Varicose veins are a disease characterized by depletion of the vessel wall, and due to this, an increase in clearance in them.
Often accompanied by an increase in blood pressure and the formation of local nodes.
Women and people leading a sedentary lifestyle are more susceptible to the disease.
Content
- Advantages and disadvantages of non-invasive techniques
- review of existing treatment methods
- Drug therapy
- phlebosclerosing
- therapy Laser coagulation
- Traditional medicine
- Supplements
- Endovenous ablation
- Diet
- Compression techniques
- Phytotherapy
- Hirudotherapy
- Physiotherapy
- Massage Therapy
- Prevention of varicose veins
- Video: Laser coagulation of varicose veins
Advantages and disadvantagesnon-invasive techniques
Whenever there is a need to choose a treatment strategy, people prefer less radical methods. And for the operative treatment of the human body should be strong enough and prepared. So, the advantages:
- non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures are more easily tolerated by the body;
- does not require anesthesia;
- there is no need for prolonged hospitalization;
- does not have a long rehabilitation period;
- combining techniques allows to achieve good results.
The disadvantages of include:
- low efficiency in the late stages of the development of diseases;
- rather large cost of procedures( it may take more than one course);
- non-surgically treated not all types of varicose veins.
Review of existing treatment methods for
There is a main block of methods of treatment of varicose without surgery, which includes treatment with medicines, special linen, laser, plants, etc.
Drug therapy
The following blocks can be distinguished:
- Varicose preparations for ingestion of ( tablet tablets from varicose veins and capsules).Basically, the effect of such drugs is aimed at improving the condition of the walls of
vessels. Depending on the preparation, the accompanying effects are added. The most popular and effective are schungite, Detralex, Doppel hertz, Flebodia 600, Venarus. - For local therapy use ointments and gels for varicose veins. It is applicable only for varicose veins of the lower extremities. Some of them affect the viscosity of the blood( heparin ointment), others to improve the condition of the vascular wall( ginkor gel), if ulcers are already formed, then Vishnevsky ointment is used.
Flebosclerosing therapy
Used for areas of dilated veins. It is in the introduction of injection into the affected area of the vessel, which leads to the destruction of its internal wall and further obliteration of the vessel.
Suitable for small vessels .This method has good cosmetic results, but many contraindications.
Laser coagulation
The process of "sealing" varicose veins to eliminate the wrong flow of blood in the veins. Minimally invasive, but like the previous method has many contraindications. Applicable either at the initial stage of , or as an adjunctive procedure for a more severe development of the disease.
Traditional medicine
Folk remedies for varicose veins are another method of treatment.
Recipes of many traditional medicine were taken as a basis for classical drugs. This applies to ointments and remedies for internal use. A large number of recipes are very accessible and effective.
In order to properly organize the treatment of varicose veins, you need to know at what stage the disease is. What stages of varicose veins are found in our article.
Does the diet help with varicose veins? Examples of dietary menus for varicose veins are found here.
Nutritional supplements
Manufacturers of them are identified as preventative measures, but dietary supplements are quite good as an additional therapy, to the main treatment.
Veno Strong - reduces puffiness, improves the condition of the venous wall;
Gotu Cola( NSP Gotu Cola) - improves blood flow;
cream VSP Gary - has a venotonic effect;
Detox - cleans the body at the cellular level;
Nutrimax - relieves inflammation.
Intravenous ablation
A catheter emitting radio frequency energy or laser radiation using fiber optics is inserted into the vein. As a result, the walls of the vein shrink.
Diet
The diet for varicose veins is a prerequisite for treatment. Adherence to proper nutrition can reduce a significant number of relapses. The diet is enriched with the necessary vitamins and substances that dilute the blood and relieve inflammation. And restrictions are imposed on many products.
Compression methods
The essence of this type of technique is the squeezing of surface vessels. This does not allow the disease to develop and tones the vascular walls. Among the most popular techniques are:
- Compression underwear - stockings, tights, golfs. Very convenient to use, effective as a preventive measure.
