When the weather arrives we show more skin, since we wear light clothes, this supposes for those people who suffer varices, that are seen in the mirror some disadvantaged losses. In addition they suffer the rise of temperatures and begin the uncomfortable nightmares, itching, inflammations and annoyances. Therefore, in HLA San Carlos recommended "Start the battle against varicose veins in the colder months".
"Varices with dilated veins due to accumulation of blood may appear in the legs", explains Dr. Miguel León Donoso, a specialist in angiology and vascular surgery at HLA Hospital San Carlos Office. Against these old acquaintances, mainly of the women and in some cases also of the men, "All types of treatments have been applied to relieve their symptoms, from the simple application of bandages, through surgeries, to newer and less aggressive methods such as microfoam and endovascular procedures", argues Dr. León Donoso.
The origins of the disease we must look for in a malfunction of the venous return of our body, which causes the blood to accumulate in a certain point, where our veins dilate. "The triggers of this problem are usually in sedentarism, for many hours standing or sitting, in pregnancy or a genetic predisposition"Says the angiologist.
The solution
Among the different therapeutic alternatives that exist for the treatment of this peripheral venous insufficiency, coexist the surgical methods and those that do not require the patient to go through the operating room. At the HLA Group hospital in Denia, the surgical alternative they propose to treat varicose veins is "Safenectomy or phlebextraction, this technique still in full force, consists of extirpating the dilated vein and its ramifications"Reports Donoso and clarifies that "The choice of a health center that offers all the guarantees and a team of professionals specialized and experienced in this technique, minimizes the adverse effects of the postoperative, shortening the recovery times and speeding up medical discharge".
In contrast to the traditional surgery, from a few years to this part, have proliferated other "less invasive techniques using laser or radiofrequency, which are based on the elimination of varicose vein by thermoablation"Describes the practitioner and continues that"these modalities have been shown to have fewer complications and a much faster recovery compared to open surgery", So they are increasingly in vogue among the centers and professionals who offer them and the patients who demand them.
But the less aggressive, more effective method available to patients at HLA San Carlos "is the Clarivein: this technique introduces a catheter in the affected area of the vein, where a mechanical ablation (cauterization with an electric discharge) and another chemical is performed, injecting a sclerosing microfoam"Says the vascular surgeon, who assures that "This treatment is done on an outpatient basis and with the help of an ultrasound. This technique achieves a total cancellation of the varice, and has as an advantage over the radiofrequency or the laser, which does not require tumescence and can be performed only with local anesthesia and a minimum sedation, facilitating discharge and reincorporation to an almost routine normal within a few hours of the procedure ".
There are cases in which no intervention is necessary and the treatment can go through the application of microfoam, although for the professional "the adverse effects of this treatment may not please the patient who seeks to solve a purely aesthetic problem." Hence the importance of seeking the assistance of an expert angiologist or vascular surgeon who "in addition to knowing and applying these techniques, be prepared to deal efficiently with possible complications. It is the only way to guarantee safety for the patient ", says the doctor.
