Various Varicose Vein Treatments Somerville

By Jeffrey Meyer


Veins are the blood vessels that carries blood towards the heart from other body parts. Sometimes the veins may become twisted, widened or bulged resulting to varicose veins. To many individuals this condition does not raise medical concerns. The venous disease mostly affects the legs, although it may occur in other parts of the body. However, when this condition raise health problems and discomfort, seeking varicose vein treatments Somerville is essential.

Veins have valves that prevents blood from flowing backwards but instead helps the upward flow to the heart. When the valves become damaged, backward flow of blood may arise creating overload pressure more so when standing. The increased pressure however causes the veins to widen and causing them not to close properly. Varicose veins develops as a result of the backward flow of blood.

In many people, this venous disease lack other symptoms except the noticeable appearance of the veins on the skin which can be embarrassing. Other than the cosmetic embarrassment of this condition, other symptoms are such as discomfort and heavy legs, and aching. The condition can become worse over time, although this is usually very slow. At the same time, the symptoms do not pose serious medical concern, but treatment is usually necessary when they become sufficiently troublesome.

As noted, this venous disease does not always pose a serious medical concern to most people, and might therefore not require treatment if it is not causing any discomfort. However, treatment would be necessary if the condition is causing discomfort. The treatment would ease the symptoms, treat complications like swelling, skin discoloration and leg ulcers. Still, treatment can as well be done for cosmetic reasons.

If you live in Somerville NJ, the doctor may recommend a six month self-care program that may involve compression stockings and regular exercises. Compression stockings are usually designed to squeeze the legs steadily in order to improve blood circulation. They are usually tighter at the ankle and become looser further up your leg. This helps in the upward flow of blood towards the heart. This treatment plan helps to relieve pain, swelling and discomfort.

Your doctor may also perform an endothermal ablation. This treatment can either be done using high frequency radio waves or lasers. If done using radio waves, it is known as radiofrequency ablation. During this treatment procedure, the walls of the varicose veins are heated using radio frequency energy. The veins are heated until the walls collapse and the vein is sealed shut.

When the endothermal ablation procedure is not found to be appropriate for your condition, the doctor may recommend sclerotherapy instead. In this procedure, a special kind of foam is put into the veins through injection. The foam scars your veins and seals them. For patients who previously suffered from the deep vein thrombosis, the treatment plan might be unsuitable.

If the above treatment plans are unsuitable, the physician may use surgery. Most surgeons apply litigation and stripping procedure. The technique involve tying off and then removing the veins. Once the veins are shut closed or removed, the blood is redirected naturally to the healthy veins.




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