Varicose disease of the lower extremities is a fairly common ailment in our time. Previously, treatment was carried out only surgically. But today, if the patient has detected varicose veins, then the treatment of the lower extremities is carried out using various methods that do not require surgical intervention.
Varicosis is a disease in which veins increase. This is due to a change in blood flow and inferiority of the venous valves. Varicose expansion of deep veins affects both women and men, regardless of the age category.
Why does varicose veins occur?
Varicose veins on the legs can happen:
- The primary ailment - develops as a result of various violations of the congenital nature of the structure of the vein wall, with the inferiority of the valve apparatus. Refers to an independent disease;
- Secondary ailment - arises as a complication of deep veins.
There are a number of reasons for which the load on the veins increases, the tone of the walls of the veins decreases, which leads to the development of varicose veins.
- Hard physical work.
- Perestroika of the body at a hormonal level (sexual development, menopause).
- Combined use of contraceptives.
- A long standing position.
- Pregnancy.
- Excess body weight.
- Hereditary predisposition.
- The use of tight linen, corsets.
- Constant high -heeled stay.
- The blood flow in the legs is disturbed.
From the effects of these factors in the vessels of the veins, hydrostatic pressure increases. This helps to increase their diameter and disorder valve apparatus.
Next, there is a difficulty in the outflow of blood. Then the blood is thrown from deep veins into superficial ones, and they are accordingly overwhelmed, strongly stretched, wriggling and create various forms of expansion.
- Cylindrical.
- In the form of a bag.
- Mixed.
When the maximum is reached, the flow of blood is pushed out, and excess blood stretches the walls of the vessels. For this reason, the vein is visible under the skin. A varicose grid is formed on the legs, the nodes are very noticeable. This indicates varicose veins of the lower extremities.
When the disease progresses due to stagnation of blood, the nutrition of tissues of the legs is disturbed, the skin dry out, dermatitis, eczema appear. The advanced stage is characterized by the formation of trophic ulcers.
How does the disease manifest?
A clear sign that indicates the presence of varicose veins on the legs is the expansion of the surface veins of a cylindrical and other manifestation. They have a wavy shape, are clearly visible in the area of the lower leg and feet. Varicose nodes are pronounced after prolonged or heavy physical activity. Often varicose veins of the lower extremities occurs in young people, in women during the period of gestation and after childbirth.
Symptoms of varicose veins of the lower extremities at the initial stage of development are inconspicuous. The patient has a feeling of tired legs. It can be mesh on the legs, serpentine deformation of veins under the skin. The net is a web in which the capillaries are expanded by more than 0. 1 mm.
At the initial stage of varicose veins, there is no obvious bulging veins. It does not indicate that the disease is absent. If the symptoms were not detected at the time and the treatment was illiterate or untimely, there is a possibility of developing venous inferiority in a chronic form, the occurrence of trophic ulcers.
Often, women suggest that the grid is a cosmetic defect, and men do not attach any importance at all. It happens that it occurs with hormonal disorders, abuse of a sauna, a solarium and is completely cured. But in other cases, the development of the vascular mesh may indicate varicose veins of the lower extremities. In this case, even with a slight expansion of the capillary grid, you need to consult a doctor.
Symptoms of varicose veins at 2 stages are characterized by a violation of regional blood flow.
- Severity.
- Burning.
- Swelling.
- Fatigue.
- Feeling tingling.
- Aching pain in the course of veins, bursting.
- Cramps of the lower leg muscles, feet at night.
Symptoms of varicose veins of the lower extremities pass when the patient does a certain period of time with raised legs. The condition improves, the pain goes either not so pronounced.
At 3 stages, the symptoms of the affected lower extremities are manifested by edema of the ankles, the rear of the feet that occur for the evening. The edema is characterized by their universal disappearance in the morning. Also, skin nutrition is disturbed. It becomes dry and thin. It happens that ulcerative defects appear on the inner surface of the lower leg (an internal lesion of the ankle is often observed).
Patients complain of rapid fatigue, there is a pronounced severity in the legs, especially while moving or in an upright position.
How to cure varicose veins?
When, after the diagnosis, varicose veins of the lower extremities was detected, the doctor will prescribe a treatment regimen that will need to be adhere to in order to achieve a positive result. How to remove a grid of varicose veins in the or other case, the doctor will recommend.
The treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities is a complex process, it lasts depending on the degree of disease.
Therapeutic measures share:
- surgical method;
- conservative.
When identifying an ailment at the first stage of development, treatment can take place without using the surgical method. A conservative approach to treatment is designed for patients with contraindications for surgery. In addition, conservative methods are used after surgical intervention to prevent relapse of varicose veins.
Initially, it is important to change the lifestyle that implies a number of rules:
- evasive long static positions;
- avoid physical exertion of a heavy nature;
- Shoes should be comfortable, not squeezing the foot, have a hard sole, with a small stable heel;
- When working in a sitting position under the feet, substitute a stand, relax, do charging with your feet.
