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WhichisBetter:InjectionTreatmentorSurgery?
Injectiontreatmentandsurgeryarenotrivals,sinceeachmethodhasitsownapplications.Indeed,itisnotuncommonforbothmethodstobeusedinthesamepatient.
Injectionsworkbyproducingasmallareaofinflammationinthewalloftheveinwhichwillthenbecomesealedoffwithscartissue,thusobliteratingthevaricosevein.
Itisaveryusefultreatmentindealingwiththecommonproblemoffairlysmallveinsbelowthekneeandaroundthecalf.Surgeryisusuallyrequiredformoreextensive
varicoseveinsthatextenduptothethighandthegroin.Afterwards,itmaybenecessarytoinjectanyremainingvaricoseveinslowerdowntheleg.Injectiontreatment
isalsoveryusefulindealingwithsmallrecurrenceswhichmayoccuraftersurgicaltreatment.
WhataretheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofeachMethod?
Injectiontreatmentisgivenonanoutpatientbasis,sothereisnoneedtobeadmittedtohospitalortohaveananaesthetic.Iftheveinsarenotallclearedup,the
injectionscanberepeatedandiffurthervaricoseveinsdevelopatalaterstagethesetoocanbeclearedupbyfurtherinjections.Thedisadvantageofinjection
treatmentisthatyourlegwillneedtobebandagedforseveralweeks(althoughyouwillbecompletelymobileduringthistime).Occasionallyasmallareaofbrown
discolourationmayoccuratthesiteoftheinjectionand,rarely,theremaybeatinyulcerattheinjectionsiteifanyoftheinjectionmaterialhasescapedundertheskin.
Theulcerwillhealquitequicklywithsimpledressings.
Surgicaltreatmentrequiresadmissiontohospitalandeitherageneralorlocalanaesthetic.Aswithanyotheroperation,thereisalwaysthepossibilityofbleedinginthe
woundorofinfection,eventhoughtheserisksarenowadaysveryslightindeed.
Whatistheriskofrecurrenceofvaricoseveinsaftertreatment?Unfortunatelysomethinglike20%ofveinsufferersarelikelytodevelopfurthervaricoseveins
followingtreatment.Insomecasesthisisbecauseveinsthathavebeeninjectedhaveswollenagainoroneoftheveinsthatwasnottiedoffsurgicallygradually
expands.Moreoften
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theseveinsrepresentnewvaricositieswhichhavedevelopedasfurthervalvesbecomefaulty.However,thedevelopmentoffurthervaricoseveinsisquiteaslow
processandfurtherinjectionsorquiteminorsurgerycandealwiththesenewveinseffectively.
IsClottinginmyVaricoseVeinsDangerous?
Thrombosisinthedeepveinsoftheleg(nottheoneswhichbecomevaricose)isacomplicationthatoccasionallyfollowsmajorsurgery,prolongedbedrestfrom
illnessor,rarely,pregnancy.Inthisconditionthereisindeedasmallriskthattheclotmaydetachandlodgeinthelung(pulmonaryembolism).Clottinginthevaricosed
surfaceveinsoftheleg,calledphlebitis(seebelow)issorarelyaccompaniedbythiscomplicationthatitcanprettywellbeignored.So,theanswertothisquestionis
no!
WhatisPhlebitis?
Thestagnantcolumnofbloodwithinveryswollenvaricoseveinsmayclotandsetupalocalizedareaofinflammation.Thesegmentofaffectedsurfaceveinbecomes
hot,red,swollenandtender.Itisveryrarelyduetoabacterialinfectionandthereforedoesnotrequireantibiotictreatment.Ifyouarefoundtobesufferingfrom
phlebitisyouwillbeadvisedtogotobedandrestyourlegintheelevatedposition,withtheheelabovethekneeandthekneeabovethehip.Thewholeaffairwillthen
settledownquitequickly.Phlebitisbelowthekneeveryrarelycausesanyproblems.However,ifthelongsaphenousveinabovethekneeisaffectedbythrombosis,
thereisariskthatthiscouldspreadintothefemoralveincausingadeepveinthrombosis.Youwillnoticeareddened,tenderareaontheinsideofthethighwhichcan
spreaduptoinvolvethegroin.Thebesttreatmentforthisisanoperationtodisconnectthelongsaphenousveinfromthefemoralvein.Youshouldseekmedical
attentionquicklyforthis.
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ArePeoplewithVaricoseVeinsatSpecialRiskofDeepVeinThrombosis?
Thisiswherethrombusformsinthedeepveinsintheleg.Themajorriskisthatitcanmoveinthecirculationtothelung—calledapulmonaryembolus.Thereisno
evidenceinthemedicalliteraturethatpeoplewithvaricoseveinsareatanincreasedriskofdevelopingclotinthedeepveins.Ifyouhavevaricoseveinsandyouare
goingintohospitalforanoperation,youshouldtellthemedicalstaff.Mosthospitalshaveprotocolsforpreventingdeepveinthrombosisduringyourstayinhospital.
Thismaybegivingyoucompressionstockingstowear,oritmayinvolvegivingyouaninjectionofheparin—abloodthinningagent—orboth.Ifyouarehavingan
operationonyourvaricoseveins,theriskofdevelopingadeepveinthrombosisissmall.
WhataremyChancesofDevelopingaVaricoseUlcer?
Ifyouhaveminorvaricoseveinsandthesearetreated,thereisnotmuchriskofyoudevelopinganulcer.Ulcersusuallydevelopinlegsthathavelongestablished
varicoseveinsandalreadyhavepatchesofinflamedskinknownasvaricoseeczema.Anyonewhohashadathrombosisofthedeepveinsofthelegandwhohasa
swollenanddiscolouredlegasaresultisalsoatrisk.Ulcerationusuallyoccursinsuchlegsasaresultofaminoraccident,soyoushouldbeparticularlycarefulabout
keepingyourlegsoutofharm'sway.
HowcanIgetmyVaricoseUlcerHealed?
Thetreatmentofavaricoseulcerisbasicallysimple.Yourlegshouldbesupportedbyanelasticbandagewhichwillcompresstheaffectedveinsandassisttheir
returningbloodfromthelegtotheheart.Onceyourlegiseffectivelybandaged,youareencouragedtotakeactivewalkingexer
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cisessothatthebloodintheveinsisreturnedthroughthemusclepumpoftheleg.Drainageisalsohelpedbyelevatingyourlegatnightinbed,byavoidingstanding
andbykeepingyourlegelevatedwhenyou'resittingdown.Thereisnoneedtoapplyanyointments,salvesorantibiotics;indeed,thesensitivityoftheskintothese
oftenonlymakestheulcerworse.Ifyouareoverweightthiswillmaketheefficientbandagingofthelegsdifficultandwillmakeactiveexercisinghardersothatyouwill
needtogoonastrictweightreducingdietbeforetreatmentcanbereallyeffective.
CanIStopVaricoseVeinsfromDeveloping?
Unfortunately,atpresentweknowofnowayofdoingthis.However,earlytreatmentofvaricoseveins,eitherbyinjectionorbysurgery,ishighlyeffectiveandithasa
verygoodchanceindeedofstoppingyoudevelopingthecomplicationsofthiscondition.Ifyouhavevaricoseveins,youcanhelpthesurgeonimmenselybyafew
simplecommonsensemeasures:avoidstanding;learntokeepyourlegsraisedwhenyouaresittingdownorlyinginbed;takeplentyofactiveexercisetokeepthe
musclesofyourlegspumpingthebloodbacktoyourlungs;andkeepslim!
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