Varicose veins in the legs is a pathological condition that almost every person can encounter - despite the fact that the fair sex suffers from this disease much more often, it is men who often experience severe, life-threatening complications (thrombosis and thromboembolism).
For the treatment of varicose veins today can be used as drugs applied topically, and drugs taken orally. To create an effective cure for varicose veins is the dream of every specialist who faces this problem, or a pharmaceutical company engaged in the study of drugs that affect the state of the vascular wall and blood properties - such a remedy will always be in demand by patients suffering from this disease.
Many people frivolously consider varicose veins in the legs only a cosmetic problem that prevents them from wearing certain types of clothes or limits the functionality of a person, but doctors dealing with this problem say that complications are terrible for the patient.
Manifestations of varicose veins - what you need to pay attention to
Every vascular surgeon or phlebologist who consults patients with symptoms of this disease can say that in the vast majority of cases, patients do not come for a consultation at the moment when the varicose veins in the legs only appear, but already at the stage of pronounced changes or complications. Swollen veins in the legs become noticeable at this stage, but the first symptoms indicating the progression of vascular disorders in the venous bed of the lower extremities are fatigue in the legs in the evening.
Unpleasant sensations may occur after a long stay in an upright position, in the same situation, convulsive twitches may appear at night, swelling of the subcutaneous tissue of the lower half of the body (most often on the feet and legs). Very often, the fair sex complains that the veins on the legs become very visible only during pregnancy or after the onset of the menopause (in this case, the onset of symptoms is often accompanied by other signs of hormonal imbalance).
It is important to remember that bumps on the veins of the legs indicate that the disease has already passed from the stage of initial changes to the stage of trophic disorders, and this already requires the use of the entire arsenal of drugs used to treat varicose veins. If a patient has varicose veins, the symptoms of the disease should not be ignored, because with the development of varicose veins, not only the conditions of blood circulation in the veins are violated, but also the rheological properties of the blood (its coagulability sharply increases and blood clots appear in the vessels). That is why when a blood clot breaks off, thromboembolism of various organs occurs, including cerebral vessels or lung arteries, which poses a mortal danger to the life of the patient - the development of such a condition will require urgent and intensive treatment.
Is it possible to cure varicose veins?
If a patient is diagnosed with varicose veins in the legs, then the condition of the tissues in the lower extremities, and the circulatory system of the body as a whole, and the possibility of preventing complications of this pathological condition will depend on early diagnosis and timely and comprehensive treatment. In the event that the doctor detects varicose veins in the legs, the treatment will be selected only after:
- studying the history of the disease and complaints of the patient;
- clinical and biochemical blood tests, which will necessarily include the implementation of a coagulogram and tests to detect threatening violations of hemostasis and a high probability of thrombosis;
- ultrasonic scanning of the vessels of the lower extremities with the obligatory determination of the blood flow velocity (dopplerography);
- angiographic examination of vessels with suspected damage to the deep veins of the leg.
The main components of the treatment of varicose veins are the use of:
- thoughtful diet;
- the use of traditional medicine;
- appointment of local and systemic drug therapy;
- application of modern surgical methods of treatment.
Nutrition for varicose veins should be as balanced as possible and correct, if possible, overweight. The patient's diet should contain a sufficient amount of protein of animal origin, supplied with the meat of young animals or various seafood - only with such food can a sufficient amount of elastin (the protein necessary to restore the vascular wall of the veins) enter the body. It is important to have a sufficient intake of vegetables and fruits, which will become a source of vitamins and will prevent constipation.
Treatment of varicose veins with leeches simultaneously pursues several goals, the main of which is getting into the body of an effective natural anticoagulant and affecting the biologically active points of the body responsible for regulating the tone of the veins. Such treatment should be carried out by a qualified specialist who has experience in the use of hirudotherapy.
If a patient has initial varicose veins, folk recipes, proven by centuries of experience, will help slow down the progression of changes. The use of horse chestnut extracts in the form of decoctions and infusions for oral administration, as well as preparations for topical application is popular. Used in the treatment of varicose veins are horsetail, club moss, dandelion, verbena, peony, raspberry, medicinal sweet clover, rue - a huge number of recipes for their use have been created.
Tablets for varicose veins are, in the vast majority of cases, purified substances obtained from traditional medicine. Of course, such treatment has the expected effect much sooner than decoctions and infusions, but the cost of such treatment is many times higher. In addition, if necessary, drugs that affect vascular tone and blood coagulation can be used, but such therapy must be agreed with the doctor.
Laser treatment
Laser treatment of varicose veins is becoming an effective and modern method of low-traumatic surgical intervention - treatment of affected vessels with a laser ("soldering") causes a cessation of blood flow and desolation of vessels. This reduces the severity of the cosmetic defect, which is so noticeable in varicose veins, but does not affect the cause of the disease and the mechanism of its development. That is why such treatment can be used as a component of complex therapy for varicose veins of the body and its particular case - varicose veins of the lower extremities.