffering from deep vein thrombosis may also increase the risk for venous ulcers, as does a family history of varicose veins and reverse blood flow. In addition, smoking, excessive alcohol use, lack of exercise and poor nutrition all offer contributing factors to increase the risk of developing venous leg ulcers. Read the rest of this entry »