How to treat varicose veins in women’s lower limbs?

Everyone may think that patients with varicose veins in the lower limbs are all men, but women may also suffer from this disease if they stand for a long time. At this time, it will not only affect the beauty of the legs, but also cause great damage to your health. For female patients, what clinical methods can completely cure the disease? The editor will explain it to you in detail below.

Female patients with varicose veins in the limbs can choose drug treatment, which is only suitable for alleviating symptoms and promoting ulcer healing, and has no effect on valve function and varicose veins. There are many types of drugs, including drugs that reduce capillary permeability such as aescin; drugs that improve blood rheology such as oxathiocarbamide; drugs that improve microcirculation such as prostaglandin E1, etc., but overall, the therapeutic effect is not ideal.

Women can use compression therapy when walking or standing to reduce the superficial venous hypertension in the lower limbs. At the same time, it can increase the tension of the subcutaneous tissue space to counteract the high permeability of the capillaries and reduce soreness and edema in the lower limbs. Appropriate elastic stockings are usually selected according to the extent of the lesion. The pressure of elastic stockings is generally 4 to 5.33 kPa, and the pressure gradient decreases from bottom to top. If there are no elastic stockings, an elastic bandage can be used, but the pressure of the bandage is difficult to control. It should be noted that its use is contraindicated when accompanied by symptoms of lower limb ischemia.

If a pregnant woman suffers from varicose veins in the lower limbs, she should make sure to gently elevate her feet when sleeping to promote blood flow in the feet and relieve pressure on the veins. This is very helpful for the treatment of varicose veins in the lower legs after delivery. Women should not eat too many sweets in their lives, because being overweight is also a factor that induces varicose veins. Therefore, obese women should not lift heavy objects after pregnancy. When resting, they can raise their legs appropriately to help blood flow back to the heart.

From all the above content, we can know that female patients must adopt comprehensive treatments when treating varicose veins in the lower limbs. Generally, they can carry out corresponding treatments in both medication and physical aspects at the same time, and actively take care of themselves in daily life, so that the symptoms can be relieved as soon as possible.