Manipulation: Varicose veins. Is surgery necessary?
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It's crazy what the prices are. The operation was cheaper.
There is a problem. My mother developed a lower limb ulcer on her right leg. She has very strong varicose veins.
This is already the second one. The first ulcer healed a year ago. This new one is only growing.
Lotions with pills no longer help. Vascular surgeons suggest going to the hospital,
but the mother refuses. He doesn't want to have surgery either.
I heard that laser and microwave therapy heal ulcers very well.
Please tell me how true this information is. If this is really the case,
it's worth a try. I looked online about these treatments. They are safe. The main thing remains that it helps.
In this case, a combination of hardware treatment with medication is necessary.
As a rule, scarring of such an ulcer occurs over a longer period.
Mom was discharged from the hospital and given recommendations, but even after carefully following the recommendations, there was no progress in improvement.
So maybe try laser and microwave therapy now?
Yes, microwave and laser therapy are indeed appropriate now.
In combination, they will help the trophic ulcer heal completely.
Unfortunately, things with the ulcer are not moving for the better.
The swelling on the leg where the ulcer is located has increased.
Tell me, where can I undergo the procedures you listed?
Is it possible to take medications along with the procedures? Yesterday we saw a vascular surgeon,
He prescribed Normoven and Plagril for us.
Will it worsen with a combination of physiotherapeutic procedures and pills?
And also a doctor who is able to make adjustments to treatment and monitor the process.
You can use the services of a health clinic. They have equipment and trained medical staff.
By the way, you can go to their consultation, there is a direct link from here.
The website outlines the basic principles of treatment. Contact numbers are provided.
We called and they gave us the go-ahead.
I really hope for a good result from the treatment.
Veins have been popping up on my husband’s legs for a long time now, and not just “wreaths,” but veins with nodes protruding above the surface of the skin. Well, about a centimeter. The picture is terrible. Several trips to different doctors - the verdict is the same: surgery is inevitable. Tell us who has already encountered this. Theoretically, I know the whole process and possible consequences, but how does this all happen in practice? Maybe someone close to you was affected by this, what did they do and what to do?
This is just the removal of a superficial vein that does not perform its function, the operation is not complicated and does not cause complications.
People, if you need to have an operation, then operate in good health, don’t be afraid of anything and don’t expect anything bad.
Of course, if there is no indication for surgery, then this should not be done, but let the doctor decide.
After the operation, the swelling did not go away, the pain in the legs only intensified, and in addition, the new, previously healthy veins began to bother me.
So it seems that it is necessary to undergo surgery, but on the other hand it is not so desirable.
Moreover, my sister began to experience trophic changes, which had not been observed before. Maybe it is not the operation that is to blame, but trophic changes are a natural consequence of varicose veins, but then the question is, what is the purpose of the operation?
Perhaps your sister-in-law was simply unlucky, or the operation was unsuccessful.
As for me, I feel much better after the operation.
And if I had to undergo surgery, I would not doubt the need for surgery.
It's at least worth the risk.
And sometimes you just want to trust a specialist who knows what he’s doing and not worry that something will go wrong and not ask questions
possibly stupid and unnecessary questions.
Perhaps, in fact, there are cases when there is no way without surgery.
Find only a doctor you can trust.
I wish you a successful operation and a speedy recovery after it.
My daughter is fifteen years old, about a year ago she began to have contouring on the back of her left shin.
We did not attach any importance to this, and continued (and continue) to practice dancing quite intensively.
But over the last month we noticed that the vein began to swell more, and sounded the alarm.
We contacted a vascular surgeon, who suggested removing this vein using a laser technique. She says that no trace of her will be visible and her daughter can continue to dance.
But I am haunted by the thought of why this vein appeared in my daughter at such a young age, and whether its appearance is not the first sign of a more serious problem.
The second question is whether she should continue to take up dancing, will others also come after this wreath?
Perhaps there are people on the forum who are knowledgeable about this issue, so shed some light!
Really, I don’t know what to do yet, we are planning to go to another phlebologist in order to hear another independent opinion.
This is the first bell signaling a problem with the veins. This is evidence that veins are not the strongest side of your daughter’s body,
and you shouldn’t overload them, and dancing is excessive stress.
Of course, the vein can be removed, but you already need to take care, or rather, carry out prevention of varicose veins, and dancing is not included in prevention.
