How to treat varicose veins

Varicose veins – a common disease, characterized by increased vascular lumen, infringement of work of the valve apparatus and the formation of a reverse flow of blood. The pathologic process may be localized in different places, so that the types of diseases are several:

• esophageal varices;
• veins in the rectum (hemorrhoids);
• varicose veins of the pelvis;
• varicose veins are the seed of the umbilical cord (varicocele);
• the lower extremities veins.

The most common is considered as varicose veins of the legs. Some estimates have them suffer more than 30 % of the population, with a higher proportion of women. Varicose veins on the legs – it's not only ugly speakers in the vein, but also a number of unpleasant sensations and discomfort. The pathological process is accompanied by heaviness, pain, swelling, often causing dangerous complications: if thrombophlebitis, thrombosis, trophic ulcers. Many would like to know how to get rid of varicose veins forever, because it is significantly impairs the quality of life. But, unfortunately, the thing it is irreversible, and the only one that can be achieved, this is to stop or slow down the disease.

Reasons

Causes of varicose veins so far exactly is not the end of clear. It is understood that the disease is related to the thinning, weakness, and hair loss of elasticity of blood vessel walls, as well as incompetence in the valves. Result veins become unevenly developed, stretched, long, complex. There is an opinion that the decisive role of the disease occurs in plays a genetic predisposition, then it is the date of birth is weak blood vessels and defective valves.

There are several factors that contribute to varicose veins, though not his reasons:

• Heredity is (professionals to estimate the risk of disease in people whose parents suffer, is up to 70%).
• Belonging to the female on the floor. This is due to the hormonal changes during puberty, during pregnancies, and menopause, but also in the hormonal contraception and the heel of shoes high heels.
• Professional activity, which is related to the long stay in the feet or in a sitting position (hairdressers, vendors, surgeons, service, drivers, accountants, programmers, and others).
• Older age, where the weakening of the walls of the blood vessels and the cost of the valve apparatus – a natural phenomenon.
• The operative intervention.
• A sedentary way of life.
• Increased intra-abdominal pressure due to overweight, pregnancy, lifting weight (barrows athletes-lifters), the most common abbreviations chronic constipation and cough.

Treatment

Varicose veins – it is a chronic process that begins with gradually over time only progresses. Fully beat the disease is today the day can not be, but the slow development and reduce the symptomatology can be obtained, if the use of comprehensive treatment, which includes:

• lifestyle change;
• diet;
• medical physical culture;
• compression treatment;
• medical care facilities (internal-and reception-and a local destination);
• surgical intervention;
• the thermal procedure;
• traditional methods.

Fight varicose veins by the head of the whole of your life. Yourself to deal should not. Need to carry is a phlebologist or vascular surgeon who makes the diagnosis, identifying the stage of disease and severity of the lesions, determines the appropriate treatment. The main task – to remove or reduce the clinical manifestations, halt the progression of, prevent recurrence and complications.

The effectiveness of the treatment depends on the fill sick all the doctor's recommendations. It is important to seek help at an early stage, if still no pain, but appeared in the evening, swelling, difficulty and fatigue of the feet, the small blood vessels in the stars of the skin.

Correction lifestyle

Without lifestyle changes it is impossible to effectively fight varicose veins by. Rules that should be followed, is totally banal, and their failure is usually the cause is a lack of willpower or irresponsible attitude to their health.

• Maintain normal body weight.
• Parting with bad habits: alcohol and smoking.
• Waiver sunbathing, visit detached and sauna, acceptance-a hot bath (including the foot).
• Waiver high heels (not more than 4-5 cm).
• Wearing the special elastic jersey.
• The software movement. It can be walking, swimming, contraindications, a number of water sports. The main thing that ruled out squats, lifting weights, running long distances, jumping, martial arts.
• Proper diet. The diet should be more fresh vegetables, fruits, vegetables, whole grain, seafood. The quantity of meat is recommended to reduce. It is necessary to abandon smoked, roasted, salted, greasy. Beverages give preference to green tea, pure water, juice drinks, natural fresh juices and limit coffee.
• Use every opportunity during the day in order to raise the legs up at an angle of about 20 degrees.
• To acquire special cushion the feet, that they during sleep were at a higher heart.
• I try as often as possible rinse feet with cool water.

Compression therapy

Special elastic jersey today is on sale in a large range. It is knee-length, hosiery, tights in different colors and density, which is practically no different from the usual. They have become a good alternative to the inconvenient in the application and outside of the usual elastic side.

Special k is not possible to treat varicose veins, but it improves the microcirculation, reduces the burden of the vein, do not give blood to stagnate, reduces the vascular diameter, the outflow increases the risk of venous blood and lymph. Man feels the lightness of the legs, in the evening less tired, the swelling not.

For the first time without the habit to wear a compression cast manually is hard. In order to facilitate your own problem, you can buy a special device.

Distinguish between four classes of medical needles, depending on the opposition was under pressure. Itself can carry only product 1. class compression, which is considered technical and is intended for rather healthy people. The rest must be determined by the doctor depending on diagnosis and severity of the varicose veins. Be aware that packaging products may be contraindicated in some diseases. Tights or hosiery picks medic strictly size, otherwise the desired effect will not come.