If body weight exceeds the norm, you should lose weight. It is recommended to reduce fluid and salt.
What to do to warn the disease?
To eliminate the risks of the occurrence of varicose veins, you should get rid of the main and external factors of manifestation.
- Smoking.
- Alcohol.
- Improper nutrition.
Compression treatment
Thanks to elastic compression, blood flow improves if there is varicose veins of the deep veins of the lower extremities. The blood flow in the subcutaneous veins also decreases, swelling does not occur, microcirculation and metabolism are activated.
The patient should choose the product based on the degree of compression. To properly treat internal varicose veins using bandages and stockings, the attending physician will tell. The limb begin to bandage in the morning without getting out of bed. The bandage is applied from the fingers of the foot, heading to the thigh, capture the heel and joint of the ankle. The bandage process must be carried out so that each of the turns, overlap the previous one.
Treatment with medicines
How to get rid of the problem using medicines, only the doctor will tell. It is inappropriate to use drugs for self -medication.
Medication treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities involves the use of:
- capsules;
- tablets;
- injections.
Anti -inflammatory drugs are used to reduce edema, anesthetize and suppress the gluing of platelets.
The surgical treatment method
Treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities surgically is prescribed if none of the methods helped.
Surgical methods of solving the problem:
- Laser therapy - this method is based on the destruction of the walls of the veins by the warm effect of the laser, as a result of which the venous clearance is removed. Apply if the vein is expanded not more than 10 mm. Such coagulation leaves no trace. The patient may immediately return to work;
- Flebectomy - varicose veins of the lower extremities is eliminated by surgical intervention, which implies a pathological discharge of blood by eliminating the main trunks (large or small subcutaneous vein), ligation of veins. After surgery, hidden varicose veins are treated with special products, an elastic bandage is used. Scars are possible;
- Sclerosis is a technique based on the direct introduction of a means to vein, which will help to close the walls of blood vessels and resist the flow of blood in them. With sclerotherapy, there are no seams and rehabilitation period.
Medical physical education
In the presence of the initial stage of varicose veins, the doctor will tell you how to get rid of the ailment by physical education. It is important to warn this cosmetic defect at an early stage. The set of exercises is an indispensable part.
Gymnastics is quite simple, so the treatment of varicose veins on the legs can be performed independently at home. It can be a simple fitness. The main thing is not to jump, postpone classes on an exercise bike, do not lift weights. In addition, you can’t go to the sauna, the bathhouse. Limit yourself to the adoption of a hot bath.
Nutrition
To remove a grid from varicose veins on the legs, you need to eat well. It is important that the body receives the required number of trace elements and vitamins.
- The use of vitamin E, which will help the veins preserve elasticity (vegetable oil, bran, leaf salad).
- Vitamin C (kiwi, citruses, currants, sea buckthorn) will help strengthen the veins.
- The mesh on the legs will disappear if you eat foods with vitamin P. It has an anti -red effect (citruses, buckwheat, cherries).
- Include fiber (vegetables, fruits, cereals) in the nutrition, which will improve the intestinal function and prevent the occurrence of constipation.
- Collagen and elastin will help strengthen the walls of blood vessels. To quickly leave varicose veins of the lower extremities, treatment passes through seafood, since there is a lot of copper in them.
- You need to drink clean water at least 1. 5 liters per day. The liquid favorably affects the metabolism.
How to treat the disease with leech?
If the patient has a diagnosis of varicose veins, the treatment of expanded veins of the lower extremities can be carried out using leeches. Thanks to the leech enzyme, which is contained in its saliva, an obstacle to blood turning and the occurrence of clots occurs.
The patient is applied to a leech on a section of the resulting blood clot or to where the blood accumulated. The leech itself falls off when it gets drunk with blood. She is able to dilute stagnant blood, eliminate excess from the vessel, and sometimes eliminates her own saliva from the blood clot.
Hirudotherapy takes place in special clinics. For sessions, independently grown leeches are used. Treatment is carried out under the supervision of a doctor. The program is individual for each patient.
This method of cure is effective and helps to cure internal varicose veins on the legs.
Folk treatment
Often varicose veins of the lower extremities are treated with folk remedies.
- You need to grind a tablespoon of cones and pour them with hot water. Put on fire. Boil for 15 minutes. Eat the medicine before eating. It is recommended to apply compresses on the affected veins.
- To prepare an infusion from horse chestnut, it is necessary to pour 50 grams of the product or brown flowers with 0. 5 liters of vodka. Insist 14 days. Drink 40 drops for a month for a month 3 times a day.
- On the eve of sleep, it is recommended to rub the affected areas with apple cider vinegar.
- For infusion from nutmeg, you need to grind 100 grams of the product and pour 0. 5 liters of vodka. Put in a dark place to infuse for 10 days. Reception 3 times per day, 10 drops before meals.
To get rid of the disease, it is necessary to adhere to preventive measures that do not exclude an active lifestyle, proper nutrition, the use of comfortable shoes, and do therapeutic exercises.