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Varicose veins: symptoms, types and treatments

Varicose veins: symptoms, types and treatments

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Created by: Top Doctors editorial Sources: Top Doctors CO
Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 08/02/2023

Varicose veins are one of the disorders– like warts appear in Dermatology. But beyond the visual detection are a number of symptoms that alert us of its appearance, basically: fatigue, heaviness, cramps in the legs and above the level of swelling ankles and feet, especially in hot months and last hours of the day. As these symptoms appear necessary to see a specialist. Also when there are visible veins but no symptoms are detected, because the problem of varicose veins is that often do not give discomfort but are there and can give serious complications.

type varices and treatment

In a very general way we can say that there are two types of varicose veins in legs. The fat varices that are like cords under the skin bulge and is bulking. These are varices whose treatment more effective and more efficient has proven to be the surgical treatment, laser surgery.

Other types are identified as veins are smaller, Style spills, but that would eventually become the type of previous varices if left. In these cases they are not varicose veins are unsightly itself but also treat them with laser, since this also proved to be the most effective and safe treatment. Although it is made with a type of laser transdermal that passes over the skin along that vein and drying those little spills.

A third type of varicose veins, but unknown, which are the pelvic varices that are generated within a pelvis usually with pregnancies. This type of varices can be delete without surgery, just with a small catheter to the groin can dry these veins which form around the uterus, ovaries…

No income

The three processes and in most cases do not require any type of income. Both laser surgery, as treatment with transdermal laser as catheterization for varicose veins of the pelvis, everything can be done on an outpatient. Except on the first type of varicose veins and when they are on both legs, and also very large, then it can operate at a time but it is advisable to spend a night at the clinic.

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