Varicose veins of the legs are a pathological condition that almost every person can face - despite the fact that the fairer sex suffers from this disease much more often, men often experience severe, life-threatening complications (thrombosis and thromboembolism).
Both topical and oral medications can be used to treat varicose veins today. The creation of an effective cure for varicose veins is the dream of every specialist who faces this problem, or a pharmaceutical company engaged in the study of drugs that affect the state of the vascular wall and the properties of the blood - such a drug will always be sought bypatients suffering from this disease.
Many people lightly consider varicose veins in the legs as just a cosmetic problem that prevents them from wearing certain types of clothes or limits a person's functionality, but doctors dealing with this problem say that the complications are terrible for the patient.
Manifestations of varicose veins - what you should pay attention to
Any vascular surgeon or phlebologist who consults patients with symptoms of this disease can say that in the majority of cases patients do not come for consultation at the moment when varicose veins of the legs appear, but already at a stage of pronouncedchanges or complications. Swollen leg veins become noticeable at this stage, but the first symptoms indicating the progression of vascular disorders in the venous bed of the lower limbs are fatigue in the legs in the evening.
Unpleasant sensations can occur after a long stay in an upright position, in the same situation, convulsive twitches can occur at night, swelling of the subcutaneous tissue of the lower half of the body (most often on the feet and legs). Very often, the fairer sex complains that leg veins become very visible only during pregnancy or after the onset of menopause (in this case, the appearance of symptoms is often accompanied by other signs of hormonal imbalance).
It is important to remember that swellings on the veins of the legs indicate that the disease has already 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 conditions of blood circulation in the veins are disturbed, but also the rheological properties of the blood (its coagulation increases sharply and blood clots appear in the vesselsclots). Therefore, when a blood clot disintegrates, thromboembolism occurs in various organs, including brain vessels or pulmonary arteries, which poses a mortal danger to the patient's life - the development of such a condition will require urgent and intensive treatment.
Is it possible to treat varicose veins?
If the patient is diagnosed with varicose veins of the legs, then the condition of the tissues of the lower extremities and the circulatory system of the body as a whole and the possibility of preventing the complications of this pathological condition will depend on early diagnosis and timely and comprehensive treatment. In the event that the doctor detects varicose veins on the legs, the treatment will be selected only after:
- studying the history of the disease and the patient's complaints;
- clinical and biochemical blood tests, which will necessarily include a coagulogram and tests to detect threatening hemostasis disorders and a high probability of thrombosis;
- ultrasound scan of the vessels of the lower extremities with mandatory determination of blood flow velocity (Dopplerography);
- angiographic examination of vessels with suspected damage to the deep veins of the leg.
The main components of the treatment of varicose veins are the use of:
- thoughtful diet;
- the use of traditional medicine;
- appointment of local and systemic drug therapy;
- application of modern surgical methods of treatment.
Nutrition for varicose veins should be as balanced and correct as possible, if possible, with excess weight. The patient's diet should contain a sufficient amount of proteins of animal origin, supplied with meat from young animals or various seafood - only with such food can a sufficient amount of elastin (the protein necessary to restore the vascular wall of the veins) enter. body. It is important to eat enough vegetables and fruits, which will become a source of vitamins and prevent constipation.
The treatment of varicose veins with leeches simultaneously pursues several goals, the main of which is to obtain an effective natural anticoagulant in the body and affect the biologically active points of the body responsible for regulating the tone of the veins. Such treatment should be carried out by a qualified specialist who has experience in the use of hirudotherapy.
If the patient has initial varicose veins, folk recipes proven by centuries of experience will help slow down the progression of changes. The use of horse chestnut extracts in the form of decoctions and infusions for oral administration, as well as preparations for local administration, is popular. For the treatment of varicose veins, field horsetail, club moss, dandelion, verbena, peony, raspberry, sweet clover, rue are used - a huge number of recipes have been created for their use.
Tablets for varicose veins in the majority of cases are purified substances obtained from traditional medicine. Of course, such treatment has the expected effect much 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 is becoming an effective and modern method of low-traumatic surgical intervention - the treatment of the affected vessels with a laser ("soldering") leads to stopping the blood flow and emptying the vessels. This reduces the severity of the cosmetic defect, which is 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 of the lower extremities.