I never heard the answer.
Varicose veins get worse after pregnancy and childbirth, it’s true.
And not every manifestation of varicose veins needs to be operated on; here the doctor must decide.
Show your legs to a few more people.
Opinions were split down the middle.
You have nothing serious there, you can consult in absentia.
For now, I will walk around with varicose veins and do everything to prevent them from spreading.
And when there is a clear need for surgery, then I will undergo surgery.
I made a conclusion for myself and no one will convince me otherwise.
Sometimes you have to think for yourself. So, left alone with myself, I just thought.
Now I’m looking for a non-surgical treatment that should prevent the spread of varicose veins.
At the same time, I am engaged in self-education on the topic.
Thank God there is no shortage of information, and, as it turned out, my problem is not such a difficult one.
So I’m little by little becoming my own health expert.
There are constant bruises on my legs, venous stars and wreaths close to the skin are already clearing up when I exercise. I smear my legs with Venitan forte with horse chestnut extract, it has become a little better, the wreaths are not so visible.
Has anyone encountered such a disease? How do you fight it or what kind of prevention do you do? I really don't want surgery.
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TO AVOID SURGERY, laser treatment in combination with gymnastics, compression stockings, etc. is necessary.
Compression stockings and walking help the best. Swimming in summer.
Some of the drugs turn out to be very effective, Aescusan, for example, or Diovenor.
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How to wear it in the summer? In summer, swelling of the legs is greater due to the heat.
Are there special summer knitwear?
Now, even in the absence of load, the feeling of heaviness is almost constant, even despite the pills.
Perhaps it’s time to do the operation that I was advised to do before? But I put everything off for now until the medications helped.
But I can’t help wondering if I’ve exhausted everything, because surgery is a last resort. Need informational help.
But I didn’t find such pharmacies in Kyiv; they themselves, these pharmacists, don’t know where to buy these leeches.
Interesting to know, maybe they can be caught in the pond. Are these pond leeches suitable or not? Or do you need some special leeches?
Has anyone tried simple pond ones? Do they need to be processed somehow?
People caught leeches in a local pond and treated themselves with this. They also have the same properties as pharmaceutical leeches.
If anyone knows more, you can object to me, I won’t be against it.
Hirudin is found in all leeches.
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— If your legs turn into “barrels” at times, they swell so wildly.
— If varicose nodes look like bunches of grapes come out.
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Surgery for varicose veins is one of the best treatment methods. It will help to permanently get rid of the negative manifestations of the disease and significantly improve the patient’s condition. However, this method of treatment has certain characteristics. In which cases it is worth resorting to surgery, and in which cases such radical intervention should be avoided, we will consider in more detail.
The operation for varicose veins of the lower extremities is called phlebectomy. This operation is the elimination of varicose veins through surgery. If such an operation is indicated for a person, then he must agree.
In addition, the sooner varicose veins in the legs are eliminated, the sooner the blood flow in the lower extremities will stabilize and the person’s general condition will improve. Therefore, answering the question of whether this operation is worth doing, we can safely say that if there is an opportunity and indications, then it is necessary to resort to such a procedure.
To successfully complete an operation for varicose veins on the legs, preliminary preparation is necessary, which does not require much time and effort. Before the procedure itself, you need to take a warm shower and also shave your legs in the place where the operation will be performed. In addition, in the intervention area the skin should be smooth and clean, that is, without any dermatological formations.
In addition, if the operation to remove varicose veins on the body, in particular on the legs, will be carried out under general anesthesia, then it is necessary to cleanse the intestines with an enema.
You also need to pay attention to the fact that it is recommended to come to the procedure itself in loose shoes and clothing.
The patient needs to inform the doctor about taking any medications (if necessary). This is important to do in order to eliminate side effects when combined with other medications. After all, many different medications may be used during a surgical procedure, so this information is extremely important.
An operation, including removal of varicose veins, can be prescribed by a specialist after assessing the general condition of the patient, his age, and the severity of the disease.
Surgical treatment of varicose veins is indicated for patients in the following cases:
However, in certain cases, surgery is contraindicated. As a rule, whether surgery is needed or not is decided by a specialist individually.
