Many consider varicose veins as a cosmetic problem, because you can live with it for many years without feeling any deterioration . . . This opinion is erroneous, 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, protruding on the surface of the vein on the legs. Meanwhile, if this disease is ignored, it can lead to serious consequences and even to disability. According to researchers, from 10 to 30% of varicose veins end in disability.
But there is, as they say, and "good news. "At the early stage, varicose veins is easy to treat, and if subsequently regularly observed by the doctor and undergo preventive examinations, then relapses can be avoided. And for many years to maintain both beauty and the health of the legs.
What are you choosing? The answer is obvious . . .
What is varicose veins?
Varicose veins are vein disease, no other vessels are subject to her. It occurs if the prerequisites are created for excessive stretching of the venous walls. For example, standing or sitting work, long static legs, including sports, excess, hereditary predisposition and others. Since blood through the veins of the legs flows, overcoming the strength of severity, the work of the muscles of the lower extremities is necessary for normal blood flow. It is they, contracting, play the role of a kind of pump. If we sit or stand all day, then the muscles do not contract, and the blood movement slows down. This leads to the formation of venous stagnation.
An important role in the formation of varicose veins of the lower extremities is played by the condition of the valves. These are special "shutters" that are inside the vein and prevent the opposite flow of blood from top to bottom. If the valves are closed loosely, then the correct movement of blood is disturbed. As a result, the walls of the vein are extended even more, the risk of developing inflammatory diseases of the veins increases.
What will happen if the varicose veins are not treated?
"If you do not treat varicose veins, then the legs will become ugly and will hurt from time to time, " - such an erroneous opinion can often be heard from those who or not varicose veins, or it is expressed very weakly. Although. . .
As experts note, if you do not see on the feet of convincing blue veins, this does not mean that you do not have varicose veins. Vascular stars, blue capillaries appearing 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 severity of veins for varicose veins does not always clearly indicate the stage of the disease. The congenital features of the veins, such as the depth of the occurrence, the volume of the lumen, the thickness of the wall affect how quickly and to what extent the external manifestations of the disease arise. In any case, only 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 number of unpleasant consequences.
- The disease will constantly progress. Varicosis does not pass by itself, therefore, without proper therapy, the state of veins will gradually worsen. And this means that pain, swelling, convulsions will increase. Gradually, these unpleasant symptoms will become constant.
- Thrombophlebitis may develop. Stretching of the venous wall and stagnation of blood create the prerequisites for the formation of a thrombus - a blood clot in the lumen of the vessel. The consequences of thrombophlebitis are well known: this is either the complete closure of the lumen of the vein and the impaired blood circulation, or the separation of the thrombus and the blockage of other vessels, up to the pulmonary arteries.
- Another unpleasant complication of varicose veins is a trophic ulcer. Any violation of blood circulation sooner or later leads to a violation of the nutrition of surrounding tissues. That is why a non -healing wound can form on the limbs affected by varicose veins. In the absence of treatment, trophic ulcers themselves do not completely heal and can ultimately lead to gangrene.
You still think about whether it is worth treating varicose veins of the lower extremities? Of course, it is worth it.
What needs to be done to treat varicose veins?
In order to effectively cure varicose veins, it is necessary to take a few steps.
Step 1
Contact a specialized clinic. Vein diseases are recommended to be treated by a phlebologist. Only these experts will take into account all the features of the structure of the veins and offer optimal comprehensive treatment. Mono metodes do not always lead to complete getting rid of the disease.
Step 2
Take an ultrasound study. This is the "gold standard" of the diagnosis of veins, which is used around the world. This is the only way to evaluate the true state of blood vessels.
Step 3
Go through the recommended treatment in full. Doctors usually make up a comprehensive program. It may include, for example, laser treatment for removing large veins and sclerotherapy to remove smaller vessels. Do not neglect any of these procedures: it is in the complex that the complete removal of all affected veins is achieved and the risk of relapse is noticeably reduced.
Step 4
Follow all the recommendations of doctors. During the treatment and during the period after it you will be prescribed compression knitwear, which must be worn. Compression helps to establish venous blood flow, and also increases the effectiveness of therapeutic procedures.
Step 5
Prevention regularly. A visit to a phlebologist every six months will help to avoid relapse of varicose veins.