Varicose veins in the legs is a pathological condition that almost everyone can face - despite the fact that the fair sex suffers from this disease more often, men often suffer from severe, life-threatening complications (thrombosis and thromboembolism).
For the treatment of varicose veins today can be used as a drug that is used topically, and a drug that is taken orally. To create an effective cure for varicose veins is the dream of every specialist who faces this problem, or a pharmaceutical company involved in the study of drugs that affect the condition of vascular walls and blood properties - such drugs will always be in demand by patients suffering from this disease.
Many people casually think that varicose veins in the legs are just a cosmetic problem that prevents them from wearing certain types of clothes or limits one's function, but doctors who deal with this problem say that the complications are terrible for patients.
Manifestations of varicose veins - what you need to pay attention to
Every vascular surgeon or phlebologist who consults a patient with symptoms of this disease can say that in most cases, the patient does not come to consult at this time when the varicose veins in the legs just appear, but are already at an obvious level. changes or complications. The swelling of the veins in the legs becomes noticeable at this stage, but the first symptom that indicates the development of vascular disorders in the venous bed of the lower part of the legs is fatigue in the legs in the evening.
Unpleasant sensations may occur after a long stay in an upright position, in the same situation, convulsive twitching may appear at night, swelling of the subcutaneous tissue of the lower body (most often in the legs and feet). Often, the fair sex complains that the veins on the legs become very visible only during pregnancy or after the onset of menopause (in this case, the onset of symptoms is often accompanied by other signs of hormonal imbalance).
It is important to remember that bumps on the leg veins indicate that the disease has passed from the stage of initial changes to the stage of trophic disorders, and this already requires the use of the entire arsenal of drugs used to treat varicose veins. . If the patient has varicose veins, the symptoms of the disease should not be ignored, because with the development of varicose veins, not only the state of blood circulation in the veins is violated, but also the rheological properties of the blood (its coagulability sharply increases and blood clots appear in the vessels). That is why when a blood clot breaks, thromboembolism of various organs occurs, including cerebral vessels or pulmonary arteries, which poses a mortal danger to the patient's life - the development of such a condition requires immediate and intensive treatment.
Is it possible to cure varicose veins?
If a patient is diagnosed with varicose veins in the legs, then the condition of the tissue in the lower part of the leg, and the body's circulatory system as a whole, and the possibility of preventing complications of this pathological condition will depend on early diagnosis and timely and comprehensive treatment. If the doctor detects varicose veins in the legs, treatment will be selected only after:
- review the patient's disease history and complaints;
- clinical and biochemical blood tests, which will necessarily include the implementation of a coagulogram and tests to detect threatening violations of hemostasis and a high probability of thrombosis;
- ultrasonic scanning of the vessels of the lower leg with mandatory determination of blood flow velocity (dopplerography);
- angiographic examination of vessels with suspected damage to the veins in the legs.
The main component of varicose vein treatment is the use of:
- mindful diet;
- use of traditional medicine;
- appointment of local and systemic drug therapy;
- the use of modern surgical treatment methods.
Nutrition for varicose veins should be as balanced as possible and correct, if possible, overweight. The patient's diet should contain a sufficient amount of protein of animal origin, supplied with the meat of young animals or a variety of seafood - only with such food can a sufficient amount of elastin (the protein necessary to restore the vascular walls of veins) enter the body. It is important to have a sufficient intake of vegetables and fruits, which will be a source of vitamins and will prevent constipation.
Treatment of varicose veins with leeches at the same time pursues several goals, the main one is to get into the body an effective natural anticoagulant and affect biologically active points of the body responsible for controlling vein tone. Such treatment should be carried out by a qualified specialist who has experience in the use of hirudotherapy.
If the patient has early varicose veins, folk recipes, proven by centuries of experience, will help slow down the development of changes. The use of horse chestnut extract in the form of decoctions and infusions for oral administration, as well as preparations for topical application is popular. Used in the treatment of varicose veins are horsetail, club moss, dandelion, verbena, peony, raspberry, sweet clover, rue - a large number of recipes for their use have been created.
Tablets for varicose veins are, in most cases, purified substances obtained from traditional medicine. Of course, such treatment has the expected effect faster than decoctions and infusions, but the cost of such treatment is many times higher. In addition, if necessary, drugs that affect vascular tone and blood coagulation can be used, but such therapy must be agreed with the doctor.
Laser treatment
Laser treatment of varicose veins has become an effective and modern method of low-traumatic surgical intervention - the treatment of the affected vessel with a laser ("soldering") causes the cessation of blood flow and deterioration of the vessel. This reduces the severity of cosmetic defects, which are so noticeable in varicose veins, but does not affect the cause of the disease and the mechanism of its development. That is why such treatment can be used as a component of complex therapy for varicose veins of the body and its special case - varicose veins on the lower legs.