You should avoid the surgical procedure if you have the following problems:
For a disease such as varicose veins, phlebectomy is performed. This procedure takes only a few hours. Removing the saphenous veins has virtually no negative effect on blood flow. This is due to the fact that no more than 10% of the total blood flow passes through the saphenous veins, which are affected by the disease. That is why after such a procedure the vessels can easily cope with the additional volume of blood.
The consequences of the operation are minor - several scars 5 mm long remain on the skin. If during the diagnosis it is revealed that the venous valves are not functioning properly, then a correction is performed in parallel to ensure normal blood flow.
Whether surgery is necessary for varicose veins not only of the lower extremities, but also of other parts of the body is a purely individual question. The specialist independently determines the need for this procedure and selects optimal rehabilitation measures so that varicose veins do not return after surgery.
In the postoperative period, you need to adhere to certain rules that will speed up recovery:
Doctors emphasize that for ten days after the operation you should refrain from significant physical activity, as well as visiting the sauna and bathhouse. As a rule, on the ninth day the condition of the legs is assessed, the stitches are removed a day later and, if necessary, additional procedures are prescribed. Wearing compression garments is mandatory for two months after surgery.
As a rule, after surgery, varicose veins in patients completely disappear. However, although this happens quite rarely, some patients may experience certain complications. In addition, the manifestation of complications can be influenced by the degree of damage to a person’s venous system and compliance with the doctor’s recommendations.
Often complications arise on the first day after surgery. Complications mainly manifest themselves in the form of small bruises or small bleeding wounds. This may occur due to the fact that the areas of the legs where the procedure took place were not bandaged in a timely manner. However, there is no need to worry about these complications, since they generally disappear in the patient literally within a week.
As for the cosmetic appearance of the legs after the procedure, it depends on the degree of varicose veins, as well as on the characteristics of the person’s venous system. In addition, if the operation was performed at the initial stage of the disease, the number of scars is extremely low. As for the advanced stages, the scars will also be minimal, but more noticeable.
Most of the methods used to perform surgery for varicose veins involve a significant risk of such consequences as scarring. Recently, scientists have been actively developing a number of different methods to prevent negative consequences.
Girls, has anyone encountered this? All doctors unanimously advise to operate on a varicose vein on the leg. They offer two options: remove the vein itself or fill it with some tricky solution - sclerobliteration - and it will remain, but will not function. Has anyone done this grouting (it seems less traumatic to me)? Were there any complications? Didn't the vein recover after a few years? (some doctors say that it will never recover, others are not sure). Thank you!
Of course, I don’t particularly understand the terms and methods, but I had sclerotherapy. A drug was injected into the wreath, which glued it together. By the way, I did it before I was 20 years old, I don’t remember now. And she disappeared from my field of vision, but she had appeared before. But, unfortunately, varicose veins are a lifelong thing, so the operation will not affect other veins. As my surgeon says, run like this in the summer, and in the winter - you are my patient, we will clean up everything that has come out. Well, that is, in my case, not only wreaths, but also small vessels. Regarding whether the vein has recovered? Idk. Well, it will recover, you can probably remove it again
I had a large vein in my leg completely removed at the age of 21, under general anesthesia. What to say. Honestly, it’s terrible, bandages, a long rehabilitation period, although they said that it was all quick. But I had advanced varicose veins even at 21, although I was thin, it was hereditary. I learned about many methods, including sclerotherapy. If the wreath is single, then it is possible. If this is a clinical picture, that is, there are a lot of veins, twisted, blue - sorry, all this sclerotherapy is a damn thing, all this crap needs to be removed, and sclerotherapy has not yet been fully studied how it will “shoot” in the future. The operation did not give much - a year later the same veins appeared on the other leg and this one with scars did not get much better. But at the age of 28, I still took the risk of getting pregnant - I suffered a lot, wore horrendous tight stockings in the heat, did not drink fluids, and had terrible venous edema. The birth became easier, but there was no increase in beauty. The legs are beautiful, the most offensive thing is that *** without cellulite is even lucky, and the veins force you to sit at home when everyone is on the beach, wear pants all the time and hate summer. Author, find a good specialist, don’t go to charlatans’ salons, this is not a cosmetic problem. Do an ultrasound of your legs and the doctor will decide. Sclerotherapy for small veins is also done in private shops, but doctors do not recommend it. Because you need to know the condition of the internal veins. You can get yourself into trouble. The pain is serious.
