Subcutaneous capillaries are obvious

Broken capillaries are a type of skin damage that occurs on the face or trunk. Most of them are acquired, while some patients have broken capillaries due to congenital factors. The expansion of capillaries can affect a person's appearance and even make many women very confused and not know what to do. Therefore, everyone should master the appropriate treatment plan in daily life to avoid worsening of capillary problems.

Broken capillaries are a type of skin damage that occurs on the face or trunk. Most of them are acquired, but some patients have congenital conditions. Facial capillary dilation is the main cause of cosmetic problems and is more common in women. The clinical manifestations are filamentous, punctate, star-shaped or flaky erythema on the face.

In daily life, we often see some people's facial skin turn red, and we can see the dilated capillaries with the naked eye. Some of them appear as red or purple spots, dots, lines or star-shaped lesions. This is telangiectasia, commonly known as blood-red threads.

symptom

If you look closely, you can see many red blood vessels on the skin, like strands of red threads. Many ladies who love beauty are often troubled by their flushed faces, but many people may not know that red blood streaks will not only affect your beauty, but also your health, seriously affecting the skin's absorption of nutrients. Over time, it will lead to insufficient nutrient supply to the skin, causing symptoms of roughness, dryness and premature aging. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, it is called "red face", and its cause is attributed to heat in the heart meridian and poor blood circulation.

Blood vessels are distributed throughout the body's organs and are divided into arteries, veins and capillaries. Tiny arteries, veins and capillaries are distributed in the skin and mucous membranes. Capillary dilation refers to the filamentous, star-shaped or spider-web-like changes of these blood vessels on the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.

It is bright red and does not fade after being pressed by a glass piece. It may be single or multiple and develop slowly or do not increase significantly after occurrence. It may be limited to a certain part or may be over a wide range. It may be a local change or a special manifestation of certain diseases. Most of them cannot disappear on their own, are benign, and affect beauty. Telangiectasia can be primary, such as vascular nevus, hereditary benign telangiectasia, etc. It can also be secondary to diseases such as scleroderma and rosacea.

Common diseases

Congenital malformation of capillaries means that the capillary walls are congenitally weak and cannot contract. This disease usually occurs on the face, neck, back of the head, and scalp at birth or shortly after birth. It can be unilateral and scattered, or bilateral and multiple. Initially, there is a lesion of varying sizes, light red, dark red, or purple-red on the skin or mucous membrane, ranging from the size of a needle tip to a limb or half of the trunk. After crying, the color deepens, the boundaries are clear, the shapes vary, and it does not protrude above the skin, but is higher in some areas. After pressure, it fades partially or completely, and the surface becomes smooth. As age increases, children or young adults may have symptoms or nodular lesions on them, mostly occurring in the lower legs and feet, which may manifest as painful purple-blue nodules and plaques, which may also ulcerate.

Pathological telangiectasia: With age, telangiectasia may increase and extend to the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue.

2. Spider capillary dilation often occurs in normal children, pregnant women and patients with liver disease. The cause is unknown, but may be related to estrogen.

The lesions resemble spiders in shape, and radial capillary dilation can be seen with the naked eye, resembling spider legs. It is slightly raised and arterial pulsation can be seen after compression. The sizes vary, ranging from 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter.

It often occurs on the face, neck, hands, and can also occur on the upper trunk. Most patients have a single lesion, often on one side. If multiple lesions occur, it is necessary to rule out liver disease. For example, spider telangiectasias that occur on the nasal mucosa and lips are difficult to differentiate from hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias. If they occur in children, most of them persist and are difficult to resolve naturally. If it occurs in a pregnant woman, it is expected to disappear about 6 months after delivery. If she becomes pregnant again, there is a possibility of recurrence at the original location. It is not uncommon for the disease to persist.