Angelina Jolie is facing yet another health crisis — varicose veins in her
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Angelina Jolie is facing yet another health crisis — varicose veins in her legs that could cause life-threatening blood clots!
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Sources tell
The National ENQUIRER the vain beauty wants the unsightly veins removed through a painful “stripping” procedure so she can wear short dresses. But medical experts warn the condition is much more serious! “Angie knows ‘stripping’ the veins will hurt, and she’ll be off her feet for weeks. But she’s tired of having to cover up all the time,” tattles an insider. “People will have a field day if they ever see how veiny her legs have become! She’s really self-conscious about it.”
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Doctors have cautioned the globe-trotting 42-year-old that her bulging leg veins are more than just a cosmetic problem. “Angie’s been told that because she travels by plane so much, those spidery veins could develop into deep vein thrombosis,” spilled a source. “After all the terrifying health issues she’s been through the past few years, that really scared her.”
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Left untreated, they can have deadly consequences! A serious complication linked to deep vein thrombosis is a pulmonary embolism. It occurs when a blood clot, usually from the leg, travels to the lung and blocks a blood vessel there. Blood clots can also increase the risk of crippling or fatal strokes. Although her health is on the line, one expert encouraged Angelina to skip the “stripping” method.
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“The recovery time would be several weeks, with plenty of bruising and discomfort,” says Dr. Mark Rayman, medical director of the California-based Beach Cities Vein and Laser Center. A procedure known as “microphlebectomy” is a better option for an actress “trying to preserve her beauty,” he said. “You make tiny little incisions over the bulging varicose veins and take them out through those tiny little skin nicks. That’s different than stripping, which involves pulling out the entire length of the vein.”
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Recovery time is also much shorter, he says. The star’s upcoming schedule is extremely hectic, and friends are urging the mother of six to seek treatment as soon as possible, sources said. “Angie has so much international travel coming up … She also wants to squeeze in another trip to Cambodia before the end of the year,” revealed an insider. “Her doctors are begging her to make a decision now before she suffers more dire consequences than revealing a couple of unsightly veins on her legs!”
Angelina Jolie is facing yet another health crisis — varicose veins in her legs that could cause life-threatening blood clots!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Sources tell
The National ENQUIRER the vain beauty wants the unsightly veins removed through a painful “stripping” procedure so she can wear short dresses. But medical experts warn the condition is much more serious! “Angie knows ‘stripping’ the veins will hurt, and she’ll be off her feet for weeks. But she’s tired of having to cover up all the time,” tattles an insider. “People will have a field day if they ever see how veiny her legs have become! She’s really self-conscious about it.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Doctors have cautioned the globe-trotting 42-year-old that her bulging leg veins are more than just a cosmetic problem. “Angie’s been told that because she travels by plane so much, those spidery veins could develop into deep vein thrombosis,” spilled a source. “After all the terrifying health issues she’s been through the past few years, that really scared her.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Left untreated, they can have deadly consequences! A serious complication linked to deep vein thrombosis is a pulmonary embolism. It occurs when a blood clot, usually from the leg, travels to the lung and blocks a blood vessel there. Blood clots can also increase the risk of crippling or fatal strokes. Although her health is on the line, one expert encouraged Angelina to skip the “stripping” method.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“The recovery time would be several weeks, with plenty of bruising and discomfort,” says Dr. Mark Rayman, medical director of the California-based Beach Cities Vein and Laser Center. A procedure known as “microphlebectomy” is a better option for an actress “trying to preserve her beauty,” he said. “You make tiny little incisions over the bulging varicose veins and take them out through those tiny little skin nicks. That’s different than stripping, which involves pulling out the entire length of the vein.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Recovery time is also much shorter, he says. The star’s upcoming schedule is extremely hectic, and friends are urging the mother of six to seek treatment as soon as possible, sources said. “Angie has so much international travel coming up … She also wants to squeeze in another trip to Cambodia before the end of the year,” revealed an insider. “Her doctors are begging her to make a decision now before she suffers more dire consequences than revealing a couple of unsightly veins on her legs!”
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