What do you mean sclerotherapy has not been studied?? it has been done for at least 30 years, maybe more. what can she shoot there? :-) you say some strange things, especially considering that they seem to be aware that she herself has such a problem as varicose veins.
I did sclero 2 times. and now I’m going to do it for the third time. removes wreaths for 5-6 years for sure. This suits me, I don’t want to have surgery yet, maybe after I’m 40 I’ll get around to it.
I'll add. By the way, after surgery on the veins, I very often do sclerotherapy for many people, removing those veins that remained after the operation... It’s very strange to me that the surgeons didn’t do this for you, if you write that even the operated leg leaves much to be desired (.
What can you say about the laser?
do laser coegulation. The vein will be glued together with a laser in half an hour without pain.
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I recently had a phlebectomy (removal of a deep vein) on my left leg. 5 days in the hospital, on the 7th day I arrived at the hospital and the stitches were removed. Now I’m bandaging it, I’ll soon put on special compression stockings. I’m 41, the vein came out at 20, after giving birth, At first it was small, then it grew every year, there was no particular pain, only cramps at night, not much pleasant. I decided to have the operation when it was already embarrassing to undress on the beach, and then, again, the vein grows, what to expect , then more. I used creams and ointments, treated with magnetic rings, but this turned out to be not a solution, for me, at least. I really hope that for at least a few years I will be able to wear skirts in the summer and not suffer from cramps. Girls, surgery is not it’s so scary, anesthesia is usually spinal, I’m a terrible coward myself, but I’m ready to endure a lot for beauty. Although, I know, there is an opinion that surgery is not a panacea, veins can pop out after it, well, maybe but who doesn't take risks?
and the doctor is telling me about some kind of foam that is injected into a vein! What is this?
read the link http://bymed.blogspot.ru/2012/05/blog-post_25.html from one good doctor, he describes in detail the causes of varicose veins and methods of treatment. Unfortunately, the operation eliminates only a cosmetic defect, and the dysfunction that triggered the disease remains alive in the body.
laser and sclerotherapy for pensioners who are dying soon, just right! And for young people who need to live a long time, they need to be removed surgically.
I wanted to remove varicose veins with a laser, and partially with sclerosan, I had already done all the tests, the day of the operation was set, but I didn’t go, I met a grandmother at the clinic who had such an operation two years ago, she complained of nagging pain in the places where the operation was performed. I have familiar medical luminaries to whom I turned for advice, they said that only surgical removal is the only reliable method. I was terribly afraid, I have a 2-year-old child, I thought at least not to die, I had bad thoughts, I lived on sedatives until the operation. I came on Friday morning and took tests: blood from a vein, a finger, a cardiogram, feces, urine. On Monday morning I took a shower, I shaved the hair in my groin and on my legs. I went to the hospital, the doctor came, took me into the room, made my bed, the anesthesiologist came and took me to sign some paper, and the surgeon drew my legs with brilliant green, in the manipulation room, they gave me about 5 injections, everything became calm, the nurses We took the elevator to the operating room, lay down on the table, put something like a clothespin on my finger, put a catheter in a vein, connected an IV, put something on my other arm that measures blood pressure. They hid my hair in a cap. Yes, you need to tell me if you have allergies. what medications, they anointed my leg with iodine, then with rubbing alcohol, covered me with beautiful soft blue sheets, an anesthesiologist and a surgeon came and said, well, let’s get started, and I fell asleep well, I dreamed that I was very drunk. Then they woke me up over my shoulder, took me to the room, to me women came from other wards and talked to me, I was laughing so hard that I don’t remember when I laughed so much, a day later they changed the bandage and I began to get up slowly. So the worst thing was my excitement before the operation and bad thoughts. On the 5th day I was discharged home , (for three days in the evening the temperature was 37.3) if it weren’t for the temperature, then on the 3rd day I would have been at home. On the 7th day the stitches were removed, now I have a bandaged leg. The doctor told me to bandage it for three months. It is advisable not to sit or stand for 1 month.
just walk around and lie down. So there’s nothing to worry about. Good luck to all.
Love, tell me where you had the operation. I have a lot of veins popping out on my legs, it’s embarrassing to undress on the beach in the summer. I need to do something, but I don’t know where to turn so that the money isn’t wasted, I’m also such a coward.
