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Ways to Remove Varicose Veins
November 17, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Varicose Veins
Ways to Remove Varicose Veins
By Sharon A Bell
Varicose veins are annoying and in severe cases painful. But the frustrated patient doesn’t have to waste money on quack cures if he or she knows how to deal with varicosities. These simple measures may help:
Avoid standing or sitting for long periods. If your lifestyle is essentially sedentary, be sure to flex your legs and ankles frequently - get up and walk around.
At the end of the day, elevate your legs at least 12 inches above the level of your heart to relieve swelling.
Exercise regularly. Walking, biking, or swimming will help decrease the pressure in the veins and ease your discomfort.
Another important strategy is wearing appropriate hose or socks. Elastic bandages or stockings (support hose) compress the varicosities and provide needed support. Put them on first thing in the morning even before you get out of bed. Make sure, however that the stockings you’re wearing aren’t tight around the groin or calf of your leg.
If these self-help measures fail, what are the medical accepted treatments for varicose veins? The patient has three options: vein stripping, sclerotherapy or radiosurgery.
Vein stripping is a procedure in which the diseased veins are lied off and removed. This enables other healthy veins to take over the task of bringing blood to the heart. Vein stripping is usually performed by a surgeon and requires a hospital slay of three to five days. It is done to improve blood circulation and relieve painful symptoms.
In the absence of complications like excessive bleeding, surgical wound infection and injury to nearby arteries or nerves, the patient can expect complete recovery in 11 weeks. Driving can be resumed after three weeks while vigorous activities should be postponed until after six weeks.
Its main disadvantage, however, is its price and not all people are willing to go under the knife. Besides, vein stripping is not for everyone. Poor surgical candidates include smokers, obese individuals, alcoholics, adults over 60 and poor eaters.
Those who dread surgery may turn to sclerotherapy.
Sharon Bell is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premier online news magazine http://www.HealthLinesNews.com
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