Leg veins, bumpy lower extremity varicose veins, prevention and treatment?
Mar 03, 2025
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The varicose veins, which are still commonly observed today, are a disease in which blood flows back from the veins in the leg area, increasing and twisting veins, and various factors such as a long standing working environment, blood circulation disorders caused by wearing tight clothes, hormonal changes, and aging are the main causes.
In the case of varicose veins, blood vessels protrude from the legs with the naked eye to observe arachnoid veins or reticular veins. In addition, symptoms such as heavy legs, swelling, and easily fatigue, especially at night, are often present.
Kim Min-soo, chief of the surgery department at Seonam Hospital in Seoul, said "Most people climb all day and come down, and their legs are heavy at night and they get cramps easily in their sleep." Patients with varicose veins in the lower extremities appear more often in their daily lives and complain of discomfort.'
If varicose veins accompanied by reflux are left unattended for a long time, tissue damage complications such as skin ulcers such as ankles, feet, and calves may occur, which may require management. If varicose vein is suspected, an accurate diagnosis can be made through Doppler ultrasound, and CT scans of leg blood vessels are also performed.
Treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities can be divided into three main categories. The first is conservative therapy, and in relatively early mild patients, symptoms can be alleviated by taking intravenous circulation drugs.
The second is to close the blood vessels by injecting drugs directly into them, which is effective in treating capillary dilatation or reticular varicose veins that cannot be eliminated by surgery or conservative treatment.
As the last surgical method, various methods of surgery such as classical abdominal vein extraction, laser venous obstruction, high-frequency venous obstruction, and abdominal venous obstruction using Venacil are performed. Director Kim Min-soo "During surgery, it should be performed in a blood vessel diagnosed with reflux and an accurate diagnosis should be preceded, so an appropriate surgical method should be selected," he stressed.
Varicose veins are also a disease that people are forced to develop while standing. Therefore, it is a common disease around you, and it is easy to neglect when symptoms are not severe.
Manager Kim Min-soo advised "I recommend you to see a specialist and get the necessary treatment rather than leaving it unattended even if the symptoms are not severe.'
Accurate diagnosis and proper treatment through a specialist are also important, but it is most important to have the right lifestyle to prevent varicose veins in the lower extremities.
Ankle stretching and regular walking exercises to maintain proper weight and strengthen calf muscles, which can be called the heart of leg veins, are helpful.
Manager Kim Min-soo said, `If you have varicose veins, smoking cessation is essential, and if you are in an environment where you stand or sit for a long time, wearing medical compression stockings also helps prevent varicose veins and relieve symptoms," he added.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
