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Friday, July 3, 2015

Appropriate Varicose Vein Treatment Options

By Freida Michael


Proper circulatory system is necessary for a healthy life. It serves to distribute nutrients and oxygen among many more substances to all cells of the human body. A slight malfunction may cause adverse effects with far reaching consequences. For this reason, all diseases should be attended in a timely manner to enhance desirable quality of health. Varicose vein treatment is part of this precaution and should be addressed properly.

There are two main conditions affecting veins. These include varicose veins and spider veins. Of these two, varicose veins are the most troubling one and often lead to health care attention. Some clients seek medical attention to correct what they perceive as loss of beauty while others are driven by health worries and concerns. Whichever the case, health professionals competently address these concerns using available options of care.

One form of treatment that is commonly adopted is endothermic ablation. It is intended to close affected vessels thereby occluding them. This prevents any further flow of blood through them and allows such vessels to disintegrate with time. This may take the form of radiofrequency ablation or endoveous laser treatment. The goal in each case is to seal off affected vessels and promote patient comfort.

Sclerotherapy is a second option adopted in treating this health condition. In this option, foam is injected into veins and this leads to scaring. Scared veins lose their integrity and collapse. They are consequently closed and rendered nonfunctional. All the same, not all clients can utilize this option. Individuals with positive history of deep vein thrombosis never undergo this procedure. Such a procedure is ultrasound guided and is done under local anesthesia.

A third option involves surgery. A surgical procedure may always be necessary in cases where above options are not suitable. It is done under general anesthesia. This procedure entails ligation and stripping off parts of vein affected. Two minor incisions are carried out at the ends of identified venous structure; a thin flexible sterile piece of wire is then passed through the identified structure to aid in stripping it off. Minor complications as bruising are common but major complications like nerve injury are rare.

Phlebectomy is a fourth option available to contain this situation. It is a new way of managing varicose veins. A small incision is performed under local anesthesia to allow illumination of underlying structures. Illumination allows a physician to identify underlying target structures. Identified structures are then suctioned and digested thereby illuminating troubling structures.

Other modalities of care may be carried out at places of residence. These interventions do not require hospitalization as the guidelines and procedures involved are simple and easy to carry out. One of these other options is use of stalking. Compression stalking is designed to squeeze muscles and hence blood gently promoting circulation. It assists in preventing stasis of blood.

It is better to seek early quality care before complications set in. This may be possible if one adopts the attitude of health seeking behavior. Let us all strive for better health by visiting health professionals in health facilities.




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