Medical treatment

Treatment of varicose veins using the pills and the inside of tools in the form of gels, creams and ointments a different spectrum. They increase vascular tone, improves microcirculation, is conducive to a large outflow of blood, which prevent changes in the skin of the skin. Medications, the purpose of which is to eliminate fatigue, difficulty, discomfort, puffiness, itching, cramps and pains in the legs. Is determined strictly individually.

Fixed assets the treatment of varicose veins – this venotonics. They are made on the basis of the hevoskastanja, routines, grape leaves and almost always well tolerated with patients. Issued in the form of pills, capsules, gels.

To be every day wear feet combined with advanced veins with gel or cream and rub light movements.

In order to reduce blood viscosity and reduce the likelihood of development of thrombophlebitis used anticoagulants. This is the ointments based on the heparin silikaadipõhiste impurities in the form of menthol, camphor, eucalyptus. Apart from the blood thinners, they hinder the development of thrombophlebitis.

If the skin changes, that cause itching, can determine the antihistamines resources. Inflammatory order non-steroidal anti-inflammatory tablets.

Surgical intervention

Getting rid of varicose veins through surgery to remove the damaged part of the receptacle, to complete the reset of the blood surface in the vein of deep. The operation is called a phlebectomy. In classic form, he today applies more and more rarely in relation to the development of new, less traumatic ways to combat varicose veins by. Such treatment is usually indicated, how big the diameter of the veins and working cases is a disease.

The more sustainable method is microflebectomy, which plot in the vein of take in parts and not through cut, and through the puncture.

Thermal methods

Radio frequency ablation is considered to be the most secure and least traumatic way of treatment of varicose veins, although there are some contraindications. The method is the thermal effect of the microwave oven, resulting in venous lumens locked. Main advantages:

• outpatient treatment;
• does not need anesthesia and the incision;
• recovery takes a lot of time;
• the procedure is easily tolerated;
• can be done in the summer;
• bruising after the treatment is not swelling and pain minor.

Radio frequency ablation – a less traumatic method of treatment varicose veins.

Laser coagulation – another method of treatment for varicose disease. During the procedure, against the wall of the blood vessels of the affect the laser. Radiation causes bonding of the walls of veins and the complete closure of the lumen. Carried out in outpatient and with local anesthesia under the weather the cuts. If the lumen of the veins will the catheter, through which is injected into the led and served radiation. Procedure without undamaged, complications occur very rarely.

Sclerotherapy

This non-surgical method is one of the most common. Used for small veins and as part of the integrated treatment with surgical intervention. The core is that, through the fine needle in the vein injected a special drug with a sclerosing effect. As a result of going on adhesion of the walls of the container, its closure and termination of blood flow. Hit the lead around the fiber cord. The main advantages of the method:

• outpatient treatment;
• a small trauma;
• simple execution;
• duration of the procedure – about 20 minutes;
• a good cosmetic effect.

If the trigger of the disease, may encounter such a complication, such as deep vein thrombosis.

Traditional methods

Tincture made of walnut glass vessel pour the chopped raw nuts and pour olive oil. Put the sun in 40 days. So to implement the right tool, oiling the damaged places. Continue therapy for approximately four months.

Cabbage leaves

The crowd leaves of cabbage, one-half of the wear layer of olive oil, add it in by that patients put onto and leave for the day. Treatment continue within one month.

Hevoskastanja

This is one of the most effective folk. Treatment for varicose veins prepare infusion of the fruit plants, which is needed to chop, fill a half glass vessel (liter) and pour the vodka. Delete a dark place for a month, stirring occasionally. When it was ready, rub sore spots on the night. Alkoholaat chestnut external and internal use if varicose can buy from the pharmacy.

Contraindications – an integral part of the integrated treatment, if the varicose.

Exercises

If you varicose the question may arise whether it is possible to deal with exercise and sports and what exercises are useful. Most doctors agree that physical activity is of such a disease is very important, because the veins are useful in dynamics and harmful statics. But not less important is to consult your doctor and which sports can be practiced, and what the workload is optimal. Apart from that, the patient may be indicated by special is contraindications, which was held directly by a doctor. In domestic conditions, it is also possible to perform simple, but effective exercises that regular activities will help reduce the symptomatology of varicose veins disease.

1. Lie flat on your back, under your feet put the cushions, that they rose at the angle of 20 degrees. Close your eyes, fully relax, inhale deeply.
2. Lying on your back, raise the feet up and rotate the feet alternately in-and outside.
3. Lie flat on your back and do the legs movement is like riding a bicycle.
4. Lying on your back, raise legs and make them crossing (scissors).
5. Stand up straight, hands to the left, feet together. Slowly rise socks, then the same slow down.
6. On-the-ground, socks from the floor, do not pull.
7. Sitting in a chair bend the feet of the joint of the ankle itself and itself, then similarly bend the fingers.
8. Bad-feet elastic running water (alternately it is lukewarm, then it is warm).

Conclusion

Varicose veins – the process is irreversible, but treatment must be, the more that modern methods, which is necessary to implement a complex, pretty much. Without treatment there is a high risk of complications, such as chronic venous blood samples in the event, phlebitis, thromboticveenipõletike, thrombosis, trophic ulcers, and even this is a dangerous condition that can be fatal, if the thromboembolism of pulmonary arteries.