Varicose veins in the legs is known to people for a very long time: this diagnosis to their patients even in the "father" of modern medicine: Hippocrates, Galen and Paracelsus. But a general disease had a century and twenty-first, he continued to win new positions: according to the world health organization, in our days the signs of the disease in varying degrees, it is 66% of men and more than 80% of women living in developed countries. The predominance of female workers more than male due to the fact that nature is laid on the weaker sex of the responsibility for the bearing and birth of children, and also passion for the beautiful half of humanity stylish high heel shoes. Modern methods of treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities can help you to alleviate the condition without resorting to complex surgical procedures.
Why you should treat varicose veins
Varicose veins – a disease of the people, "standing" professions: sellers, hairdressers, workers behind the machine, surgeons and those whose official duties require prolonged static load on the lower limbs. In terms of static load is weakened venous valves regulate the in-and outflow of blood to this area of the body. As a result, the blood stagnates in the veins and thickens, stretching and deforming the walls of blood vessels – is a prerequisite for the emergence of varicose veins.
The process is slow, and the first sick person to believe that he had no varicose veins on the legs, if he does not see a strong swelling and protruding under the skin bumpy strands. But this pattern is only characteristic for a long time, when the only way to restore the normal appearance of the lower limbs becomes a surgical scalpel. However, the greatest danger of varicose veins is not that your feet hurt, swell and lose their appeal, covered with knotted vessels, protruding above the surface of the skin.
Causes stagnation of blood circulation, varicose veins cause the blood vessels of the legs blood clots – a dense clot, which is composed of red blood cells (blood cells). Over the blood clots spread throughout the body, penetrate the lungs, heart, brain, blocking the blood vessels supplying them with blood and leading to thromboembolism – blockage of the vascular lumen, which can become a serious illness:
- Myocardial infarction – death of tissue of the heart muscle due to lack of blood supply;
- Stroke – acute impairment of cerebral circulation, which leads to the death of brain cells;
- Gangrene – tissue necrosis.
Attention!
Any of the diseases described above, has the effect at least is difficult with the injury, up to death. So begins the varicose veins impossible in any case.
Go to the doctor the patient should at the first signs of the disease:
- Fatigue in the legs;
- Pulling pain in the legs, especially at the end of the day, or after exercise;
- Tingling feet is as "used";
- Small spider veins and "spider veins" on the surface of the skin of the foot;
- Spasms of the leg muscles (usually at night);
- Swelling in the legs.
If timely measures modern methods of treatment of varicose veins in the legs to prevent disease progression and reverse the process. Now it can be done without resorting to highly traumatic surgical operations, which were previously the only way to solve the problem. Doctors there are many treatments for varicose veins, can provide patients with the opportunity to return to a normal life.
Methods for the treatment of varicose veins
Often patients suffering from advanced forms of varicose vessels of the legs, especially women, are afraid of the operation and the rest after his scar, pulled the doctor last, bring the situation to the extreme. However, medicine, like all other disciplines, constantly evolving and daughter and grandchildren not need to be afraid, that varicose veins is treated in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers. Experts have come up with many effective therapeutic techniques – bezoperatsionnaya or so-called mini-invasive, i.e. does not require a deep cut. Among them, the most popularity of procedures such as:
- Sclerotherapy;
- Laser treatment;
- Radiofrequency ablation of the veins;
- Micro phlebectomy.
Each of these methods for the treatment of varicose veins modern I should tell you more.
Sclerotherapy
Procedures are performed in the stage of varicose veins when the affected vein is superficial, but not deep influence, of the drug, called a sclerosant, is injected into the affected varicose veins. This is done using a syringe or the micro-catheter – a thin tube, the diameter of which is smaller than the cross section of a human hair, where the doctor pierces the skin of the place where there is a noticeable affect of varicose veins vessels. Manipulation does not cause unpleasant sensations, sometimes accompanied by a feeling of light burning. Glue Sclerosant into the veins inside the wall, bringing him out of the circulatory system, as a result, he shrinks, diminishes and ceases to worry the patient, disappears from the surface of the skin. Therefore, when using the method is not only therapeutic, but also cosmetic effect.
