That's why all those who faced with such problem, it is important to know the causes of varicose veins, its manifestations and, above all, to study the best techniques of treatment of this disease.
General information
Varicose veins is a chronic disease of the blood vessels, which develop as a result of stagnation of blood (usually in the lower limbs). This happens due to insolvency, the heart valves, which in normal conditions blood loss only towards the top, from the lower limbs to the heart. The blood that it exerts a pressure on the walls of the blood vessels, causing it to become thinner, lose elasticity and become deformed, substantially expands. The patient with the naked eye, you can observe the wriggly "snake" of the blood vessels, which rise above the skin, and in some places form varicose "nodes".
Causes of varicose veins
The causes of the development of the disease, are many. In particular, varicose veins can lead:
- "Bad" inheritance. With varicose veins of the face of the people who have the innate weakness of the valve unit or of the venous wall.
- The increased venous pressure. Very often this disease lead to the factors that increase the pressure, that is to say, pregnancy, obesity, permanent vertical loads (when the day is standing), a sedentary lifestyle (sedentary work).
- Welcome hormonal funds. Some hormonal drugs, in particular, the pill high estrogen cause the coagulation of the blood and can cause varicose veins.
- Circulation. Data errors may appear due to weak physical activity, smoking, wearing shoes that are too tight or chronic constipation.
- Hormonal errors that are related with the advancing age in the body.
The manifestations and complications of the disease
The doctors realize that varicose veins is not so terrible in and of itself, how dangerous its complications. In fact, in the early stages of the development of the disease the extension of the subcutaneous veins is for man, the issue of aesthetics (from which they suffer, particularly women. The first appear on the skin vascular mesh — the so-called "networks". Man, when this begins to feel the heaviness in the legs, note the swelling of the limbs and you feel pain when you walk. It is important symptoms of varicose veins, which in any case should not go unheeded. If a person is not in a hurry to go to the doctor and find out the cause of the malaise, you may perform varicose veins and deal with the problem, that it is impossible to resolve without surgical intervention.
With the development of varicose veins the skin in the area of the legs compacted and becomes cyanotic shadow. Calf ill begin to "whine" even with a short walk, and under the skin, you may notice swollen in vienna. In addition, with the passage of time, as the veins become very painful.
But this is only the beginning of serious health problems. If a person doesn't start to fight with the relations of the disease, the skin, of the veins affected, they begin to experience irreversible changes, and later appear sores. Also, without the treatment of the inner walls of the veins become inflamed and cause the formation of blood clots. So you spread the thrombophlebitis. Increase in terms of size, the blood clots overlap the lumen of vienna, and at any time the clot may break away. It was fraught with fatal consequences.
Therefore, it is understandable that the varicose veins must be treated. And to start therapy as soon as possible. Below are the methods of treatment of this severe disease.
Pharmacological treatment
In the treatment of varicose veins is necessary to apply the medicine. The majority of capsules or tablets, which have on the body versatile action. In particular:
- Special funds. These funds will increase the flow of blood, preventing the development of thrombosis, and at the same time increase the tone of the vascular walls. Eliminate varicose veins these medications do not work, but remove the swelling of the legs, eliminate the burning sensation and pain in their full strength.
- Blood-thinning drugs. These medications thin the blood and encourage better circulation of the blood, preventing the development of thrombosis.
- Anti-inflammatory drugs. These include pills, creams and gels, eliminates pain, swelling, and leave the sticking of platelets. But more importantly, these drugs are aware of the inflammation of the veins, causing thrombophlebitis.
Socks and tights varicose veins
The fairer sex collide with varicose veins more often than men. In large part this is due to the hormonal changes that occur in the female body (menopause, pregnancy). That's why the best way to prevent varicose veins for them is wearing special stockings or tights. This compression garment compresses the legs and leaves varicose veins and, therefore, is an excellent prevention of varicose veins. And in case you have already developed the disease, protects the feet from pain, swelling, and fatigue.
Hydrotherapy
Treatment of varicose veins water is known from time immemorial. Under the action of different temperatures, the veins constrict and dilate, which helps improve their elasticity. Knowing this, modern doctors use hydrotherapy in the early stages of the development of varicose veins when the skin just started to appear vascular capillaries dilated. Also, depending on the problem, baths can be local (only for legs), or common (whole body). The temperature of the water in a tank varies from 20 to 40 °C.
Treatments non-conventional
In the complex treatment of varicose veins can be applied and non traditional techniques. Here are some examples.
