Many people of working age are familiar with varicose veins.
The disease is expressed not only in the cosmetic defect, but also in the limitation of mobility - leg fatigue, pain and swelling force to abandon many activities and sports.
Difficulties and complications of varicose veins - trophic ulcers and thromboses, all this forces the patients to seek effective ways of treatment.
Content
- Methods of treatment
- Using leeches to treat disease
- What explains the healing properties of leeches
- Indications girudoterapii
- contraindications hirudotherapy
- How is the procedure
- Preparation
- procedures Technique danger of self leeches
- girudoterapii Efficiency
- reviews
- procedure cost girudoterapii
- Video: Practical hirudotherapy
Methods of treatment
Selection of a treatment regimen for the disease is performed by a surgeonth or phlebologist on the basis of the stage of varicose veins revealed by the examination of blood vessels. The following variants of therapy can be offered to the patient:
- Medical treatment of with venotonicks and anticoagulants. Taking medications, unfortunately, does not bring the proper result of improving the circulation of blood with pronounced changes in blood vessels.
- Compression linen stops the development of varicose veins, reduces the severity of the legs and is especially indicated for use by those patients who spend most of their time sitting or standing.
- Surgical intervention - the enlarged vessel is cut off by bandaging or sclerosing.
- Laser therapy helps with spider veins and if the pathologically altered vein does not exceed one centimeter in diameter.
- Folk treatment is used only in conjunction with the main and helps reduce discomfort, reduce pain.
There are many alternative ways of treating varicose veins, one of them is hirudotherapy, that is, treatment with blood-sucking leeches.
The use of leeches in the treatment of the disease
There was an ambiguous opinion about the treatment of leeches with varicose veins.
Some experts consider hirudotherapy as one of the safest and most effective methods of eliminating varicose veins.
Others express complete distrust of such a procedure.
But, nevertheless, leeches are widely used, the number of patients for such procedures does not decrease, which means that the effect of skin contact with small inhabitants of reservoirs is.
What explains the medicinal properties of leeches
Several centuries ago, healers resorted to the use of leeches and it brought its positive results.
The effect of leeches on the human body is explained by the composition of their saliva , which they secrete under the skin during suction.
Saliva contains a large number of enzymes, hirudin and destabilase, the combined effect of these substances leads to the following results:
- microcirculation of blood in the attachment area of the leech is enhanced;
- decreases puffiness and pastosity of tissues;
- blood is liquefied, which means that thrombus formation stops;
- blood dissolves from the thin walls of veins;
- reduces pain;
- strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
Indications for hirudotherapy
The cases when hirudotherapy is prescribed for varicose veins, ranging from vascular diseases and ending with various ophthalmologic problems. With varicose veins, hirudotherapy is prescribed by with:
- vascular asterisks;
- of varicose veins and superficial veins;
- trophic changes on the legs.
Simultaneously with the treatment of varicose with the help of leeches , gynecological problems are eliminated, immunity is strengthened, blood pressure is reduced, and tissue nutrition improves.
Hirudotherapy has its own deficiencies - the possibility of developing allergies, low efficiency of the procedure in advanced cases of varicose veins. Hirudotherapy effectively relieves pain and swelling, but can not lead to a complete normalization of the diameter of the veins.
Therefore, the treatment of leeches can be attributed only to auxiliary techniques.
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Contraindications to hirudotherapy
Among the main contraindications to are:
- an allergy to leech saliva, it is expressed by severe itching and swelling;
- hypotension, with low blood pressure, blood flow will lead to even lower digits, and thus to deterioration of well-being;
- anemia with a hemoglobin less than 100;
- purulent thrombophlebitis;
- oncological diseases;
- pregnancy;
- hemophilia;
- Thin skin in place of the necessary leech attachment.
Before the hirudotherapy session, the physician should find out all contraindications and assess possible risks.
How the procedure passes
Preparation of
When appointing hirudotherapy, the patient must comply with all the proposed recommendations:
- On the day of the installation, you can not take a bath, use fragrant cosmetics, technical fluids. Strong smells negatively affect the leech and it refuses to suck.
- Some doctors recommend cleaning the liver and intestines in two to three days.
- Before the treatment, the skin on the leg is treated with alcohol and then carefully tampon moistened with hot water, this is necessary to remove the smell of ethanol and to increase the flow of blood. If hirudotherapy is performed with varicose veins, the leg is pre-shaved.
- The patient should be in a recumbent or semi-seated position.
Procedure Technique
When varicose veins leeches are placed at a distance of one centimeter from the vein , sometimes they must be placed on the area of the sacrum. The number of leeches is determined by the degree of expansion of veins and trophic changes.
When suction, the pain resembles a bite of a blood-sucking insect or injection. Soreness is observed only at the moment of puncture of the skin, in the future there are no special subjective sensations.
During sucking, the body of the leech grows in size, and it disappears by itself. After the session, bleeding is observed, so dressing is necessary.
Danger of self-treatment with leeches
Self-use of leeches is not recommended, although they can be purchased at some pharmacies.
Firstly, the , the specialist knows the specific locations of the production.
Secondly , the therapeutic effect is provided only by healthy individuals, and it is difficult to determine this to a specialist.
There is a likelihood that you can sell an already used instance, and it is strictly forbidden to apply it again .
Leeches should be stored under certain conditions, they need to constantly maintain a certain microclimate and identify sick individuals.
The effectiveness of hirudotherapy
Hirudotherapy is recognized by the Ministry of Health as an auxiliary method of treatment.
After the sessions, there is really a decrease in edema and pain, which is explained by the blood thinning effect of hirudin.
But the use of leeches should not become a panacea, resorting only to this method of treatment, the patient risks to get serious complications of varicose veins.
Be sure to get a doctor's advice!
Reviews about the procedure
Patients who practice treatment of varicose leeches leave both positive and negative reviews.
- Olga, 49 years old - "After hirudotherapy, pains in the legs have gone, red spots have decreased, but in some places of suction of leeches there are scars. Until the end, the dilated veins did not sleep, so I continue to drink venotonics. "
- Mikhail, 52 years old - "The effect is absolute zero. At me the expressed varices, probably, therefore after hirudotherapy had to agree on operation ".
- Tatiana, 29 years old - "Leeches helped to remove the vascular network. During the session, it was not as painful as somewhat disgusting. But I think that I tolerated several procedures knowingly. "
The cost of hirudotherapy
The price of one treatment session for varicose leeches fluctuates and starts from 500 rubles , the price depends on the number of leeches used. The cost in most clinics includes a doctor's consultation.
Video: Practical hirudotherapy
On how to correctly place leeches on the coccyx. What to remember before you begin the procedure. Video about the treatment of leeches with varicose visually shows how leeches work.