A resident of The Villages®, FL, Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran is a dermatology specialist with over two decades of experience as a medical practitioner. Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran leads Village Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery as the owner and medical director. His team treats various skin conditions such as stasis dermatitis.
Stasis dermatitis is a skin disorder that affects the lower extremities (legs), caused by poor blood circulation. Patients with underlying medical conditions like hypertension or congestive heart failure are more prone to stasis dermatitis. Inadequate blood flow and pooling due to leaky valves in the lower legs causes the disorder.
Individuals impacted by stasis dermatitis will notice visible signs. The lack of oxygen turns the skin into a deeper, duskier tone, and it becomes scaly. The accumulation of blood and fluid retention causes swelling. Blood leaks into the tissue and discolors the skin.
Itchy and open sores are two other symptoms. Untreated stasis dermatitis causes open sores.
Stasis dermatitis is a skin disorder that affects the lower extremities (legs), caused by poor blood circulation. Patients with underlying medical conditions like hypertension or congestive heart failure are more prone to stasis dermatitis. Inadequate blood flow and pooling due to leaky valves in the lower legs causes the disorder.
Individuals impacted by stasis dermatitis will notice visible signs. The lack of oxygen turns the skin into a deeper, duskier tone, and it becomes scaly. The accumulation of blood and fluid retention causes swelling. Blood leaks into the tissue and discolors the skin.
Itchy and open sores are two other symptoms. Untreated stasis dermatitis causes open sores.
