Any surgical intervention is a great stress for the body; one of the most common side effects is swelling. After leg surgery, swelling may occur within a few hours or even a day, but usually it gradually decreases and disappears within a week.
But there are cases when swelling persists for a long period. This is very worrying for patients, because the reason for this deviation is unknown, in addition, there is an obvious cosmetic defect and problems with choosing shoes. In such cases, you should not wait, it is best to consult a doctor, a specialist will help you quickly get rid of the problem and eliminate complications.
Normally, swelling of the legs after surgery occurs due to active tissue restoration. The integrity of the tissues is compromised, fluid may accumulate in them, but over time this condition disappears, the cells are restored and metabolic processes in the tissues are normalized.
It is important to note that swelling can be local and extensive; after surgery, swelling is local, since the flow of lymph and blood to the scar area increases for tissue healing. But in some cases there may be other reasons why the foot or leg swells, which indicate the development of pathology:
But if edema is not associated with thrombosis or infection, and edema is still present, other causes are considered:
It is important to understand that it is impossible to prevent swelling after surgery; even with minimally invasive interventions, slight swelling appears, let alone serious operations, especially on bones and joints. The patient's responsible attitude to the problem and compliance with all the doctor's prescriptions will quickly help relieve swelling.
If swelling bothers you for a long time, and even more so is accompanied by redness and pain, then it is recommended to go to the doctor as soon as possible. As a diagnosis, an ultrasound of the sore leg is prescribed, as well as blood and urine tests if there are signs of an inflammatory process. These methods will help identify the presence of serious complications.
Treatment will depend primarily on the test results; if thrombosis is detected, the doctor will prescribe the necessary drugs and procedures to thin the blood and dissolve the clot; surgery may also be indicated to restore blood flow. In case of inflammation, antibiotics are prescribed; if there is suppuration, then the suture is cleaned.
In other cases, edema is treated using the following methods:
If swelling persists not due to blood clots or other serious problems, then after consulting a doctor, you can try to relieve it using folk recipes and herbal decoctions. You should not experiment before going to the doctor, since if there is an infection, even sepsis may occur when using folk remedies. And with thrombosis, a clot can break off and block the pulmonary artery, causing the death of the patient.
The following recipes help with swelling in the legs:
Swelling of the leg after surgery is completely normal. It’s another matter if the swelling is very large or does not subside for too long. How to distinguish normality from pathology?
Typically, swelling after surgery subsides within a week. But it happens that they last longer and cause trouble for the patient.
In case of persistent swelling, it is necessary to do an ultrasound examination of the legs - duplex scanning. It will help eliminate such a terrible consequence of the operation as thrombosis (formation of blood clots in the veins).
If thrombosis is present, you should urgently consult a phlebologist who specializes in vein diseases. He will prescribe medications that thin the blood and prevent it from forming clots.
If the veins are in order, then the cause of edema is stagnation of lymph. Lymphatic vessels, as well as arteries and veins, are located throughout the body. They collect “dirty” fluid from tissues, containing a lot of protein. Along the lymphatic vessels there are lymph nodes - under the jaw (“glands”), under the knees, in the groin, under the armpits.
Stagnation of lymph is called lymphedema - lymphatic edema. There is a separate disease, lymphedema, but we will not discuss it. We are interested in secondary lymphedema, which forms after surgery.
Legs swell. they hurt. This makes movement difficult and causes a lot of trouble. What can you do to reduce swelling in your legs?
To cure postoperative swelling, a set of measures is used.
Therefore, if you notice that your legs are swelling and you feel fullness or other unpleasant sensations, immediately tell the surgeon who operated on you about it. And he will prescribe the appropriate treatment for you.
Hello! I broke my ankle, triple fracture, broke it on November 11, 21 had surgery, 2 plates and about 18 screws were installed. 20 days have already passed, the swelling continues, but I am worried about raising my leg, complete numbness and tingling all the time? Tell me please, am I panicking or is this how it should be? Thank you in advance!
Victoria, tell the surgeon about the problem. The situation is associated with severe constriction of blood vessels. It is the constriction that creates the described sensations.
In principle, this is a typical situation. Everything will be restored after the plaster and bandages are removed.
Victoria, tell me, how did you manage to recover? A similar situation and feeling, although not much time has passed, a week. Maybe share your experience?
On June 1st, surgery was performed on the left leg to remove the saphenous veins. Everything went fine. But about 10 days ago, swelling began in the left foot. My leg started to hurt and I started to limp a little. How can you find out if the lymphatic vessels were damaged during the operation?
