Varicose veins of the legs is known by the people, for a long time: this diagnosis to their patients even the "fathers" of modern medicine: Hippocrates, Galen and Paracelsus. But the most widespread disease received in the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century, continues to win new positions: according to the world health organization, in our days the signs of the disease in different degrees, 66% of men and more than 80% of women who live in developed countries. The predominance of women employees over men due to the fact that nature is laid on the weaker sex the responsibilities for bearing and birth of children and also the passion of the beautiful half of humanity to elegant high-heel shoes. The modern methods of treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs allow you to alleviate the condition without resorting to complex surgical intervention.
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 professional duties require prolonged static load on the lower extremities. In conditions of static load are weakened venous valves regulate the entry and exit of blood in this area of the body. As a result, the blood in the veins stagnates and thickens, stretching and deforming the walls of the blood vessels – are prerequisites for the appearance of varicose veins.
The process is slow, and in a first moment the patient believes that he had no varicose veins on the legs, if you don't see a strong swelling and protruding under the skin bumpy threads. But this pattern is only characteristic for an advanced stage when the only means to restore a normal appearance of the lower limbs becomes a surgical scalpel. However, the main danger of varicose veins is not that of feet hurt, swell and lose its appeal, covered with knotted blood vessels, which protrude above the surface of the skin.
Cause the stagnation of blood flow, varicose veins, making the blood vessels of the legs blood clots dense clots composed of erythrocytes (blood cells). More of clots of blood spread throughout the body, penetrate the lungs, heart, brain, block the blood vessels supplying them with blood and leading to thromboembolism – obstruction of the lumen vascular, which can prove to be serious pathology:
- Myocardial infarction – death of tissue of the heart muscle due to lack of blood supply;
- Stroke – acute impairment of the circulation to the brain which leads to death of brain cells;
- Gangrene – necrosis of tissue.
Attention!
Any of the diseases described above, has the effect of at least disability, with a maximum of death. To start varicose veins impossible in any case.
To go to the doctor and the patient in the first signs of the disease are:
- Weariness of the legs;
- Pulling pain in the legs, especially at the end of the day, or after exercise;
- Tingling in the leg is like "pass";
- Small spider veins and "spider veins" on the surface of the skin of the feet;
- Cramps the muscles of the legs (usually at night);
- Swelling of the legs.
If timely measures adopted modern methods of treatment of varicose veins in the legs prevent the progression of the disease and reverse the process. Now it can be done without having to go through a very traumatic surgical operations, which were previously the only way to solve the problem. Doctors there are many treatment procedures for varicose veins, able to provide the patient the possibility of returning to normal life.
Methods of treatment of varicose veins
Often patients who suffer with advanced varicose veins and the vessels of the legs, especially women, are afraid of the operation and the rest after her scars, she pulled the doctor to the last, to bring the situation to the extreme. However, medicine, like all other disciplines, constantly evolving and daughters and grandchildren do not have to fear that the varicose veins will be treated in the same way that their mothers and grandmothers. The experts have invented many effective therapeutic techniques – bezoperatsionnaya or the so-called minimally invasive, that is to say, do not require deep surgery. Among them the most popularity of procedures such as:
- Sclerotherapy;
- The laser treatment;
- Ablation by radiofrequency of veins;
- Microphlebectomy.
Each of these methods of treatment of varicose veins modern methods, I say more.
Sclerotherapy
For procedures performed at the stage of varicose veins when the affected vein is superficial, but not deep affected, the drug, called sclerosant, is injected into the affected varicose veins. This is done by using a syringe or micro-catheter – a tube, the diameter of which is smaller than the cross section of a human hair, which the doctor pierces the skin in the place where there is a noticeable affected by the varicose vessel. The manipulation does not cause unpleasant sensations, sometimes accompanied by a sensation of light burning. Glue Sclerosant to the vein wall from the inside, bringing the outside of the circulatory system, as a result of this, she shrinks, diminishes and ceases to worry the patient, disappear from the surface of the skin. Therefore, when using the method is not only therapeutic, but also cosmetic effect.
The procedure takes about half an hour, during which the doctor makes several injections into a vein through punctures in the skin. Usually the treatment using the method of sclerotherapy, is not more than three of these procedures, but, sometimes, focusing on the condition of the patient, the doctor decides to increase their number. From one to another visit to the doctor should be at least a week.
