Treatment and Management of Varicose Veins An incredible fact to state is that varicose veins is a very common condition but the good thing is that when one has this condition they do not have to be admitted for it to be managed and they even do not have to undergo very expensive invasive procedures for it to be handled and they can be handled as an case. The foremost thing to do is to ask one’s doctor if the condition is covered under their insurance cover because if the procedure is just done for cosmetic purposes then the client will have to foot the bill from their pocket. One basic thing that anyone can do is to take care of one’s self by exercising, avoiding wearing tight-fitting clothes, avoiding long sitting or standing sessions, elevating one’s legs. By doing all these the person can aid to reduce the pain caused by varicose veins and aggravating the varicose veins. The first step in the management of varicose veins is donning compression stockings which work by compressing the legs thus helping the leg muscles and the veins in the legs have an increased blood flow depending on the compression pressure of the stockings. If the above measures do not work then the doctor can suggest various other treatment options such as sclerotherapy which is a procedure where the doctor injects either small or medium-sized veins with a substance that scars the veins and closes the veins. After undergoing this treatment the varicose veins will fade and eventually disappear though at times the doctor might have to inject the same vein repeatedly but in most cases if done well sclerotherapy should be effective. The other kind of sclerotherapy is foam sclerotherapy where a large varicose vein is injected with foam solution so that the vein can close and eventually seal completely.
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Medical technology has advanced and these days doctors use new laser technology to close off spider veins and smaller veins. Such technology works by projecting robust amounts of light to the vein which makes the vein to begin slowly fade and eventually disappear thus eliminating the need for any invasive processes. Another new method is the use of catheter assisted procedures that have laser energy or radiofrequency. In this procedure the physician inserts a catheter using either laser energy or radiofrequency then the thin tube is pulled out so that the heat energy destroys the large varicose vein by making it collapse and sealing the vein shut. Another option is the use of high litigation and vein stripping which entails tying off the vein before the vein joins a larger vein and then removing the vein by making small incisions.Why not learn more about Resources?