Many people see varicose veins as a cosmetic problem because it can live with it for many years without any deterioration. . . This opinion is wrong and sometimes dangerous. Why treat the varicose veins and how to do this correctly?
Why is varicose disease dangerous?
For many varicos, they are simply ugly, protruding on the surface of the legs. Meanwhile, if this disease is ignored, it can lead to serious consequences and even disability. According to the researchers, 10-30% of the varicose ends with disabilities.
But there is, as they say, and "good news". In the early stages, the varicose veins are easy to treat, and if the physician will then regularly monitor and take a preventive exams, relapse can be avoided. And for many years to maintain the health of beauty and legs.
What do you choose? The answer is obvious. . .
What are the varicos?
Varicosis is venous venous disease, and other vessels are not subject to it. This occurs when the prerequisites for excessive stretching of venous walls are created. For example, standing or sitting work, long static legs, including sports, excess, hereditary predisposition and others. Because the blood flows through the veins of the legs, overcoming the strength of severity, the work of the lower limbs is required for normal blood flow. They, contracts, play a kind of pump. If we sit or stand all day, the muscles do not contract and blood movement slows down. This leads to venous stagnation.
The condition of the valves plays an important role in the formation of varicose veins of the lower limbs. These are special "shutters" that are in the vein and prevent the blood from the opposite flow from above to down. If the valves are loosely locked, the correct movement of the blood is disturbed. As a result, the vein walls are further extended and the risk of developing inflammatory diseases of the veins increases.
What will happen if the varicose veins are not treated?
"If you do not handle varicoosis veins, the legs will be ugly and will hurt from time to time" - - such a false opinion is often heard from those who are varicose or very poorly expressed. Bar. . .
As experts note, if you do not see the leg of the convincing blue veins, this does not mean that there is no varicose veins. Vascular stars, blue capillaries on the skin can also indicate the presence of the lower limbs. And the sooner the treatment begins, the more effective it will be.
The second important point is that the degree of severity of varicose veins does not always indicate the stage of the disease. The congenital properties of the veins, such as the depth of the occurrence, the volume of the lumen, and the thickness of the wall affect how quickly and to what extent the external manifestations of the disease occur. In any case, only the flebologist can tell the extent of the varicose development after the ultrasound of the veins.
Lack of treatment for varicosity threatens many unpleasant consequences.
- The disease is constantly evolving. Varicosis itself does not pass, so without proper treatment, the condition of the veins gradually deteriorates. And that means that pain, swelling, cramps grow. Gradually, these unpleasant symptoms will be constant.
- Thromboflebitis can develop. Stretching the venous wall and stagnation of blood creates prerequisites for the formation of a thrombus - a blood clot in the lumen of the vessel. The consequences of thromboflebitis are well known: this is the complete closure of the vein lumen and the harvesting of the blood circulation, or the separation of the thrombus and obstruction of other blood vessels to the lung arteries.
- Another unpleasant complication of varicose veins is tropical ulcer. Sooner or later a violation of blood circulation leads to a violation of the nutrition of the surrounding tissues. That is why a non -healing wound can develop on the limbs affected by varicos. In the absence of treatment, trophy ulcers themselves do not heal completely and eventually lead to gangrene.
Do you still think about treating the lower limbs varicoosus? Of course it's worth it.
What to do to treat varicose veins?
A few steps should be taken to effectively cure varicos.
Step 1
Contact a special clinic. Venous diseases are recommended to treat it by a flebologist. Only these experts take into account all the characteristics of the structure of the veins and offer optimal comprehensive treatment. Mono methods do not always lead to getting rid of the disease.
Step 2
Do an ultrasound examination. This is a "golden standard" for diagnosing veins, which are used from all over 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 form a comprehensive program. This may include, for example, laser treatment to remove large blood vessels and sclerotherapy to remove smaller blood vessels. Do not ignore one of these procedures: the complex is available to complete the total removal of all affected veins and the risk of relapse is noticeably reduced.
Step 4
Follow all the doctors' recommendations. During the treatment and during the period that should be prescribed, compression knitwear, which should be worn. Compression promotes the determination of venous blood flow and also increases the effectiveness of therapeutic procedures.
Step 5
Regular prevention. Visiting a flebologist every six months helps to avoid the decline of the varicos.