Many consider varicose veins as a cosmetic problem, because they can live with it for many years without feeling any deterioration. . . This opinion is wrong and sometimes dangerous. Why do varicose veins need to be treated and how to do it correctly?
Why is varicose disease dangerous?
For many varicose veins, these are simply ugly, which stand out on the surface of the vein on the legs. Meanwhile, if this disease is ignored, it can lead to serious consequences and even disability. According to researchers, 10 to 30% of varicose veins end in disability.
But there are, as they say, and "good news. "In the early stage, varicose veins are easy to treat, and if subsequently observed by the doctor and undergo preventive exams, relapses can be avoided. And for many years to maintain both beauty and leg health.
What are you choosing? The answer is obvious. . .
What are varicose veins?
Varicose veins are vein disease, there are no other vessels subject to it. It occurs if the previous requirements are created for excessive stretching of venous walls. For example, work or sitting work, long static legs, which include sports, excess, hereditary predisposition and others. Since blood through the veins of the legs flows, overcoming the force of gravity, the work of the lower extremities muscles is necessary for normal blood flow. They are, hiring, play the role of a kind of bomb. If we sit or stop all day, the muscles do not contract, and the movement of the blood slows down. This leads to the formation of venous stagnation.
The condition of the valves plays an important role in the formation of the varicose veins of the lower extremities. These are special "blinds" that are inside the vein and avoid the opposite flow of blood from top to bottom. If the valves are freely closed, then the correct blood movement is altered. As a result, the walls of the vein extend even more, increases the risk of developing inflammatory veins.
What will happen if varicose veins are not treated?
"If you do not treat the varicose veins, then the legs will become ugly and will hurt from time to time, " a wrong opinion of those who or not varicose veins, or expresses itself very weakly is heard. Although. . .
As experts point out, if you do not see in the feet of the convincing blue veins, this does not mean that you do not have varicose veins. Vascular stars, blue capillaries that appear on the skin can also indicate the presence of varicose veins of the lower extremities. And the sooner the treatment begins, the more effective it will be.
The second important point: the degree of gravity of the veins for varicose veins does not always clearly indicate the stage of the disease. The congenital characteristics of the veins, such as the depth of the occurrence, the volume of light, the thickness of the wall affect the speed and to what extent the external manifestations of the disease arise. In any case, only the phlebologist can say about the degree of development of varicose veins after an ultrasound of the veins.
The lack of treatment for varicose veins threatens with a series of unpleasant consequences.
- The disease will constantly progress. Varicosis does not pass by itself, therefore, without proper therapy, the state of the veins will gradually worsen. And this means that pain, swelling, seizures will increase. Little by little, these unpleasant symptoms will become constant.
- Thrombophlebitis can develop. The stretch of the venous wall and the stagnation of the blood create the previous requirements for the formation of a thrombus, a clot of blood in the vessel light. The consequences of thrombophlebitis are well known: this is the complete closure of the vein light and the deteriorated blood circulation, or the separation of the thrombus and the blocking of other vessels, to the pulmonary arteries.
- Another unpleasant complication of varicose veins is a trophic ulcer. Any violation of the blood circulation sooner or later leads to a violation of the nutrition of the surrounding tissues. That is why a unded wound can be formed in the limbs affected by varicose veins. In the absence of treatment, trophic ulcers do not heal completely and, ultimately, can lead to gangrene.
Do you still think if it is worth treating the varicose veins of the lower extremities? Of course, it is worth it.
What to do to treat varicose veins?
To effectively cure varicose veins, it is necessary to take some steps.
Step 1
Contact a specialized clinic. It is recommended that veins diseases be treated by a phlebologist. Only these experts will take into account all the characteristics of the structure of the veins and offer an optimal comprehensive treatment. Mono methods do not always lead to get rid of the disease.
Step 2
Take an ultrasound study. This is the "gold standard" of the diagnosis of veins, which is used throughout the world. This is the only way to evaluate the true state of blood vessels.
Step 3
Check the recommended treatment in its entirety. Doctors generally form a comprehensive program. It may include, for example, laser treatment to remove large veins and sclerotherapy to eliminate smaller vessels. Do not neglect any of these procedures: it is in the complex that the complete elimination of all affected veins is achieved and the risk of relapse is significantly reduced.
Step 4
Follow all the recommendations of doctors. During the treatment and during the subsequent period, compression knitted clothes will be prescribed, which must be used. Compression helps establish venous blood flow and also increases the effectiveness of therapeutic procedures.
Step 5
Prevention regularly. A visit to a phlegologist every six months will help avoid the relapse of varicose veins.