Varicose veins - a widespread disease, occurring in 30% of women and 10% of men, and each year the disease "younger". In the initial stages of varicose veins cannot be felt by the patient, but over time they appear first unpleasant bells in the form of swelling, spider veins, cramps, pain in the calf muscles. If not immediately implemented for the prevention and treatment of varicose veins, the legs will look like to the visible eye knotty veins.
Causes of varicose veins
The causes of varicose veins include:
- Hereditary factor;
- The lack of movement;
- Hormonal failure in the body;
- Long-term static load;
- Smoking;
- Pregnancy;
- Injuries of the lower extremities;
- Lifting weights.
The most susceptible to varicose veins of the lower extremities people who are at their work all day long standing on your feet for long periods of time sitting at a computer or spend time driving. This is due to the fact that it is in a sitting position in the vein is partially compressed and the blood flow through them slows. This causes the varicose veins of the lower extremities.
The mechanism of the occurrence of the
The task of veins is to carry away from the cells and organs of the spent blood back into the lungs that is saturated with oxygen. To push blood in the heart and lungs the veins are not able to cope with this task helps them with the following systems:
- Venous valves, which represent the growths of the inner lining in the veins play the role of a regulator in one direction of the traffic. Due to their appropriate working to the back flow of blood impossible. Because valves need to lift the blood at fairly high altitudes, resistant to earth's gravity, nature is the thought of a triple venous system. With this load between the venous systems in the body is redistributed.
- Muscle pumps. The muscular layer of the veins is poorly developed, therefore, aid in pushing the blood in the heart and lungs are located in the thickness of the skeletal muscle. They are contracting, squeeze the vein, and the blood goes to the organs.
Disorders in the muscle pump and the valves, which leads to the increased load on the deep veins. Not coping with the increased load of deep vein tolerate the leading role of the subcutaneous veins, which gradually spread, causing disease, varicose veins (varicose veins).
It turned out that the varicose veins of the lower extremities is a chronic disease that increases the diameter of blood vessels, the blood stagnates in them, the walls of the blood vessels become thinner, they appear the nodes. Varicose veins of the lower extremities of the damaged veins protrude through the skin.
The prevention of varicose veins
When the first signs of varicose veins is necessary to take into account some simple rules that will help prevent further development of varicose veins.
- Hot baths, saunas, sun activity of patients with varicose veins is contraindicated. High temperatures lower the tone of the veins cause stasis of blood;
- The fight against physical inactivity. With the help of regular exercise can improve blood circulation and strengthen the veins. With this purpose are shown, swimming, fitness, running slowly;
- When sitting your legs should not lie to one another, because in this way the veins are compressed and blood flow is disrupted;
- In the fight against excess weight. A person with excess weight is increased blood volume and tension in the legs, which in combination causes varicose veins;
- Do not wear socks with tight bands and tight shoes and high heels;
- Alternate loads, do not stay long in sitting and standing;
- In the morning, do exercises for your feet and a light self-massage of the feet (only in the case that there is only a predisposition to varicose veins of the lower extremities, but without clinical signs!!!);
- More walking barefoot on grass and sand;
- Do not get carried away strong coffee and tea;
- While watching TELEVISION or reading, place the feet above the head. You can use the cushion or is twisted out of the blanket cylinder.
Treatment of varicose veins
Varicose veins are not only reduces the quality of life for the patient, but may cause fatal outcome. It is therefore not necessary to start the disease at its first signs, that would go to the clinic for the treatment of varicose veins.
In our days in clinics using state of the art methods of treatment of varicose veins, including sclerotherapy, to avoid surgery for varicose veins. Doctors of the most modern laboratories and the latest devices (ultrasonic Doppler, ultrasonic duplex scanning) and effective medicines, which enables you to achieve amazing results in the treatment of varicose veins.
Treatment of varicose veins folk remedies
Can be useful for the infusion of nettle and acacia flowers, taken before each meal and baths of birch leaves, nettle, and burdock (not hot).
Vein treatment on legs folk remedies only after consulting with a physician and ONLY in addition to the medicines prescribed by the specialist.
Treatment of varicose veins medications
The treatment of varicose veins includes the use of drugs vein toning in the form of gels and ointments. To improve the functioning of the drug showed that wearing a compression stocking and socks, which gently compress the body, without the constriction the veins.
However, the drug, in the treatment of varicose veins on the legs does not eliminate the varicose veins, but only reduces the clinical manifestations of the disease, prevention of thrombosis (acute inflammatory diseases, which require treatment in hospital).
In addition to the use of drugs your doctor may recommend treatment lymphatic drainage, after which subside swelling, improve lymphatic flow in the legs. The only thing to remember is the effect of the massage lasts a long time (two months).
Sclerotherapy
Surgical intervention with varicose veins of the lower extremities has shown, is not for everyone. Today, in many clinics practice often used to treat varicose veins without surgery. The safest and most effective method today is sclerotherapy.
Sclerotherapy is a non-invasive method where in the affected vein injected a special drug. The medicine to destroy the top layer of the vein, leads to its connection. In a year and a half, which are glued to the Vienna resorbed, transfer function assumes the healthy veins.
Drug selected the doctor based on the studies and depending on the status of each individual patient. In order to achieve the effect you need 3 to 6 sessions. The results will be visible after 2 - 8 weeks.
Unfortunately, this procedure does not shows all patients who suffer from varicose veins. You should consult with an experienced doctor, as the inappropriate use of this method can lead to recanalization (re-establishing blood flow through the veins) of the veins and the impact of this process will be zero.
Treatment of varicose veins without surgery is possible with the use of the drug, in the form of a microfoam. This technique is called Foam-form sclerotherapy. And it has been used successfully in clinics for the treatment of varicose veins.
In addition, the procedure sclerotherapy is equipped with the use of an ultrasound scanner in which the doctor controls the movement of the needle and the even distribution of medicinal products. Therapeutic effect for the varicose veins to achieve good effects and significantly reduces the risk of complications.
Surgery for varicose veins
In some cases varicose veins the doctor recommends surgery. Do not be afraid, because today, such operations put on stream and postoperative complications occur very rarely.
In the treatment of varicose veins operations are performed using local tumescent anesthesia. The patient during surgery is in the mind and after the surgery can leave the hospital in 2 hours. Depending on the operations carried out under General anesthesia, the surgery of this type does not cause intoxication and reduces the likelihood of bruising. You can do the surgery under General anesthesia (medication to sleep).
Surgical intervention in the treatment of varicose disease is of several types:
- Short Flaking;
- Intravascular laser coagulation;
- Endoscopic division.
The optimal method is selected the doctor after a thorough examination and take the necessary test.
Choice of clinic is important!
They say: "Health cannot be purchased". However, this statement is not entirely true. When faced with a problem, people start searching for clinics where they will provide professional help. And here not the last role is played by the cost of services.
Prices for services in hospitals depends on the qualification of doctors, equipment and medicines.
If you want to save your health and fulfilling life - is not the best choice. Too often, experts some health centres are to correct errors by other doctors. But these errors indicate to the patient the additional cost of spent nerves and failing health. Health is worth it, to him it was the best professionals.