And I would like to know which doctor operated on you and in which hospital! I should have had surgery in the fall, but I don’t know which one is better. As they said, I have advanced stage varicose veins at the age of 25! The main thing is to get to a good surgeon, so I suffer where and with whom. who knows, maybe someone can tell me)
Girls, removal and sclerotization (gluing) is a solution and only for beauty and for a couple of years. This is not a treatment for varicose veins. I had a vein removed five years ago, everything was fine, only now a new one has appeared in the same place. The gynecologist says that it cannot be removed under any circumstances, since the load of the removed vein falls on the neighboring ones, and then on the lumbar ones, that is, you will not be able to give birth, or you will be forced into a wheelchair. So before you go to the surgeon and have anything removed, consult your gynecologist.
Varicose veins need to be treated and the veins supported with venotonics, otherwise it’s not this vein that will come out. I had the initial stage of varicose veins, the veins were still practically invisible, but my legs hurt terribly, especially at night, I really wanted to howl. So, I was prescribed Detralex, after which all the pain went away and the veins are well supported so that varicose veins do not progress. But simply removing or gluing a vein is like scooping up the sea with a spoon; you need treatment and see a doctor.
I had surgery at the Vascular Center in Mitino (Moscow) three weeks ago. Laser on one leg, mini-phlebectomy in the same place and mini-phlebectomy on the second leg. The operation went well, I am very pleased, many thanks to my doctors Evgeniy Nikolaevich Byrikhin and Natalya Vladimirovna Levischeva. The bruises are almost gone, the punctures (and I have more than 20 of them) are healing. The first week my legs hurt, especially the first few days after the operation (I could barely walk). Now almost nothing hurts, only when I sit. I highly recommend this center to those who want to save on surgery, because the prices there are quite low (I paid almost 50,000 for everything), compared to the Phlebology Center, for example (50,000 - only laser on one leg + miniphlebectomy about 20,000 on one leg - do the math yourself). The doctors are very attentive, there is a friendly atmosphere in the clinic, I was very pleased to be there. I am glad that I contacted this center.
I used Lifestream Nano, a very powerful gel. My veins and stars disappeared, my legs stopped hurting and swelling. The vessels became elastic. It can be used for prevention. Find out more here lifestream.naele.ru
The operation is a last resort. I wanted to remove the venous mesh with a laser, but my friend dissuaded me. She said try all methods first. I started going swimming, but the Horsepower gel saved me.
Solving the problem of varicose veins is completely possible only with the use of a scalpel. whether to perform surgery on the veins surgically after the entire complex of conservative measures has not brought the desired results.
Varicose vein surgery involves pulling out a vein through an incision made in the skin. The essence of the surgical method is long-term and reliable exclusion of the affected veins from the blood circulation and transfer of blood flow from the superficial veins to the deep ones.
Contrary to the fact that many doubt whether to perform surgery on the veins , I would like to say that in fact the operation eliminates blood stagnation and stops the progression of the disease. As a result, all symptoms, spider veins and spider veins disappear.
If you doubt whether to perform vein surgery for long enough, you can advance the disease to the stage at which it is absolutely incurable.
Until recently, there was an opinion that you could delay the treatment of varicose veins for a long time and save up money (although in fact the cost of vein surgery is small). Many people endure until all the veins are affected by a “sore,” thinking that it will be easier to remove them in one fell swoop. Such people are deeply mistaken. Varicose veins should be treated at the earliest stages (by the way, the cost of vein surgery in the first stages is an order of magnitude lower than in later and more advanced stages).
The goal of treatment is to restore functionality, such as the ability to sit or stand, without experiencing serious discomfort or pain, and to prevent complications. Dangerous complications are blood clots.
I would like to note that methods of treating this disease were developed before our era, and in the nineteenth century, doctors already successfully performed operations on varicose veins and removed protruding veins.
The arsenal of techniques and operations on damaged veins can be very diverse and is expanding every year ( the cost of operations on veins , making them more accessible to a wide range of people).
Almost any operation on varicose veins involves removing the main trunk of the vein, which is the largest vein in the leg. In this case, an incision is made in the groin area and a few more in the lower leg area.
Using a special instrument, the vein is removed, and the surgeon removes the remaining tributaries through separate incisions. Thus, all pathologically altered vessels are removed, and the blood will subsequently circulate through healthy veins.
