If by the end of the working day you regularly start to hurt you and swell your legs and vases in the form of "stars" blue-violet are visible on the skin, most likely you have the initial phase varicose veins.In this case, do not be afraid and, moreover, delay the visit to a phlebologist.Firstly, according to statistics, at the age of 20, about 17% of the Russia population suffers from venous insufficiency (i.e. they have the first prerequisites for the development of varicose veins) and this disorder is much more common than representatives of the strongest sex.And secondly, modern medicine has successfully learned to cope with varicose veinsAnd therefore, first consult a doctor, the more you have the possibility to avoid surgery and bypass only therapeutic treatment methods (medicines, ointment, wear special elastic linen).
What is the cause of the varicose veins, is it possible to avoid it and what treatment methods exist?
AS, Varicose veins - A condition in which peripheral veins (usually on the surface of the legs under the skin) are inflated and enveloping, acquiring the shape of swollen bluish grams.Very often, the varicose veins, accompanied by valve insufficiency and altered bloodstream, which, in turn, in the most advanced cases, leads to the occurrence of thromboembolia and thrombophlebitis (inflammation of the wall vein and clogging with a trombus).
According to scientists, the stimulating factors for the appearance of varicose veins can be: inheritance (if one of the relatives had a certain disease in the family), a strong increase (decrease) of body weight, a job associated with strong physical effort.In women, hormonal changes (for example, in adolescence), pregnancy and loads related to the body can become the causes of varicose disease.The venous system becomes particularly defenseless under the influence of physical and hormonal changes.Weaker is, the greater the probability of a violation of the flow of blood from the legs and the development of venous insufficiency.
Despite the high level of development of science and medicine, there are only three methods for the treatment of varicose veins.
Drug method
The patient is prescribed a drug course (only the attending physician can prescribe it, it is not advisable to do it alone).Before use, read the instructions for use carefully to be prepared for the side effects of the medicine (for example, sleepiness or dizziness) and check even if you have allergies to the chemicals that make it up.The drug method is used only in the early stages of varicose veins.
Sclerotherapy
The method of the method: a special drug is introduced into the painful vein with a syringe and a needle, leading to the formation of a thrombus, which, in turn, obstructs Vienna.The blood flow stops and the stagnation disappears.The sclerotherapy procedure is almost painless and lasts only 5-10 minutes.But with all the positive aspects of this method (i.e. the ability to do without surgery and associated consequences), sclerotherapy also has disadvantages: unfortunately, a focus of inflammation can occur when the drug enters the skin) and this method of treatment is generally contraindicated for patients with a greater allergic reaction.
Surgical removal of varicose veins
It is prescribed in the most extreme cases when other treatment methods are not suitable or the disease is too neglected.An operation is performed, during which a painful vein is removed through a small incision on the skin.Before the operation, you will have to undergo a Duplex or Triplex scan to ultrasound to identify the state of the venous system as a whole and the area operated in particular.
Like sclerotherapy, the surgical method allows you to transfer the load on the outflow of venous blood from the surface veins in depth, while surgery does not eliminate the cause of the disease, but eliminates only its consequences.Therefore, if after the operation a person does not follow the recommendations of a phlebologist, recurrences are possible.
Each of the treatment methods considered has serious contraindications, so the doctor should decide which option is suitable for you.To be completely confident in the correctness of the diagnosis and prescribed treatment, it is better to undergo an exam by several specialists at the same time.It is worth forgetting that it is increasingly easier to prevent the disease than to treat, therefore, if you do not want to suffer from sick veins, follow the simplest recommendations and therefore no varicose vein is terrible.
- If you think the legs are tired when you go home, sit in a comfortable chair and put your legs next to the chair so they are above the pelvis and the blood leaves them.
- Don't take a bath too hot: ships expand from this.
- Even wearing shoes with too high heels (above 8-10 cm) do not benefit.
- Follow the weight.
- Driving an active lifestyle, in moderate quantities they practice sports (for example, swimming, riding, cycling).