What are the treatments for varicose veins?

Varicose veins are a very harmful disease. We can alleviate the symptoms of this disease through sclerotherapy, compression therapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, minimally invasive surgery and other methods. You can choose according to your needs.

Sclerotherapy

A hypertonic solution (such as highly concentrated saline or a sclerosant) is injected into the varicose vein to destroy the vascular endothelium, causing it to heal and disappear. However, it can only treat small varicose veins, and the treatment may cause severe pain, pigmentation, and even inflammation, redness, swelling, ulceration and other sequelae. In addition, vasculitis is prone to recurrence and difficult to deal with after recurrence, so this varicose vein treatment is only suitable for a small number of patients.

Compression therapy

Use elastic stockings to apply external pressure to reduce swelling caused by exercise. Theoretically, the pressure of elastic stockings is greatest at the ankle and gradually decreases upwards. The best treatment for varicose veins in the lower limbs is to wear elastic stockings that reach the thighs. It is best to wear elastic stockings in the early morning before getting up and take them off after going to bed at night. If the patient has developed a leg ulcer due to venous hypertension, he or she should follow the doctor's instructions to take antibiotics and diuretics and supplement with special medical treatment.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

The drugs mainly used to clear the meridians change the elasticity of the inner wall of the blood vessels, quickly repair the damaged valves, and gradually shrink and smooth the protruding and cord-like blood vessels, thereby eliminating the disease.

Minimally invasive surgery

Nanowire minimally invasive surgery only requires a small incision of 0.5 cm on the medial malleolus, the great saphenous vein is separated and a nanoguidewire is inserted, which is then pushed into the stump of the great saphenous vein in the groin and the varicose vein in the calf. A standard nanoneedle is used for electrocoagulation and dissolution to achieve the purpose of cure.

The above introduces several common methods for treating varicose veins. I hope they will be helpful to everyone. In life, everyone must have a certain understanding of varicose veins and actively prevent varicose veins. Once discovered, they should be treated in time to avoid causing more serious problems.