New technologies in the treatment of varicose veins
We talked about the latest methods of surgical treatment of varicose veins with Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Hospital Surgery No. 2 of the I.M. Moscow Medical Academy. Sechenov, head of the surgical department and head of the scientific department of the clinic “Phlebology Center” Alexander Ivanovich Chernookov.
Only a doctor can determine whether surgery is needed after a special examination, but, of course, we are talking about advanced forms of the disease. If varicose veins have just begun to develop, surgery is not necessary - there are effective conservative techniques. But if there are bulging veins on the legs that look like thick cords with knots, this means that it is unlikely to be able to avoid surgery. But I repeat once again: in order to determine exactly what treatment method is required, it is necessary to conduct special studies.
The gold standard of modern diagnostics for varicose veins is duplex angioscanning. This method, first used in 1989, includes Doppler and ultrasound scanning, which allows a complete examination of the patient’s entire venous system: both deep veins and superficial ones. The essence of duplex angioscanning: the doctor sees in real time an image of the entire venous system with all valves, in addition, he can evaluate the parameters of venous blood flow, primarily its speed. Doppler scanning provides information about blood flow, and ultrasound allows us to assess the condition of the veins themselves. In more complex cases (with recurrence of varicose veins, with serious damage to the deep veins), additional studies may be carried out, for example, radioisotope scanning. However, in 95-98% of cases, duplex angioscanning is sufficient to make a correct diagnosis.
In a healthy person, the outflow of venous blood is carried out by three interconnected vascular systems: superficial veins, deep veins and the communicating veins connecting them. The deep veins are of greatest importance; 85-90% of the blood outflow is carried out through them, while the superficial veins account for only 10-15%. However, it is the saphenous veins that most often suffer from varicose veins, so during surgery the damaged areas of these veins are removed. Deep veins are almost never operated on.
Through deep veins. As I said, most of the venous blood flows through them. When part of the saphenous veins is removed, blood stagnation in them is eliminated, the disease stops, and overall blood circulation only improves.
No, they haven’t done this in good clinics for a long time. In recent years, medicine has made great progress, so that now preference is given to minimally invasive operations. This is a special type of gentle surgery that is performed without large surgical incisions.
A modern gentle technique is short stripping. Previously, surgeons believed: the more veins removed, the better. Now such a principle is unacceptable. With the short stripping technique, before surgery, doctors use ultrasound scanning to determine the length of the affected segment (usually not the entire vein is affected, but only part of it). In this case, it is more correct to remove only that part of the vein that has irreversible damage, and preserve the healthy part. This allows the volume of surgical intervention to be reduced. This operation is less traumatic and better tolerated. In addition, healthy sections of veins are preserved, which is also good for the body.
There are others like that. For example, we practice cryophlebectomy—removal of a vein using a cryoprobe. The operation is performed through a single incision in the groin. A cryoprobe is inserted into the vein and cooled to -85 degrees. When exposed to cold, the vein freezes, sticks to the probe, becomes fragile and breaks easily. When the probe is removed, the vein comes out with it. Since cold causes the blood vessels to narrow, the operation is practically bloodless and low-traumatic - the tissue surrounding the vein is almost not damaged.
Yes, this operation is called intravascular laser coagulation. This method is based on the difference in the ability of different tissues of the human body to absorb laser radiation of a certain wavelength.
After minimally invasive operations, patients feel much better than after conventional ones. They have virtually no pain, and the rehabilitation period is very easy. After just a few days, a person can go to work, and somewhere after 10 days, he can begin to exercise in a gentle manner.
Almost none. As I already said, most often damaged areas of veins are removed not through incisions, but through punctures with a diameter of only 2 mm. After the operation, they are not even stitched up, but simply sealed with special tape. After such a minor intervention, there are practically no traces left.
The choice of technique should be made by the attending physician. A variety of factors are important here: the diameter of the vein trunk, the duration of the disease, the gender of the patient. Usually we use an integrated approach, that is, in some cases we use several treatment methods at once. For example, we can remove part of the vein trunk using cryophlebectomy, and the remaining part using a laser. With this approach, doctors are able to summarize the advantages of each method.
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Varicose veins occur in 20-40% of the population of developed countries. For a long time, varicose veins appear only as a cosmetic defect, but the progression of the disease leads to pain, swelling of the feet and legs, and in advanced stages to darkening of the skin in the lower third of the leg, inflammatory changes and trophic ulcers.
