26 Veins, arteries and capillaries facts

Venogram provides a detailed look at blood flow through your veins. Tweet This

Phlebologist is a vein specialist. Tweet This

Vascular surgeon can perform surgery if required by a severe varicose vein condition. Tweet This

Interventional radiologist specializes in using imaging tools to see inside the body and do treatments with little or no cutting. Tweet This

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Endothermal ablation is a treatment that uses heat to seal affected veins. Tweet This

Sclerotherapy uses special foam to close the veins. Tweet This

Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy (or echo-sclerotherapy) uses ultrasound imaging to guide the needle. Tweet This

Laser treatments can effectively treat spider veins and smaller varicose veins in just two to five treatments. Tweet This

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Laser therapy usually isn’t effective for veins larger than 3 mm. Also, not all skin types and colours can be safely treated with lasers. Tweet This

Healthy veins around the closed vein take over the normal flow of blood. Tweet This

Surgery is used mostly to treat very large varicose veins. Tweet This

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Surgical ligation and stripping tie the problem veins shut and completely remove them from the leg through small cuts. Tweet This

PIN stripping means inserting an instrument into the vein and pulling it out. Tweet This

Ambulatory phlebectomy is a procedure, which removes the vein with hooks through minor cuts in the skin. Tweet This

Disturbance of the fluid exchange balance at capillaries can provoke an oedema, which is a swelling, caused by excess tissue fluid. Tweet This

Oedema may be a result of heart failure; cancer; deficiency of blood protein (linked to liver or kidney diseases) or malnutrition. Tweet This

Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels, connected to arteries and veins. Tweet This

Capillaries are called ‘exchange vessels’. They facilitate the transfer of substances between blood and surrounding fluids. Tweet This

Capillaries are 10 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Red blood cells are pretty much the same size and have to travel in lines one-by-one. Tweet This

Capillaries are tiny tubes less than 8 micron in size; too small to observe without a microscope. Tweet This

There are capillaries, smaller in diameter than blood cells. They force the cells to change shape in order to pass through. Tweet This

Capillaries distribute the nutrients and oxygen to all body organs. Tweet This

Capillaries remove cellular waste, including CO2 from blood. Tweet This

The smallest capillaries are in intestines and brain. Tweet This

The largest capillaries are in bone marrow and skin. Tweet This