Varicose veins in the lower extremities are a common disease caused by weakness of the vein walls, defective valves and increased intravenous pressure. They are mostly seen in middle-aged men who work for long hours standing up, weight-bearing work and habitual constipation. When the patient is standing, he can see the superficial veins of the lower extremities are dilated and tortuous, and he often feels weakness and soreness in the lower extremities, or he has edema around the back of the foot and ankle. If the disease is long and the varicosities are obvious, skin pigmentation, dermatitis eczema and ulcer formation may often appear in the lower leg and ankle. Depending on the severity of the disease, non-surgical treatment, sclerotherapy and surgical treatment are available. Surgical treatment is the fundamental method of treating varicose veins in lower extremities, high ligation of saphenous or small saphenous veins; stripping of varicose saphenous or small saphenous veins; ligation of dysfunctional traffic veins. Health education of varicose veins of lower limbs: 1. Patience and meticulous psychological care, clearing concerns and establishing confidence to overcome the disease. Make the patient understand the treatment method, how to cooperate with the specific matters. 2, usually should carry out appropriate physical exercise, increase the elasticity of the blood vessel wall, sitting with both knees do not cross too long, so as not to compress, affect the venous reflux. Elevate the affected limb 30~40° when lying in bed to facilitate venous reflux. 3.Keep the bowel movement smooth, prevent constipation, avoid prolonged standing and excessive weight bearing, obese people should plan to reduce weight. Ask them to quit smoking and explain the reasons. 4.Avoid using too tight belt, garter and tight clothing. 5.Local skin should be protected if it has become thin, shiny and sparse sweat hair. Especially for diabetic patients, so as to avoid the formation of chronic ulcers after breakage, which are not easy to heal. Observe the blood flow of the extremity, understand the nature of pain, and give analgesic if necessary. 6.Bind elastic bandage or wear elastic stocking, before application, lie down and elevate the affected limb. 7, such as surgery, in order to avoid postoperative incisional infection, should make adequate skin preparation, keep the skin clean, try to do without eczema and ulcer trauma. If you have a chronic ulcer, you should apply a wet dressing to the wound surface, elevate the affected limb, and wait for the ulcer to improve and the wound surface to be clean before surgery. 8.Elevate the affected limb after surgery and pay attention to the activity of the affected limb to promote venous reflux and incision healing. At the same time, the second day after surgery, start to do dorsal foot extension and flexion activities, 3~4 times a day, with the contraction of peroneal muscle group extrusion, in order to facilitate the return of deep venous blood flow, 2~3 days after surgery can be out of bed activities. The elastic bandage should be appropriately tightened and maintained for 2 weeks before removal. During the period of bed rest, do dorsal foot extension and flexion exercise, and strive to get out of bed early to promote venous reflux of lower limbs, so as to avoid the formation of deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs. After discharge, continue to apply elastic bandage or elastic bandage for 1-3 months, and gradually increase the amount of activity. Patients should be instructed to eat a high-calorie, high-vitamin, high-protein, easy-to-digest diet, such as lean meat, fish, shrimp, crab, fruits and vegetables, and forbid hard and irritating foods. The patient’s nutrition is supplemented, the body’s resistance is improved, and the surgical incision heals well.