Varicose veins are a vein disease.
Varicose veins, which have only been treated with surgery for years, have only been treated with surgery for the last 15 years; It can be treated with new non-surgical methods such as laser, radiofrequency, adhesive (gum) and foam treatment.
Non-surgical varicose vein treatment is a treatment method that is more effective, easier and has less chance of recurrence than surgical treatment.
Recurrent varicose veins….
It is also possible to treat varicose veins that have been previously treated but have recurred with non-surgical varicose vein treatment methods.
With non-surgical varicose vein treatment methods, it is easy and These are methods that have little impact on daily life after treatment. Patients can generally return to their normal lives immediately after treatment or after one day at the latest.
It should be noted that non-surgical varicose vein treatment methods may differ between individuals.
Sometimes more than one session may be required in non-surgical varicose vein treatments.
Nowadays, all types of varicose veins can be treated completely without surgery, but more than one session may be required for all varicose veins to disappear.
The important thing here is Another thing is that after any type of non-surgical varicose vein treatment, it is recommended to wear medium pressure compression stockings for 2-3 weeks. This will increase the effectiveness of the treatment.
What are the symptoms of varicose veins?
Although varicose veins are known as a cosmetic problem, they can cause pain in the feet, cramps, fatigue, feeling of heaviness, burning sensation in the ankles. It may cause complaints such as numbness in the fingers and itching in areas where varicose veins are present. However, such complaints are usually caused by large varicose veins.
Although varicose veins are very rare, when they are not treated for a long time; It causes bigger problems such as foot wounds, bleeding in varicose veins or clotting in varicose veins.
For this reason, treatment of large varicose veins is recommended as much as possible.
It is not known exactly why leg varicose veins occur. However, it is thought that the valve systems in the veins cause this disorder.
Normally, the valves in the veins prevent dirty blood from returning to the feet or (escaping), as it is popularly known. However, in varicose vein patients, blood flow may be in the opposite direction due to valve disorder. This is especially powerful It becomes more noticeable after standing for a long time. This is called venous insufficiency, venous leakage, venous insufficiency. In such cases, the accumulation of blood in the feet causes the veins to expand and varicose veins to form.
Varicose veins cannot be performed without Doppler ultrasonographic examination. should not be treated.!!!!
There is no connection between varicose veins and heart diseases
With its known characteristics, varicose veins are more common in people who stand for a long time or sit for a long time. .
Although it has not been proven, it is more common in first-degree relatives with varicose veins and in women.
What are the types of varicose veins?!!
There are three types of varicose veins.
Capillary varicose veins, these are hair-thin veins that do not protrude from the skin and vary in color from red to purple. These varicose veins may occasionally cause symptoms such as pain, aching, and itching. In addition, its appearance may disturb the person. If the person has a complaint about the capillaries or if it bothers them cosmetically, treatment is recommended.
Medium-sized varicose veinsReticular varicose veins are dark green, slightly protruding from the skin, and are 2-3 cm in diameter. They are tortuous veins measured in mm. These are usually seen behind the knee.
Large varicose veins varicose veins are varicose veins that can be as thick as a finger and protrude clearly from the skin. Almost all people with such large varicose veins have venous insufficiency, venous leakage or venous insufficiency. In this group of patients, Doppler ultrasonographic examination must be performed before treatment.
*** It should not be forgotten that all three types of varicose veins can be found in a person at the same time.
The diagnosis of varicose veins is bare. When looked at visually, it is actually easy to make a diagnosis. However, before treatment planning, evaluation should be made with color Doppler ultrasonography.
Varicose vein treatment methods;
A *** Endovenous treatments (non-surgical) for large varicose veins. intravenous treatments);
The most important element in large varicose veins is the treatment of main valve insufficiency.
These are the saphenous veins, as they are medically known, and there are two in each leg.
The most used methods in the world for this are the so-called endo venous (meaning intravenous) treatments. These are laser treatment, radio frequency treatment and adhesive treatments. Methods such as non-surgical intravenous laser/radio frequency therapy are currently the most effective methods in the treatment of varicose veins in the world. However, it may not be possible for all varicose veins to disappear after a single session of treatment.
After the main vein problem is solved, it is possible to eliminate other varicose veins in the same session or later, called foam treatment.
I perform non-surgical varicose vein treatment in Izmir by first treating the main vein of the patients for whom I perform color Doppler examination, and then treating medium-sized and small varicose veins with foam for a certain period of time..
With laser, radiofrequency and adhesive treatments for varicose veins, the patient is treated by local anesthesia and, if necessary, by using painkillers and relaxing medications.
The patient comes to the treatment on foot and goes on foot immediately after the treatment.
Among endovenous treatments, the method in which laser is used; It is called endovenous laser ablation treatment (evla).
B *** Foam treatments (sclerotherapy)
The form of treatment, also called sclerotherapy, is a thin needle inserted into the vein. It is a treatment method that allows the application of a chemical substance and the closure of the inner wall by destroying it.
It is popularly known as foam treatment.
However, it cannot be used in all varicose vein treatments. . It is generally used as an auxiliary treatment alongside the main treatment. It can only be used alone in the treatment of medium-sized, green-looking varicose veins.
Completely removing capillaries is the most difficult and longest-lasting varicose vein treatment. In non-surgical capillary vascular treatment, both sclerotherapy and transcutaneous laser treatment may be required. It is almost impossible to completely eliminate capillary varicose veins with a single session of treatment.
More than one treatment is almost always required. After the treatment, no matter how easy the procedure is, patients during and after the procedure It may be uncomfortable for you.
The most important problem that may occur during this treatment is pain. However, I perform the procedure painlessly by giving intravenous soothing medications to the patients I treat for varicose veins.
Do varicose veins recur? !!!
** In general, large varicose veins are almost completely cured after a good treatment, and there is almost no chance of recurrence. Because here the source main vein is destroyed.
** Since we remove the varicose veins visible in medium-sized green varicose veins and capillary varicose veins, that is, since they do not have a clear, detectable source, drying the source is out of the question. It is possible for varicose veins to reappear in a different location. This depends somewhat on genetic predisposition.
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