Varicose veins Treatment

Why do people resort to Varicose veins treatment?
Many people looking for treatment for Varicose veins, which is the varicose veins are a common problem nowadays for both men and women. In some cases, the Varicose veins expose the person to embarrassment because it causes a bad appearance on the surface of the lags. additionally, the varicose veins may lead to several health problems such as clots, bleeding, and skin ulcers.
Scientists have developed many methods for treating the varicose vein, such as surgical, laser, and getting rid of it by injection.

What are varicose veins? And how does it appear?
Varicose veins are a group of red, blue, or purple veins or veins that appear along the thigh, calf, or ankle. These veins can be as thin as hairs, and they can be large and somewhat prominent, and in all cases, varicose veins affect the beauty and elegance of the area in which they appear. Varicose veins can cause aches, pain, and discomfort, and sometimes varicose veins lead to more serious problems.
The reasons for the appearance of varicose veins are many, and they are more prevalent among women than in men, and this is because women are more exposed to hormonal changes, and pregnancy and childbirth can be among the most important reasons for the appearance of varicose veins.

The most common causes of varicose veins are:
1- Genetic causes: we find that most of those who suffer from varicose veins have similar cases in family members.
2- Hormonal change in the body: It is one of the most important factors that can lead to the appearance of varicose veins.
3- Some wrong and negative habits: such as sitting or standing for long periods.
4- Pregnancy and childbearing: they contribute to the weakness of the capillaries in the circulatory system, and the accumulation of blood in the veins, as a result of the weight gain.
5- Excess weight: which in turn leads to increased heaviness on the legs and blood vessels, which leads to the appearance of varicose veins.

Symptoms of varicose veins:
1- Feeling of heaviness and weight gain in the legs.
2- Burning, muscle cramps, swelling in the lower legs, and worsening pain after sitting or standing for a long time.
3- Itching around one or more veins.
4- Bleeding from varicose veins.
5 – Painful cord in the vein with red discoloration of the skin.
6- Discoloration, hardening of the veins, dermatitis, or skin ulcers near the ankle.

How to treat varicose veins:
1-General anesthesia is administered into the affected vein, while regional anesthesia is given in the back, so the person is fully conscious, yet he is not felt in the lower back and legs.
2- The doctor makes small incisions, then draws out the damaged vein and removes it from the leg.
3- After removing all the affected veins, the doctor closes the incisions using medical glue and bandages them, then uses a compression bandage on the leg.
4-As for laser beams, they are used in varicose veins without the need for surgical intervention, through the use of a catheter with a laser beam emitter at its end.
5- A strong and sharp beam is shed on the affected place and vein.
6- It is possible to replace this technique with powerful surface laser technology, which in turn increases the heat of these small veins, making them melt.
7- this technique needs a regional anesthetic in order to make the person not feel the pain of this treatment.
8- There are many methods for treating varicose veins such as the injection method.