Varicose veins in the legs are a pathological condition that almost all people can encounter - despite the fact that the fair sex suffer from this disease much more often, it is men who often experience serious and life-threatening complications (thrombosis and thromboembolism).
For the treatment of varicose veins today, locally applied drugs and drugs taken orally can be used. Creating an effective cure for varicose veins is the dream of every specialist who faces this problem, or of a pharmaceutical company engaged in the study of drugs that affect the state of the vascular wall and the properties of the blood - such a remedy will always be required by patients suffering from this disease.
Many people frivolously consider varicose veins in the legs to be just a cosmetic problem that prevents them from wearing certain types of clothes or limits a person's functionality, but doctors who deal with this problem claim that the complications are terrible for the patient.
Manifestations of varicose veins: what you need to pay attention to
Any 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 time when only varicose veins of the legs appear, but already at the stage of pronounced changes or complications. Swollen leg veins become evident at this stage, but the first symptoms that indicate the progression of vascular disorders in the venous bed of the lower limbs are leg fatigue in the evening.
Unpleasant sensations can occur after a long stay in an upright position, in the same situation, convulsive contractions at night, swelling of the subcutaneous tissue of the lower half of the body (most often on the feet and legs) may appear. Very often the fair sex complain that the veins on the legs become very visible only during pregnancy or after the onset of menopause (in this case the onset of symptoms is often accompanied by other signs of hormonal imbalance).
It is important to remember that the bumps on the leg veins 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 the vessels of the brain or pulmonary arteries, which poses a fatal danger to the patient's life: 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, the condition of the tissues of 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:
- to study the history of the disease and the patient's complaints;
- 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 mandatory determination of the speed of blood flow (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:
- weighted 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, provided 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 ) body. It is important to have a sufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, which will become a source of vitamins and prevent constipation.
The treatment of varicose veins with leeches simultaneously pursues several goals, the main of which is to enter the body of an effective natural anticoagulant and affect 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 the 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, sweet clover, rue - a huge number of recipes have been created for their use.
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 faster 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 clotting 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 surgery: treating the affected vessels with a laser ("welding") causes interruption of blood flow and desolation of the 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 special case - varicose veins of the lower extremities.