Not all varicose veins require surgery
Varicose veins in the lower limbs are common diseases, and many medical units can now perform surgical treatment of varicose veins, but do not all varicose veins need surgery? Taonan City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery Yu Nianfeng
There are several cases where non-surgical treatment is available.
One is that varicose veins have occurred for many years, there is no obvious progress, there is no pain and phlebitis, there is no continuously increasing vein mass, there is no skin pigmentation and itching, there is no limb strain discomfort and other symptoms, this kind of varicose veins are likely to accompany the patient for life without causing other harm, then, you can consider conservative treatment with elastic stockings, pay attention to rest, elevate the affected limbs and other methods, not necessarily Surgery is not necessary.
One kind of varicose vein is not the primary disease, it is secondary to other diseases of deep vein, such as Buga syndrome, post-deep vein thrombosis syndrome, chronic deep vein insufficiency and other diseases, then the primary disease should be treated actively, simply removing the superficial varicose vein will not only not help the disease, but may increase the burden of deep vein and aggravate the disease. Therefore, when the symptoms such as limb swelling have already occurred, a detailed examination should be conducted by a vascular surgery specialist to clarify whether there are other primary diseases and set a reasonable treatment plan, instead of blindly performing surgery.
Conservative treatment methods: 1, in the case of wearing elastic stockings for protection, appropriate physical exercise to enhance the strength of the leg muscles, to play a certain protective role for the weak blood vessels. 2, alternating hot and cold water bathing the affected limb. 3, usually pay attention to not walking or standing for a long time, after walking and standing for a period of time need to sit down and rest for a few minutes, while elevating the affected limb. Promote blood reflux. Through the above methods if the lesion can no longer develop, you can consider not to do surgery first.