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[Dr SHRADDHEY KATIYAR @Wegiveyouhealt1]

Toe Hair: A Small Clue About Metabolic Health

Toe hair looks trivial, but clinically it can tell a story.

Hair follicles need oxygen, nutrients, and hormonal signals to stay active. The toes sit at the very end of the circulatory system, so they receive blood last. When circulation or metabolism begins to struggle, distal tissues like the toes often show the earliest changes.

Doctors have long used this observation at the bedside. Loss of toe hair can appear in conditions where blood flow or metabolic signaling is impaired.

Several mechanisms are involved:
1.Vascular health: Small arteries in the feet are sensitive to damage from smoking, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation. Reduced nitric oxide and endothelial dysfunction decrease blood flow to hair follicles.
2.Metabolic disorders: Insulin resistance gradually injures micro-circulation, leading to cold feet, dry skin, slower healing, and reduced hair growth.
3.Thyroid function: Low thyroid activity lowers metabolic rate and skin blood flow, often producing cold extremities and thinning body hair.
4.Hormonal balance: Androgens support body hair growth. Reduced androgen signaling can make distal hair disappear earlier.

Toe hair loss alone means little. Genetics matter.

But when it appears with cold feet, numbness, weak pulses, or delayed healing, it can be an early peripheral sign that circulation and metabolism need attention.

[VSI journal IJVES @vsijournalijves]

Welcoming 2026 with the latest issue of IJVES (Vol 12, Issue 4).
Grateful to authors, reviewers & the editorial team.
Wishing everyone a healthy New Year. @EJVES_ESVS @svs @JVascSurg @JVascSurgCIT @World_fvs
#HappyNewYear2026 #IJVES
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[Vascular Society of India (VSI) 🇮🇳 @Vascular_India]

Your arteries deserve care too.🦵❤️
Prevention of Pheripheral Artery Disease:
: Quit Smoking
: Exercise reguraly
: Healthy diet
: Maintain a healthy weight
: Manage chronic conditions

#PeripheralArteryDisease #VascularHealth #HealthyArteries #VSI #Vascularsocietyofindia

[VSI journal IJVES @vsijournalijves]

🎥 Grateful to have @ShashiTharoor lend his voice to the #AmputationFreeIndia campaign of @Vascular_India — a call to protect limbs through early diagnosis and timely vascular care.
Let’s work together for a future where every limb is saved. 🩸
#savelegs #clti #amputation

[JVS-Cases Innovations and Techniques @JVascSurgCIT]

💡🔄 Rethinking dialysis access. The SHIVAT arteriovenous port offers a needle-free system as an alternative to AVFs showing safety & feasibility in preclinical testing. Potential to reduce pain, simplify care & lower infection risk.
👉 https://t.co/0EmY5k5ikJ #VascularAccess

[Miroslav P. Peev, MD FACS FACC @miro_peev]

…Our NOVEL University of Chicago Thoracoabdominal technique is about to revolutionize the field…split body circulation, maintain constant body and brain perfusion…..stay tuned…paper and formal presentation is coming….@UChicagoMed @uchicagosurgery

[Vascular Society of India (VSI) 🇮🇳 @Vascular_India]

Blocked carotid arteries can silently lead to stroke. If you feel dizziness, numbness, or trouble speaking—act fast! Early diagnosis can save lives.
As part of Vascular Awareness Week (Aug 3–9), Vascular Society of India urges you to stay aware, stay safe.
#VascularAwarenessWeek

[Ezhilan @Dr_Ezhilan]

திராவிடம் என்ன செய்தது?

[Roy christo @Roychristo7]

@ChengaziMD @CHICKVIR @t_intheleadcoat @AustinBourgeois @Dr_Sudi @DeepBlueDoc21 @iRadRock @IR_Doctor @keithppereira @_backtable @LessneVIR What balloons did u use for it sir ?

[Roy christo @Roychristo7]

@ricabergerMD @Thomaz731 Hi sir I'm vascular resident from India ... A query who did u arrive at the diagnosis ? Is the first pic represents dynamic arteriography ?

[Roy christo @Roychristo7]

@karananandpara @BhaveshPopat7 @rohankhadtare @iRadRock @Guiro_IRad @keithppereira @Applied_Rad @IR_Juniors @SriniTummala @t_intheleadcoat @TheRealDoctorOs @SDhandMD Access to lumbar artery sir ? How did u cannulate the specific lumbar artery ?

[Vascular Society of India (VSI) 🇮🇳 @Vascular_India]

Merry Christmas! Wishing you a joyful holiday season filled with love, peace, and happiness. May your heart be warmed by the magic of Christmas and the joy of being surrounded by loved ones. 🎄✨
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#MerryChristmas #ChristmasJoy #HolidaySeason #FestiveVibes #ChristmasMagic

[Timo T Soderlund @ADsept19]

Merry Christmas to all aortic surgeons, of all faiths and nations. I deeply admire and respect your dedication to saving lives—your hands truly perform miracles, touching hearts and aortas in the most profound way. Thank you for your tireless commitment to this extraordinary work. This sentiment was my heartfelt conclusion at the #NanjingAorticSymposium. Wishing you all peace and joy this season. #MerryChristmas

[Alan Lumsden, MD, CV Chairman/Director @AlanLumsdenMD]

120, 000 Subscribers and over 20 million views. Across the US, around the world and to underserved communities. Free high quality cardiovascular education courtesy of DeBakey education.

[Roy christo @Roychristo7]

@karananandpara @BhaveshPopat7 @rohankhadtare @IR_Juniors @iRadPulse @_backtable @ETF_IRtrainees @cirsesociety @SIRspecialists @SIRRFS @SIR_ECS There was no reformation in pta sir but still u proceeded with pta and arch plasty ?

[Karan Manoj Anandpara @karananandpara]

Case 97: with @BhaveshPopat7 @rohankhadtare Dr Vatsal A
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CLI, heel wound; PTA/plantar arch disease/occlusion; PTA/plantar arch plasty 2.5mm; images 👇
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#irad #vasculartwitter #MedTwitter #meded @IR_Juniors @iRadPulse @_backtable @ETF_IRtrainees @cirsesociety

[VSI journal IJVES @vsijournalijves]

🩺 Can a vegetable save a limb? 🌍 The Badinjal Sign – a critical observation in dark-skinned patients where limb ischemia presents as a purplish hue, like an aubergine (brinjal). An interesting read from 🇴🇲 -
Download link https://t.co/hwnLvwsxfu
#MedTwitter #MedX

[VSI journal IJVES @vsijournalijves]

Weekend spotlight 🌟🌟-
🔬 A Rare Cause of Peripheral Vascular Disease!
Discover this unique case of Monckeberg’s Medial Arteriosclerosis leading to critical limb ischemia in the current edition if IJVES CInI
Download full text - https://t.co/zM8uFokvvf
#MedTwitter #vascular

[Joanelle Lugo, MD @jzlugo]

Tell me you’re the intern on vascular surgery without telling me you’re the intern on vascular surgery @nyu_vascsurgery

[Dr Himanshu Verma @VarenyamVasc]

Fr everyone trying to put left IJ line - specially Permacth- this little detail can save some life someday @VascularSVS @FutureVascSurgn @kidneydelhi @AVATAROrg @JVascSurgCIT @EJVES_ESVS