Conducting ultrasound diagnostics at the Phlebology Center strictly complies with the recommendations of the UIP (International Union of Phlebologists). This means that during an initial appointment with a phlebologist, any patient must undergo all the diagnostic procedures necessary to make an accurate diagnosis and select the optimal regimen for the prevention or treatment of varicose veins. The required scope of research includes Doppler ultrasound and, if necessary, duplex angioscanning.
A predisposition to varicose veins can also be inherited. First of all, the disease develops in those people who have weakness of the venous wall. Doctors recommend that anyone who is worried about heaviness in their legs, fatigue at the end of the working day, a feeling of discomfort, or visible areas of dilated veins appearing, should consult a specialist.
Varicose veins, or varicose veins (varix - node, bloating, lat.) is a disease of the veins (vessels that carry blood to the heart), leading to an increase in their lumen, thinning of the venous wall and the appearance of nodes (uneven expansion).
Any woman is pleased to hear a compliment addressed to her: “What beautiful legs!” And it’s great if they remain beautiful and healthy. But this happens ideally. In real life, you may suddenly notice that your legs begin to swell, there is heaviness in them, sometimes cramps, and on the skin of the thighs, legs and feet, a blue mesh of blood vessels is clearly visible, and “stars” have appeared.
Bluish, serpentine blood vessels in the legs are the first sign of dilated veins in the lower extremities. More often, this disease appears in people with excess body weight and in people whose profession forces them to stand for a long time. To prevent and treat this not only cosmetic defect, all means are used that improve the elasticity of the tissues of blood vessels: brush massage, alternating baths. Sports such as cycling and swimming are also beneficial.
Varicose veins (VD) are manifested by tortuous or nodular expansion of the saphenous veins of the lower extremities. With the gradual expansion of the lumen of the subcutaneous and communication (connecting the superficial and deep venous systems of the lower extremities) veins, valve insufficiency develops (“the valves do not close”). Reverse (pathological) blood flow occurs in the veins of the lower extremities. Later, dystrophic and inflammatory changes in the affected veins and other tissues of the limb occur: chronic venous insufficiency occurs.
They tried to fight varicose veins back in Ancient Egypt: first they cauterized the protruding veins, then they tightly bandaged the legs with linen cloth. In the Middle Ages, the prototypes of modern compression tights appeared - leather stockings with laces. Today there are much more methods for treating this disease.
Varicocele is a disease that affects the coronary vessels that supply blood to the pelvic and genital organs. As a result of the expansion of the veins, their elasticity is lost, which increases blood flow. The man feels discomfort, and if the situation worsens, the testicles swell and there is a risk of partial or complete infertility.
This is why timely treatment is important. At the same time, many people are interested in, if a varicocele is diagnosed, is it worth having surgery? To answer this question, consultation is important to take into account the individual characteristics of the disease.
To understand this topic, a huge amount of research has been carried out, thanks to which many important conclusions have been drawn. Drug treatment for this disease is ineffective, so it is practically not used.
At the same time, scientists argue that with such a diagnosis, reproductive function disorders do not always occur and cancer develops. You should not think about surgery for varicocele if the disease does not cause any discomfort and is asymptomatic.
At the same time, it is important to constantly monitor your health to avoid the development of complications.
It is necessary to exclude increased physical activity, and first of all this concerns lifting weights. Congestion in the pelvic area, such as chronic constipation or irregular sex life, increases the risk of varicocele.
It is recommended to give up bad habits and give preference to proper nutrition and additionally take vitamins. It is also worth mentioning the use of folk recipes in treatment. Their effectiveness has not been scientifically proven and in some cases such amateur activities lead to serious complications.
Now we need to look at situations when surgery for varicocele is necessary.
The purpose of the surgical intervention is to block the vein in the area of the spermatic cord and redirect the blood flow to another direction. Today, several types of surgical intervention are known, which are selected by a specialist. Anesthesia is used to reduce pain. The duration of the operation for the treatment of varicocele depends on the type of surgery. Typically the average duration is an hour.
What surgery to do for varicocele:
We have provided you with basic information regarding the need for surgery for varicocele, as well as a list of basic treatment methods. The choice of the appropriate direction is made only by the doctor based on the diagnostic results.