The procedure lasts about half an hour, during which the doctor makes several injections into a vein punctures the skin. Generally, treatment method, sclerotherapy is not more than three such procedures, but sometimes, focusing on the patient's condition, the doctor decided to increase their number. One the second visit to the doctor should be at least a week.
Before the visit to the doctor, the patient should take a shower and within 2 days before and 2 days after the follow certain restrictions to ensure the success of treatment by this method:
- Do not smoke and do not drink alcohol;
- Stop blood-thinning drugs;
- Not to do hair removal not applicable skin cosmetic products;
- Not to come to the office hungry – should eat half an hour before the procedure.
Complications results the method of sclerotherapy does not usually arise, but is sometimes observed:
- Itching at the injection site, which disappears within 2 hours after injection;
- The pain can last up to three days;
- Peeling of the skin stops after 10-12 days.
Very rare (1 in a thousand) there may be inflammation of the veins – thrombophlebitis.
At the end of the course of treatment with this method, you need to:
- During the week to avoid the strengthened load on the foot.
- Two weeks is not take a hot bath and a hot shower;
- Two and a half months not to go to the bath;
- Do not sit or stand for long periods of time.
Important!
Sclerotherapy-the procedure is to organise a professional doctor, so you need to seek help only in specialized medical institutions. Upon completion of the course, you will need medical supervision during the month.
Laser
Laser treatment is another way to treat varicose veins without surgery. Among its advantages are the following:
- I took the treatment laser beam does not require incision and leaves no traces on the skin surface of the foot;
- The process is virtually painless – a rather low under local anesthesia;
- The procedure takes only a few minutes;
- The patient's recovery so that bloodless surgery is very fast.
The Laser unit generates radiation of waves of a certain length, which passes through the venous blood, to produce heat and "seals" the sick inside the ship. As a result, he is excluded from blood flow and blood circulation to continue the deep veins and collateral – small side vessels. Take the load, they begin to develop and in a few days, the size of the remote ship.
The procedure is performed under local anesthesia by injecting into the vein through a puncture of the skin of the foot the laser light guide tip, which is a microscopic lens, ensuring the bar distribution uniform coagulation (sealing) of Vienna. Manipulation works for 30 minutes, after which patients can immediately return to normal life.
Contraindications to the use of treatment of varicose veins laser treatment is during pregnancy and lactation. The procedure is contraindicated during exacerbation of the basic disease, a tendency to form blood clots, inflammation of the skin in the area of laser application, low blood clotting.
Radio frequency ablation
This non-surgical method for the treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities began to use relatively recently – only about ten years ago. It is widespread in the united states and Western Europe, in Russia, the same method was three years ago, and although is rarely used. The main reason is the high cost of the equipment necessary for examination and treatment.
This procedure gives a wonderful effect in the treatment of varicose veins in the legs. It is appreciated by both professionals and patients. The method is largely similar to the laser through an incision in the skin, the doctor inserts the patient's lumen of the vessel RF-wave tube, that seals the vessel radiation of radio-waves. Outside the bloodstream Vienna with time is replaced by connective tissue. Contraindications, other than those specified laser therapy, is a patient of the atherosclerosis and severe degrees of obesity.
The positive side of the method compared to conventional surgery for varicose veins in the legs are:
- Much less negative feelings for the patient.
- Strong performance has a positive effect on the method lasts for several years.
- Low probability of complications – according to statistics, they occur only in three patients out of a hundred that were made.
Important! Very important is the expertise of the doctor performing the manipulation of this method. The patient is recommended to pay special attention to this matter prior to treatment.
Micro-phlebectomy
This is another advanced minimally invasive procedure, which is a micro surgical procedure where the doctor removes the diseased vessel under the skin through a microscopic incision using a special hook. Next, the affected varicose veins area is cut out and the healthy part of the vessel is sewn together.
After surgery, the patient's skin are very small scars, which are impossible to see with the naked eye. Sometimes the incision looks like a hematoma, which disappears in two weeks. During the recovery period (1-2 months – exact dates depend on the amount of use the veins), the patient must wear a compression garment and avoid strenuous exercise. The rest of the patients undergoing surgery, one can live a normal life.
Provided real-time help, modern medicine offers many ways to treat varicose veins in the legs, which makes it possible to solve this problem as little harm as possible to the patient. Make the right choice of method the patient will help the doctor after the appropriate surveys.