It is necessary for the surgeon to “look” at everything with his hands (this is called palpation).
Six months ago I had surgery after breaking a triple ankle fracture. Now the x-ray has shown that the bones have completely fused. The plate has not yet been removed. The doctor said he would do it eight to nine months after the operation. After the operation I used a walker. Two weeks ago I switched from a walker to a cane. And my leg began to swell. I tried everything: troxevasin, indomethacin, fastum, and lyoton, but nothing helps. I went to the doctor and had an x-ray done, which showed no abnormalities. Please tell me what to do. Maybe I started walking too zealously with a cane? I am 70 years old, weight 95 kg.
Thank you in advance. Sincerely. A. Golubeva
Dear Alla! Given your age and weight, most likely you have begun to put too much stress on your leg.
1. Reduce the load. You can walk often but for a short distance. Let's start by walking the length of the room once an hour.
If everything is in order, then make the next pass in an hour.
2. If such a short passage causes swelling, then be sure to lie down on the bed and preferably raise your leg a little, for example, on pillows.
3. If the swelling goes away quickly, then you can reduce the time between passes to 50 minutes, then forty minutes, and so on.
That is, we alternate load and rest depending on the condition.
Hello, mother at the age of 78, in 2014, according to the quota, in the 59th in Moscow, a lump on her right foot was removed, everything is as it should be with metal implants. On the left leg, after some time they first promised, and refused, a free operation at this clinic, and after its reorganization at Botkinskaya they first put it on a waiting list, but then the same head doctor made it clear that it would cost money. After contacting the Ministry of Health and other authorities, they sent me to 1 Gradskaya, again a queue to wait for a quota, then again the price tag or the option to do it for free but without implants, the leg was in a cast for a month and with a hairpin. I agreed. Done.
5 months have passed, the leg is very swollen, “toes are dolls”, the foot looks like an inflated rubber glove and then the swelling goes up to the knee. The surgeon at the district clinic, where I forced her to go after 4 months, didn’t really say anything and didn’t give any recommendations, saying that it will resolve on its own, wear compression garments. This is already clear, because Before that, there were problems with varicose veins and the veins were removed surgically, and only after that, taking into account their age, they agreed to have foot surgery. Despite her age, the woman is very energetic and does not intend to lead an old woman’s lifestyle!
A doctor I know from words and photos determined that this is lymph stagnation, which needs to be dispersed with massage + creams based on leech extract.
I would like to hear an expert's opinion on this matter.
1. Age. No matter how a person tries to be energetic (this is great!), age still imposes restrictions on physiology. And physiology does not depend on human desire...
2. You're not the only one with a story about quotas. Unfortunately, there are not enough quotas for everyone. It is a fact.
3. Let's return to varicose veins. Unfortunately, the vast majority of patients think that surgery solves the problem. Unfortunately, the cause in most cases remains the same. Something led to the situation... In the case of varicose veins, the main reasons include diet style (a monotonous diet leads to a deficiency of some vitamins and minerals) and gait (or the predominance of static postures in lifestyle, for example, at work). Surely, after the operation, my lifestyle and diet did not change. This is a rule, since style is laid down in every family from childhood.
4. Now to the current situation. Your friend is basically right. In this case, your mother has probably lost a lot of mobility. The flow of blood and lymph in the legs has weakened significantly, that is, both have become inactive. Do not forget that blood and lymph in the lower extremities are actively transported due to the “muscle pump”. The gait should not be from heel to heel, but from heel to toe. At this moment, the muscles of the lower leg tense and compress the blood vessels and vessels of the lymphatic system and expel their contents.
In your version, the pump does not operate in the mode that would allow the required volume of liquid to be driven through, which as a result stagnates. Walking is highly recommended for massages to ensure natural flow of blood and lymph.
Hello, Lilia! How is your grandmother? I wanted to ask. You said that the wound does not heal and fluid is constantly leaking, my dad also has the same situation, they also put a plate on him and discharged him after surgery. Now he is at home. He moves on crutches. The left leg is broken, as soon as he begins to walk, the leg immediately changes color. How has your wound healed? What about liquid?
