To help women with varicose veins come phlebectomy - aesthetic removal of veins in the legs. Operation is necessary in order to normalize the blood flow deep veins. You should not hesitate, if the procedure prescribed by your doctor. After all, the sooner it will be held, the faster the normal blood flow and improve the condition of the feet.
Operation should be done with extensive varicose veins, pathologically dilated when saphenous veins, especially if the condition is accompanied by fatigue and leg edema. If there are signs of trophic disorders of the skin, the intervention is inevitable, as in acute thrombophlebitis.
Special preparation for surgery is not required, it is enough to take a shower and shave the hair on the legs. If the procedure is performed under general anesthesia, the hospital will make a pre-enema to cleanse the bowel. Be sure to tell your doctor if there are contraindications or there were allergic reactions to any medications.
The operation itself is quite simple - just remove the diseased vein. It requires only 1-2 hours. Vein removal is safe for the body and in no way interferes with normal blood flow. Do not worry about the scars after surgery, they are almost not visible.
The rehabilitation period is usually simple. Within an hour after the operation is allowed to turn, bend and unbend legs. It is advisable to lift the end of the bed a few inches, it significantly improves venous blood flow.
After the intervention performed ligation leg compression stockings or elastic bandage. Walking is permitted only after this procedure. Doctors strongly recommend to do special exercises after phlebectomy as the prevention of thrombosis. Usually permitted to engage in gymnastics on the tenth day after surgery. It is not necessary at this time to visit the bath or sauna, wait until the stitches are removed. For the prevention of blood clots may be assigned to the appropriate drugs.