The arteries of the lower limbs, which cost more than 50,000 yuan to reopen, recurred 2 years later, and the symptoms came more violently. Recently, retired old cadres Zhao Bo was remorseful that he did not listen to the doctor’s advice and insisted on undergoing balloon dilatation of the lower limb arteries. Experts pointed out that similar peripheral vascular lesions caused by atherosclerosis in the body in the early stages of the surgery is not necessary, through the drug control of atherosclerosis, to prevent or delay the aggravation of the lesion is the right approach. Two years ago, he was found to have a large blockage in the femoral artery of his left leg due to atherosclerosis during a medical checkup. Although he had no symptoms yet, he was still very nervous about the discovery and asked around for treatment. Finally, a relative introduced him to a procedure called “balloon dilation”, which means that a stent is implanted in the blood vessel to restore the blockage to a smooth flow. Zhao Bo was so impressed that he rushed to a very famous vascular surgery specialist in Guangzhou at that time for consultation. However, after a thorough evaluation and analysis of Zhao Bo’s condition, the specialist concluded that although a large part of Zhao Bo’s femoral artery was blocked, the branches formed next to the vessel had opened several “paths” for blood flow, so Zhao Bo’s condition was still at an early stage and the progression of atherosclerosis could be controlled by medication first, and the time for surgery had not yet The time for surgery had not yet come. However, Zhao Bo stubbornly believed that if he did not operate, his left leg would be “ruined”, so he disregarded the doctor’s advice and found another hospital to spend more than 50,000 yuan to undergo balloon dilation. After the surgery, Zhao Bo recovered well, however, 2 years have passed, Zhao Bo recently sleep at night always feel severe pain in the left leg, to the hospital examination found that Zhao Bo after surgery and the femoral artery blockage. Recently, Zhao Bo went to the Second People’s Hospital of Guangzhou to seek medical treatment. In the face of Zhao Bo’s situation, Yang Chengyu, deputy chief physician of the vascular surgery department of the hospital, said helplessly that the recurrence rate of lower limb artery blockage is originally very high, and the symptoms of recurrence after surgery are often more serious than the first time. For example, Zhao Bo, who actually belonged to the early stage of lower extremity artery blockage before the surgery, had already experienced nighttime foot pain when the recurrence occurred, which is equivalent to the third stage of this disease. In addition, because he had already undergone balloon dilatation 2 years ago, which is the “ultimate treatment” for this disease, it is difficult to treat him with the same surgical method. Therefore, vascular surgeons generally believe that patients with early lower extremity artery blockage should not be operated easily, and the correct approach is to control the disease with medication for a few years, and then operate if the symptoms continue to develop and the medication is no longer effective. Yang Chengyu also reminded that with the improvement of people’s living conditions, there are more and more patients with atherosclerosis. Generally, people only pay attention to prevent the blockage of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, but tend to ignore the blockage of lower limb arteries. In fact, atherosclerosis is a lesion of the blood vessels of the whole body, where hardening, where the blood vessels are prone to problems, to pay attention to, especially the elderly, to develop good habits, avoid smoking and alcohol, diet to light and easy to digest, avoid strain, pay attention to rest, and keep a relaxed mood. The elderly should immediately go to the hospital for specialist treatment if they experience coldness in the lower limbs and intermittent claudication.