Treatment, medication, surgery? How to get rid of varicose veins?

The treatment is primarily conservative.

It is important to change the lifestyle and exercise regime. Correct and regular positioning of the limbs is important. It is also very important to change the working regime.

When sitting and standing for a long time, a break and a change of position or movement every 45 minutes will help.

Bandaging and the use of compression aids such as elastic bandages, socks, stockings are suitable. Compressive treatment helps the muscle venous pump to support the flow of blood to the body.

The dosage form includes venopharmaceuticals.

Pharmacologically, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiedematous, and proteolytic effects are used.

The influence of drugs adjusts the permeability of the vessel wall, increases the tension of the veins, but also the lymphatic system. To achieve a better return of blood and pulp to the body from the limbs.

The most common and probably the best-known drug used in this case is Detralex.

Its effect also has an effect on hemorrhoids and ulcerations.

Another form is compression sclerosing. Sclerotherapy, endovascular sclerotherapy uses the administration of an irritating solution that causes fibrosis and subsequent destruction of a damaged vessel. Methods such as stripping and phlebectomy are used in surgical treatment.

More modern forms are the treatment of the venous trunk from the inside with a laser (laser ablation) or radiofrequency energy. In case of skin changes, skincare and treatment of a shin ulcer are also added.

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth

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The secondary medical school in Nitra gave me the basis for my career in the field of health and diseases. Thanks to it, I worked for 2 years in the traumatology clinic and outpatient clinic at the Nitra Hospital. Since 2006 I was employed in the emergency medical service, where I stayed until 2017. I completed my bachelor's degree at the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra in the field of emergency health care. The bachelor's degree allowed me to continue my mission as a paramedic. In the meantime, I got a job at the emergency line 155. I have been working in pre-hospital health care until today. I had an interest in people, health and even diseases in my childhood, which gave me the prerequisite to pursue this topic in adulthood. Studying and acquiring new information in practice provided me with a great basis for writing professional texts, in the form of articles that can be understood by ordinary people. Thus, my interest in the Health Portal has a solid foundation in years of practice and personal interest. Similarly, I am also interested in healthy eating, nutrition and overall healthy lifestyle. I fill my free time with family and sports.

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