Injection Therapy For Varicose Veins
Approximately 50% of middle aged adults have varicose veins. Varicose veins are abnormally enlarged swollen veins that usually occur in the legs. They result from a weakness of valves inside veins that allow blood to flow back to the heart. If the valves do not work properly, blood accumulates in the veins, stretching them and causing varicosities.
These prominent, blue, bulging veins are often accompanied by dull, nagging aches and pains. Swelling, sore legs, leg cramps and feelings of heaviness in the legs are also characteristics of varicose veins. A more serious form of varicose veins involves obstruction and valve defects of the deeper veins of the leg.
An alternative to surgery is injection therapy, which seals the veins, so that blood can no longer flow through them. A solution is injected into the vein to irritate it and produce a thrombus (blood clot). In essence, this procedure produces a harmless kind of superficial thrombophlebitis. Healing of the thrombus leads to formation of scar tissue, which blocks the vein.
However, the thrombus may dissolve instead of becoming scar tissue, and the varicose vein then reopens. Injection therapy was common in the United States between the 1930s and 1950s but fell out of favor because of poor results and complications. Current techniques are more likely to be successful and are safe for varicose veins of all sizes.
Current techniques include special bandaging that reduces the size of the thrombus by compressing the diameter of the injected vein. A smaller thrombus is more likely to form scar tissue, as desired. A further advantage of this technique is that adequate compression virtually eliminates the pain usually associated with superficial phlebitis.
Although injection therapy is more time-consuming than surgery, it has several advantages: Anesthesia is not necessary, new varicose veins can be treated as they develop, and people can go about their normal daily activities between treatments. If spider veins cause pain or a burning sensation or are unsightly, they also may be treated with injection therapy.
However, even with current techniques, some doctors consider injection therapy only when varicose veins return after surgery or when a person desires cosmetic improvement. In addition, laser therapy is being used experimentally by some surgeons for the treatment of varicose veins. This therapy uses a highly focused, continuous stream of high-intensity light to cut or destroy tissue.
However, the usefulness of this therapy has not yet been determined. Intense pulsed light therapy can be used to treat small spider veins. This therapy is similar to laser therapy except that the light is applied in short bursts. VenousBalm-Rx and VenousDrops are new topical and oral remedies to treat varicose and spider veins.
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When treating varicose veins, topical application of VenousBalm-Rx treats the problem on a cutaneous level utilizing the powerful forces of its monoterpenes. These micro particles provide the most rapid absorption; they enter cell membranes with incredible swiftness and have a direct antispasmodic and analgesic effect.
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