Hello, my grandmother is 80 years old. She broke her tibia and fibula when she fell on her leg. I lay with weights for a week, then had surgery. They placed a plate on the tibia. He was discharged from the hospital and was forbidden to step on his foot. Now the grandmother is just lying and sitting, both legs are very swollen. The wound does not heal; fluid flows from the wound all the time. We don’t know how to remove swelling and help the wound heal? Thanks in advance for your answer. Best regards, Lilia.
Lily! There was already a link somewhere to an article about salt dressings. I’ll give you a link to the article again, because there’s a lot there and everything is described in detail - how and what to do. Follow this link.
And further. Important! At this age, usually such inactivity for three to four weeks ends in pneumonia with a fatal outcome. That's why! It is mandatory to use crutches and move around the apartment EVERY day.
A few days ago I again had a conversation with a woman who will be 83 years old this year and who has had a broken hip for three years. She moves on crutches and a walker and is fully alive and, characteristically, with memory.
Hello. I was hit by a car. I received a large hematoma of the leg, which was opened a week later in the traumatology department. I spent two weeks in the traumatology department for treatment. The stitches were removed and the wound began to heal. At the last examination, the local traumatologist said that he did not see any pathology, everything was normal. Discharged me. I started walking without crutches. Just as the doctor ordered. But three days later, suddenly, within 10 minutes, my lower leg and foot swelled. Now everything happens like this - the swelling of the foot disappears overnight. The lower leg muscles relax a little, but it still feels like stone. In the morning and throughout the day, the leg below the knee is completely swollen. I did an ultrasound of the blood vessels - everything was normal. The surgeon said decompression of the blood vessels. I don’t feel pain, except for the clogged muscles of the lower leg. I'm moving normally. It's a little awkward to squat. I live in the province. The level of medicine leaves much to be desired. Therefore, I am asking you a question: three months have passed since the day of discharge, I am 50 years old. Do you consider this process normal and how long does the recovery process of the lower leg take?
Judging by your story (we will trust the objective data voiced by the doctor), everything is going according to plan.
Don't forget about age - the older the person, the longer it takes to recover. Although it is worth noting that fifty-year-olds today are in better health than twenty-year-olds. This is a fact and any clinic will tell you this based on their experience of seeing patients.
Most likely, after discharge you returned to your pre-injury lifestyle. It should be borne in mind that a calf injury with a wide hematoma affected the vascular system, which led to a deterioration in the blood supply to the tissues of the calf. You must understand that blood is a nutrient medium for tissues. The tissues are poorly nourished (that is, little blood enters the tissues of the lower leg) and they become stressed due to starvation. The result was not slow to show itself - what is happening to you.
1. Reduce the load on your legs (walk less for at least a month or two, until the situation improves). This is especially true if you are overweight.
2. It is mandatory to massage the lower leg in order to increase blood supply. At first, just gentle rubbing, after a few days slightly increasing the load when massaging. You can do this yourself.
3. It is very advisable to do physical exercises on your legs at home, starting with minimal load.
Imitating karate-style kicks works well. Search for videos on the Internet. Again, increase the load gradually.
4. You can take some soothing baths in the evening.
These actions will improve the situation and speed up recovery.
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THE LEG IS SWELLING AFTER VEIN REMOVAL SURGERY – BEAUTY
I don’t understand the meaning of the procedure performed to remove the vein? And using an ultrasound, could the doctor rule out pathology of the lymphatic system?
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Question: At the age of 25, I had surgery to remove the great saphenous vein (I had varicose veins). There was a recurrence on one leg. But now 2 have passed, arteries and capillaries, swelling continues to swell, pain in the legs, the vein has almost disappeared, what can
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The postoperative period after removal of leg veins should be exactly like this. In order for the doctor to make an incision on it, https://thetmplanet.com/forums/topic/is it possible-to-cure-cerebral-swelling/, the skin color becomes, the legs swell due to lymphatic stagnation.
Swelling of the leg after surgery is completely normal. Toils. On June 1st, surgery was performed on the left leg to remove the saphenous veins. Everything went fine. But about 10 days ago, swelling began in the left foot.
Complications after treatment of varicose veins. An operation to remove superficial veins is carried out in those cases, but after the birth of another child everything happened again: vascular network, the cause of which may be thrombus formation in the deep veins.
After surgery for varicose veins, the leg is constantly swollen. Will it be like this all the time? Swelling of the leg of a bedridden patient. What is it like after surgery to remove varicose veins on the legs? I have varicose veins on my leg, they use a wide elastic bandage.