Potato juice
Veins affected should be in the morning, afternoon and evening to lubricate the juice of potato fruit juice, but also to impose on the night of the bandage with a bandage, soaked in the juice. More than 3 p/day should drink 100 ml of juice of potatoes. Treat varicose veins in the middle should be 3-4 months.
Apple cider vinegar
It is called the "number 1" from varicose veins, and all because apple cider vinegar improves blood circulation, strengthens vascular walls and improves the skin tone. Apply very simple: 2-3 p/day to lubricate the vinegar of the skin in the affected area veins. And in parallel should drink a glass of water, which has divorced 1 teaspoon of vinegar. The duration of therapy is 2 months.
The leaves of kalanchoe
This is still an effective tool to combat varicose veins. Fill the floor-liter bottle, chopped the leaves of kalanchoe in half and fill with the raw materials 40% alcohol and the bottle was full. Giving function to stand in a dark place for a week, filter and apply the tincture for rubbing of the affected areas 2 p/day. The procedure should incorporate a slight massage of the veins. Dura is the treatment for 4 months.
The willow bark
A good help in the fight with a pending disease will be bathroom with white willow bark. For this procedure, it is necessary to grind the bark, then 2 tablespoons of these raw materials pour 400 ml of water and boil on low heat for 15 minutes. The finished instrument to add in a bucket with water, where it then lower your legs and hold for 30 minutes. And immediately after the procedure, wearing compression stockings and let your feet to rest. The procedure should be after day for 3 months. Among other things, to increase the effect of decoction of willow bark can be diluted with a decoction of oak bark.
All methods are a good means for the prevention of this disease and they have a good aid in the treatment of varicose veins in an early stage of the disease. However, the practice shows that in 80% of cases, the face with pierced veins they turn to the doctors already running disease. In such a situation, nor a compression garment, or creams and ointments, or folk remedies, are not able to as something to influence the development of the disease. Are needed drastic measures. Fortunately, the modern medicine is ready to offer efficient methods for the solution of this complex issue.
Sclerotherapy
This non-surgical method for treating varicose veins, in which the doctor, with the help of a thin needle, introduced in the skin vein a special substance. This substance glues vienna from the inside, the result is that it dissolves, and the blood flow begins to go through the veins healthy. The number of sessions for the introduction of the sclerosing can vary depending on the severity of the injury. And for the whole period of treatment, the patient must wear a compression garment.
As a result of this therapy man almost always forget to varicose veins. Only in 25% of cases appear to be relapses, and are usually in the execution of the disease. It is really worth to realize that sclerotherapy does not keep pregnant women and people with obesity.
The laser treatment
This is one of the modern advances in medicine, which allows you to get rid of varicose veins without surgery. The radiation that generates the laser "welding" the affected vein from the inside, thus closing his land and cutting the road to the movement of the blood, which begins to go more deep in the veins. With the time profile of the vessel forms the connective tissue, which is subsequently reabsorbed.
This method of solving the problems more effective than sclerotherapy. Has less traumatic, the operation requires no more than 40 minutes, and the patient can leave the hospital literally 2 hours after the surgery. Not surprisingly, the same treatment of varicose veins laser called "office surgery". When the incisions on the skin should do to fix only the large veins, and small varicose veins are eliminated without damage to the tissues. It is worth to remember that the cost of such an operation is quite high.
Radiofrequency ablation
More recently in our country began to practise the most modern method of resolution the affected veins, which received the title of radio-frequency ablation. It is used for the treatment of a trunk of a large diseased veins varicose veins. In this case, through the puncture in the skin in the skin vienna injected rf catheter, and with the aid of microwave "ferments" vienna from the inside. And the catheter equipped with sensors that allow to monitor the effectiveness of the procedure.
This method can compete with the laser treatment, because he, also, does not require incisions on the skin, does not leave bruises and it plays for literally 30 minutes. On the day of surgery the patient can return to perform its functions. However, the cost of such procedure is high even in comparison with laser coagulation.
The surgical removal
It is important to understand that in the case of eczema, thrombophlebitis, and trophic ulcers, the treatment above described methods are not carried out. Delete launched varicose veins may just be the surgical removal of the veins. But here is not so critical. In the arsenal of modern surgeons available microsurgery methods that allow you to remove the vein is sick, through a small incision, and the scars after the procedure, you simply will not remain. In addition, new technologies allow you to remove the painful vienna for literally 30-40 minutes.
Fear of varicose veins is not necessary. On the contrary, the disease requires a special attention, and, as before, so much the better. The timely detection and right treatment method allow without problems to eliminate the disease and live a full life.