Venous thrombosis in the lower limbs after surgery usually can be cured in about two weeks to two months, the specific situation varies from person to person.
Lower extremity venous thrombosis after surgery is mainly because the patient will cause damage to the wall of the blood vessel during surgery, coupled with the postoperative patients to bed rest, less activity, blood circulation slows down, when the coagulation mechanism will make the blood coagulation in the vascular damage, the patient may appear lower extremity swelling, pain and other symptoms.
If the patient’s thrombus is relatively small, and the location is shallow, after active treatment, after anticoagulation and other treatments generally in two weeks to a month or so can be recovered. However, if the thrombus is large and in a deeper location, surgical intervention may be necessary and recovery time may be longer, usually around two months.
Patients who develop venous thrombosis in the lower extremities after surgery should inform their doctors in a timely manner so that early detection and treatment can be carried out under the doctor’s guidance.