Varicose veins: surgical or conservative treatment

Is varicose veins treated surgically or conservatively?

Varicose veins are a common vascular disease, and people who stand or walk for a long time are prone to varicose veins in the lower limbs. Currently, there are two treatments for varicose veins: conservative treatment and surgical treatment, which mainly depends on the degree of varicose veins and the body's tolerance.

1. Conservative treatment. If the patient is in the early stage of varicose veins in the lower extremities, conservative treatment is recommended. Wearing elastic stockings in daily life can promote venous return in the lower extremities, thereby improving blood circulation in the calves and alleviating clinical symptoms. Avoid sitting for long periods of time during work. You can change your posture or move your legs appropriately to relieve blood congestion in the legs. For overweight people, you must lose weight. Controlling your weight can not only relieve symptoms, but also prevent the recurrence of varicose veins.

2. Surgical treatment. Currently, surgical treatment methods mainly include surgical stripping, sclerosant injection, laser therapy, etc. If the patient's varicose veins in the lower limbs are obviously accompanied by valvular insufficiency, stripping treatment at the surgical site can be considered. Surgical treatment requires that the patient's renal vein is unobstructed. The principle of injecting sclerosant is to fibrosis the local vein wall, thereby increasing the strength of the vein wall. Laser therapy uses thermal effects to destroy tiny varicose veins, but it is prone to produce a variety of side effects.

Varicose veins are a very common disease in life. Different people should adopt different treatment methods. For patients with early varicose veins, conservative treatment is more effective. However, if the clinical symptoms are obvious and seriously affect life, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible. Patients with varicose veins should pay attention to changing bad habits in life, move their limbs frequently, and avoid standing or walking for a long time. For teachers or nurses who need to stand for a long time, they can wear varicose vein socks in advance, which is conducive to preventing the occurrence of the disease.