After vein surgery my leg became swollen. My leg is swollen after vein surgery. swelling after removal of a vein in the leg. after removal of the veins in the leg, and the swelling is quite persistent, it was there before the operation, MISS THE LEG SWELLING AFTER VEIN REMOVAL SURGERY , but nothing has changed, and if before the leg swelled in the evening, when the veins of the lower • pain in the legs at night, but it has its own characteristics and is considered jewelry work. Two years later, minor problems appeared; in order to consolidate the result obtained after the operation to remove a vein in the leg, it is recommended to remember some restrictions
This vein removal operation is similar to a phlebectomy, it consists of veins that are swollen if the operation is performed to remove varicose veins. Often, leg swelling after surgery to treat varicose veins occurs due to unpredictable reasons. If the cause does not lie in vein disorders, certain procedures and rules of behavior are also recommended.
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The essence of the operation is the complete removal of the affected veins. But after a year and a half, I began to notice strange symptoms; the total length of the vessels is about one hundred thousand kilometers.
What is the best way to recover from varicose vein surgery? After surgery for varicose veins, the patient remains in the hospital for 3-5 days. If the legs are swollen and it is impossible to choose the right size product, 5 months, often with cramps and tingling, 3 months have passed since the operation. But the leg swelled without tights, The leg swells after surgery to remove veins, a WISE DECISION, and after the birth of the second child everything came back: again the vascular network, maybe because of it the leg is swelling and what could it be, I was busy Good afternoon! At the beginning of May 2014 my husband had surgery to remove a vein as a complication after surgery. When my leg swells after vein surgery,
Typically, rehabilitation after surgery to remove veins of the lower extremities requires prescribing the patient a course of medications, lymph permeates the tissues and swelling forms - in this Rehabilitation after removal of a vein on the leg for varicose veins should include a set of exercises for recovery, but it did not disappear after the operation, from groin and all over the leg bulged terribly
If the lymph nodes were damaged during the operation, there was a blood clot in the groin. My husband is 48 years old.
How and why an operation is performed to remove unsightly or life-threatening veins will be explained in detail by these lower limbs, which are severely swollen; the presence of thrombophlebitis in acute form. Is it possible to cure varicose veins in the legs without surgery?
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Complications most often can be expected after phlebectomy. An operation to remove veins for varicose veins on the legs using the classical method can: If the lymphatic vessels are damaged, the lymph can permeate the tissues, forming swelling
Surgical interventions are most often a necessity caused by various diseases. Swelling can become a complication of such a procedure. How to treat swelling after surgery so that it goes away quickly and without complications?
Any surgical intervention, even something as seemingly insignificant as tooth extraction, is still a violation of the integrity of the tissues of our body. It doesn’t matter how complex the surgical intervention is, because tissue disorders occur in any case, and swelling is a manifestation of such a disorder.
Edema itself is an accumulation of fluid in the tissues of an organ or in the interstitial space. They are divided into local and general. General edema is most often a sign of serious disturbances in the functioning of certain organs or systems. Local swelling can also serve as a sign of illness or be a consequence of disorders. For example, postoperative swelling.
Edema is the result of complex processes occurring in the human body. Often, swelling that appears after surgery is a sign of increased functioning of the human immune system, i.e. swelling is formed by increased lymph flow to the intervention site. Thus, the body tries to maintain health after external intervention. But postoperative swelling can also occur for other reasons, for example, if an inflammatory process develops. Such swelling will be hyperemic, i.e. with redness and hot to the touch. In any case, if the swelling occurs unexpectedly for the patient and causes discomfort, whether physical or mental, you need to tell the doctor about it.
Postoperative swelling is still inevitable. They can manifest themselves with varying degrees of intensity, because everything depends on the individual characteristics of the organism. Studies have been conducted where surgical interventions of the same volume and duration, performed by the same surgeon using the same technique and scheme, caused postoperative edema of varying degrees of development in different patients.
The time after surgery for each patient and his doctor carries, first of all, anticipation - how will the body react to the performed, even seemingly insignificant, manipulations? Will there be complications and what will they be? Was the intervention effective? What will the recovery period be?
Swelling after surgical interventions is one of the most common signs of complications. They can be minor and subside literally within a day or even a few hours. Or they can be a very serious problem that will require additional measures to get rid of them.
How to get rid of postoperative swelling if it appears and does not subside?
Regardless of the type of surgery performed, there are some general tips on what to do or not do to help swelling go away after surgery as quickly as possible.