Before the visit with the doctor, the patient should take a bath and after 2 days before and 2 days after complying with certain restrictions to ensure the success of treatment by this method:
- Not smoking and not drinking alcohol;
- To stop taking blood-thinning medications;
- Not to make the depilation, do not apply to the skin cosmetic products;
- Not to come to the office hungry – should eat for half an hour before the procedure.
Complications in the result of the method of sclerotherapy does not usually arise, but is sometimes observed:
- Itching at the injection site, which disappears after 2 hours after the injection;
- The pain can last up to three days;
- The skin peeling stops after 10-12 days.
Very rare (1 in thousands of euros) there may be inflammation of the veins – thrombophlebitis.
At the end of the treatment course with this method you need:
- During the week, to avoid further strengthened the burden on the legs.
- Two weeks is not to take a hot bath and a hot shower;
- Two and a half months not to go to the toilet;
- Do not sit or stand for long periods of time.
Important!
Procedure sclerotherapy must have a professional doctor, so it is necessary to seek help only in specialized medical institutions. At the end of the course, they need medical supervision during the month.
Laser
Laser therapy is another method of treatment of varicose veins without surgery. Among its advantages are the following:
- Vein treatment laser beam does not require any incisions and leaves no trace on the surface of the skin of the feet;
- The process is painless, quite superficial local anesthesia;
- The procedure takes only a few minutes;
- The patient recovery after a bloodless surgery is very fast.
The laser unit generates radiation of waves of a certain length, which passes through the venous blood, generates heat and "seals" the sick ship from the inside. As a result, he is excluded from blood flow and the circulation of the blood continues in the deep veins and a guarantee of a small band of ships. Take the load, they begin to develop and some days to reach the size of another ship.
The procedure is performed under local anesthesia by injecting into vein through a puncture in the skin of the feet laser light guide at the tip which has a microscopic lens, ensuring the beam distribution uniform coagulation (sealing) of Vienna. The manipulation has a duration of 30 minutes, after which the patient can return immediately to normal life.
The contraindications for the use of the treatment of varicose veins with laser treatment of pregnancy and lactation. The procedure is contraindicated during the exacerbation of the comorbidities, tendency to form blood clots, inflammation of the skin in the area of laser application, low blood clotting.
The ablation by radiofrequency
This non-surgical method of treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities began to use relatively recently – only about ten years old. It is very widespread in the United States and in Western Europe, in Russia the same way they were three years ago, and although used infrequently. The main reason is the high cost of the equipment needed for the exam and therapy.
This procedure gives a wonderful effect in the treatment of varicose veins of the legs. He appreciate both the professionals and the patients. The method is largely similar to the laser through an incision in the skin, the doctor inserts the patient into the lumen of the vas RF waveguide that is attached to the container to the radiation of radio waves. The excluded into the bloodstream of Vienna with time is replaced by connective tissue. Contraindications, other than those specified for the laser treatment, is a patient of the atherosclerosis and severe degrees of obesity.
The positive side of the use of the method with respect to conventional surgery for varicose veins of the legs are:
- Much less negative feelings for the patient.
- A strong performance is a positive effect of the method has a duration of several years.
- Low probability of complications – according to statistics, occur in only three patients out of a hundred that was subjected to the procedure.
Important! Very important is the experience of doctor who performs the manipulation for this method. The patient is recommended to pay special attention to this aspect of the matter before the treatment.
Micro-phlebectomy
This is another advanced minimally invasive procedure, which is a microsurgical procedure in which the doctor removes the diseased vessel under the skin through a microscopic incision using a hook. Next, the affected varicose veins of the area of the cut-off and the healthy part of the vessel are stitched together.
After the surgery the skin of the patient are very small scars that are impossible to see with the naked eye. Sometimes the incision appears hematoma, which disappears within two weeks. During the recovery period (1-2 months – specific dates are dependent on the number of operated in the veins), the patient must wear a compression garment and avoid strenuous exercise. The rest of the patients subjected to surgery, one can lead normal way of life.
Provided timely assistance, the modern medicine offers many ways to treat varicose veins in the legs, which allows to solve this problem with the least harm to the patient. Make the right choice of method that the patient will help the physician after appropriate surveys.