- Wari Fort .Pillow, is worn on the lower leg, has a multilayered structure, has a therapeutic effect on the cause of the disease.
Phytotherapy
Extracts of many plants have a tonic effect on the vessels, relieve swelling and pain. On the basis of medicinal plants are prepared tinctures, ointments, make baths.
Hirudotherapy
Treatment of varicose veins with leeches is very popular, in the saliva of the leech contains hirudin, which dilutes the blood, which improves blood circulation, removes inflammation.
Such therapy is effective in the initial stages of ;has a number of contraindications.
Not applicable in the home due to the difficulty of working with leeches.
Physiotherapy
In varicose veins, many methods of physiotherapy are used. The main function - toning of the vascular wall, removal of edema. Specific type is selected according to individual indications. Most often used:
- darsonvalization( exposure to low-frequency discharges of current);
- magnetotherapy( promotes dissolution of parietal thrombi in the bloodstream);
- electrophoresis;
- amplipulse therapy - sinusoidal currents promote the healing of vascular walls;
- intermittent pneumocompression. It turns out not a great compression pressure, but due to the impulse, it perfectly tones the vessels;
- hydrotherapy - apply contrasting water procedures.
Therapeutic massage
amplipulse therapy
One of the most effective methods of non-surgical treatment of varicose veins is massage. Rather, it is part of physiotherapy, but because of its good therapeutic effect, it should be placed in a separate section.
It is used both alone and in combination with non-surgical methods of treating varicose veins. Advantages are mass, and one disadvantage is the high cost of the services of a qualified master.
Reviews on the treatment of varicose veins without surgery differ in different ways and depend very much on the specific case.
Prevention of varicose veins
Prevention should be considered first of all for people at at risk:
- having a genetic predisposition;
- are overweight;
- women.
- pregnant women - with each subsequent pregnancy, the risk of developing varicose veins increases.
So, when should we start prevention? At the very moment when they remembered about my grandmother, with knobby cones on their feet, or when they saw on the street like that, i.as soon as they thought about the nature of varicose veins.
Using simple rules, you can never encounter this problem in your whole life.
- Exclude from the food harmful products( containing trans fats, rich in cholesterol, containing a large number of "fast" carbohydrates).
- Do yourself weight, especially with age.
- Living in a multi-storey building, not to reach the elevator a couple of floors, and walk - the load is not big, but essential for veins.
- To enter the whole family's leisure activities on a bicycle.
- Walking barefoot often. And not on a soft carpet, but on pebbles, sand, or just asphalt.
- For everyday wear, choose comfortable shoes, without high heels. If you have to periodically wear a five-minute exercise: take off your shoes and 10 - 15 times stand up from the toes on the heels. The procedure is not long, and legs will become much easier.
- It is worth to abandon the pinching belts. This interferes with normal blood flow.
- Less time spent in baths and saunas. Use contrasting water procedures. This not only avoids the onset of varicose veins, but also has a favorable effect on the skin condition.
- To quit smoking is a must.
- For frequent migraines or chronic fatigue, consult a doctor, this may be a consequence of circulatory disorders.
- During pregnancy planning, undergo a complete examination and appropriate treatment. Probably, it is necessary to be stocked with compression linen, to plan time so that there was an opportunity to have a rest. With the slightest swelling, consult a doctor.
- With sedentary work, arrange for yourself a small workout.
- Morning should not start with coffee, but with charging. Coffee should be limited.
- Periodically do soothing foot baths.
- Follow the skin and, if damaged, cover all procedures to avoid contamination.
There are many methods for the non-surgical treatment of varicose veins, but they are advisable only at the initial stage of the disease.
It follows that people who are at risk should not wait for symptoms to manifest, but undergo periodic routine examinations. But treatment, even in the early stages, will be lengthy and debilitating.
Prevention is not as complex as treatment and more effective. And all preventive measures simply constitute an active healthy lifestyle, which will bring not only relief from the disease, but also a lot of fun.