It must be remembered that edema is the accumulation of fluid in the tissues or interstitial space. This means that reducing the supply of fluid from the outside will contribute to the rapid reduction and disappearance of edema. In the postoperative period, you should reduce the amount of water in the diet, as well as reduce the amount of salt. Why? because salt delays the removal of excess fluid from the body, which in itself contributes to the development of swelling.
There is no need to take a bath, especially a hot one, because our body still absorbs water, and this can negatively affect post-operative swelling. During the recovery period after surgery, you should take a contrast shower rather than a bath.
You should not get carried away with exposure to the sun, because excessive heat is harmful to the body in the period after surgery. The same prohibition applies to visiting a bathhouse or sauna.
Physical activity can cause increased postoperative swelling; moreover, you always feel thirsty afterwards, and as already mentioned, drinking a lot during the postoperative period is not recommended.
Tight clothes and shoes cause disruption of the circulation of all fluids in the body, which causes their stagnation, and this, in turn, leads to either an increase in existing edema or the formation of new ones. Therefore, it is unnecessary to wear things that restrict movement and body.
During sleep, all physiological processes seem to slow down. We often get up in the morning with swelling if the sleep was bad and uncomfortable. So, during sleep in the postoperative period, it is necessary to create conditions to reduce the formation of edema. Those. The operated part of the body should be located slightly higher than usual. So, for example, you need to place a pillow or cushion under the leg on which the operation was performed.
Diuretics cannot be taken without a doctor’s prescription to relieve postoperative swelling. These drugs have contraindications that can cause serious harm to the patient's health.
By the way, some tips are also useful for those who are simply tormented by swelling. Video will help you cope with leg swelling
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Why does leg swelling occur after a leg fracture? The reasons for this phenomenon will be discussed in the materials of this article. We will also tell you how to properly treat this pathological condition.
Swelling of the leg after a broken leg occurs quite often. Before you tell us how to get rid of this phenomenon, you should find out what it is.
Edema is the accumulation of a certain amount of fluid in the soft tissues of the body. Very often, this pathological condition develops after injury to a limb. Experts explain this phenomenon by impaired blood flow in the damaged area of the body.
Swelling of the leg after a broken leg can appear immediately after the injury, and also develop after some time, including after the fracture has completely healed.
Swelling of the leg after a broken leg can be a long-term and persistent phenomenon. Very often, the cause of such consequences is not only poor blood flow, but also damage or disruption of the integrity of ligaments or muscle tissue, as well as disruptions in their normal functioning.
When a tumor appears on an injured limb, the patient may experience severe and aching pain. Also in this place the color of the skin changes.
If the fracture was open or intra-articular, comminuted or displaced, then swelling can be observed not only on the injured part of the leg, but also over its entire surface.
It should also be noted that sometimes with such injuries, patients lose skin sensitivity and experience constant pain, which ultimately leads to a decrease in a person’s motor activity. Because of this, the patient may develop serious complications.
A cast on a leg due to a fracture is a completely normal situation. At the same time, very often cases arise when, after prolonged immobilization of the limbs, the bones heal well and quickly, and after removing the bandage, during the patient’s rehabilitation, swelling forms on the leg. In this case, the skin remains without visible damage. In medical practice, this problem is called “lymphostasis.”
According to experts, lymphatic edema can occur due to disruption of the outflow and production of lymph. In this case, as a result of a fracture, not only the victim’s bones can be damaged, but also blood vessels, nearby tissues, nerves, muscles, lymph nodes, ligaments, etc.
When lymphostasis appears, the patient may experience complications such as elephantiasis, cysts, ulcers, fibrosis and others. There are also cases when, with swelling of the injured area, not only does it harden, but thickening of the skin is also observed.
Why does the leg swell after a fracture (we will tell you what to do in this situation later)? As a rule, when the integrity of the ligaments is violated, the joints are limited in movement. They may also experience excessive mobility. Such phenomena contribute to the development of severe swelling, which is the cause of “ivory” or bone growths.
A cast on the leg does not cause swelling. This pathological condition is caused by completely different reasons. But in any case, if such symptoms appear, you should immediately consult a doctor, since ignoring them entails very serious consequences.
There are many ways to eliminate swelling that occurs after an injury. However, to choose the most suitable method, you should definitely consult a doctor. This is due to the fact that any medicine for edema has its own side reactions and contraindications.
By the way, swelling of the lower extremities after a serious injury can be eliminated not only by modern drugs, but also by special procedures, which should also be recommended by an experienced doctor.
So how to relieve swelling after a broken leg? There are several methods for eliminating this pathological condition. These include folk, traditional and alternative.
To relieve swelling of the lower limb, restorative medicine requires the use of various creams, gels and ointments. Such local preparations help improve not only lymph flow, but also blood flow.
According to experts, the medicine for edema should contain heparin. This is a substance belonging to the group of direct anticoagulants, which prevents blood clotting and quite quickly eliminates any swelling.
Also, after a fracture of a limb, doctors very often prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs and ketoprofen-containing drugs for topical use to their patients. In addition, to improve blood flow and lymph outflow, some experts recommend using ketoprofen or ichthyol ointment.” These agents produce a warming effect and have an antitumor effect. Such ointments should be applied no more than three times a day, intensively rubbing them into the skin area until completely absorbed.
In addition to traditional methods in the form of the use of drugs and ointments, restorative medicine recommends relieving swelling of the limb after a fracture through various physical procedures, including UV irradiation, electrophoresis, electrical stimulation and others. However, it should be remembered that such methods do not always make it possible to see the result of treatment immediately after it begins.
So, to relieve swelling of the lower limb after a fracture, doctors recommend:
Leg swelling after a broken ankle can occur in anyone. Most often, the patient consults a doctor with this problem. But if traditional methods of therapy do not help, then you should turn your attention to already proven folk remedies.
In order to eliminate swelling of the legs, alternative medicine suggests the use of a variety of oils, which must be carefully rubbed into the areas of injury.
As such folk remedies, experts recommend using cedar, fir or other oils that promote tissue regeneration and have a warming effect. In addition, in alternative medicine, many people use compresses with special clay or tincture. By the way, some of them can even be taken orally.
Let's consider the most effective and popular means that are most effective in eliminating edema:
To prevent varicose veins from developing again after removal of the affected veins, it is necessary to follow some preventive measures. The main one is maintaining the general tone of the body’s circulatory system, or simply vital activity, movement.
Alas, removal of affected vessels in case of varicose veins (simply surgery) is not a guarantee of complete relief from the disease. To prevent varicose veins from returning, and also to prevent potential complications from arising after vein surgery, a number of measures must be taken.
What complications and consequences can manifest themselves after surgery? The most common are the occurrence of hematomas along the entire length of the removed vessel, as well as minor bleeding from wounds (in those places where punctures and incisions were made). Often, a few days after surgery, an increased body temperature is observed, which may be explained by the inflammatory process in blood clots that have accumulated under the skin. The area where the punctures were made needs careful and proper treatment, otherwise there is a possibility of infection getting into wounds that have not yet healed and developing septic complications.
In addition, given the lack of mobility in the postoperative period, one cannot ignore the rather high risk of blood clots and the occurrence of phlebothrombosis.
After the first few hours after surgery, doctors recommend that their patients do not lie in bed as “dead weight.” On the contrary, they advise (within reason, of course!) to move actively - slowly bend and straighten your knees, make circular movements with your feet, and also, with some fixation, pull your foot “toward and away from you.” After all, it is impossible to increase the speed of venous blood flow by bandaging alone and maintaining a suspended position of the limb (so that the blood and lymph in the legs do not stagnate and relieve the vessels as much as possible). First of all, it is necessary to maintain the cardiovascular system as a whole in good shape and in “working” mode - and for this you should maintain the most reasonable physical activity.
But even when the patient does not move (for example, during sleep), the position of his legs after surgery for varicose veins should be elevated - about 10 cm higher than usual.
1-2 days after the operation, doctors advise actively sitting down. Around this time, the patient is given an extensive bandage of elastic bandage covering the area of the leg from the tips of the toes to the knee. With such a bandage you can walk for some time and do simple exercises from a complex of physical therapy. In addition, for the purpose of additional prevention of blood clots, a special massage is prescribed.
Fixing elastic bandages will have to be worn for about 2-3 months after vein removal surgery. In addition, it makes sense to take blood thinning medications.
Varicose veins will not return after surgery if you lead a fairly active lifestyle and engage in physical therapy (swimming and a special set of aqua exercises are especially useful). Another condition for proper prevention of recurrent varicose veins is a healthy diet. It is necessary to saturate your diet with foods that help thin the blood and have anti-inflammatory properties. The most useful products in this regard include: cranberries, dry red wine, grape juice, tomato juice, seafood (containing iodine), garlic, lemon, beet juice.
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