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Varicose veins look more than unattractive, highly visible and they are very discomforting. They occur when blood collects behind the small valves in a person’s veins instead of flowing smooth back to the heart. These veins appear to be dark blue or purple in color, bulging out of the skin. These twisted veins can hinder your daily life routine and cause frustration and worries.
Varicose veins are usually common in the legs and feet due to the pressure on the lower body. Obesity, pregnancy, and long hours of sitting or standing are the major causes of varicose veins.
Compression stockings (socks) help relieve the symptoms and prevent varicose veins.
For some, compression stockings can be a useful way to relieve the symptoms and prevent varicose veins from getting worse only when they are in combination with a vein disease treatment. These varicose veins socks are not a cure for it.
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How compression stockings feel after wearing?
Compression socks are tight at the foot and gradually open up as the fit higher on the leg.
They may be hard to put on initially and it may take a while to get used to wearing them all day. But once you get used to them, they should be comfortable. Doctors often recommend it to pregnant women to prevent the varicose veins from getting severe.
If you face a problem in wearing compression stockings, be sure you talk to the doctor about it.
Avoid elastic bandages for varicose veins, they can cut off blood flow and make varicose veins worse.
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How do compression socks prevent varicose veins?
To improve blood circulation, doctors recommend compression stockings. Nowadays, compression stockings help lower leg veins push blood back towards the heart.
They exert more pressure near the ankle and feet, providing extra squeeze. Thus, the blood pooling inside the veins tends to move, thereby reducing bulging of these veins and the pain too.
People wear compression socks even for comfort, to do better in sports, and prevent serious medical injury. Compression stockings come in different strengths and sizes. So let your doctor decide which option will work the best for your condition of varicose veins.
Who are eligible to use varicose veins compression socks?
Although a doctor is a right person to tell about who can wear compression socks but generally:
- People with varicose veins
- Athletes
- Pregnant women
- People who stand all day long
- Patients who have just got the vascular surgery done
- Those who are bed-ridden or have a hard time moving their legs
When should you wear compression socks?
If the doctor advises you to wear these compression socks, you will want to wear them most of the time. But you can take them off to shower or while bathing.
Doctors ask them to wear them while sitting upright and standing for long hours. Avoid wearing compression socks during the night unless the doctor prescribes you.
What are the risks involved?
If varicose veins compression socks are too tight, it can be difficult to wear them. Before you wear them your legs should be clean and dry. The side effects of wearing too tight compression stockings include:
- Broken skin
- Skin irritation
- Discomfort
- Temporary dents in the skin
You must wear compression stockings without wrinkles and should be your size, otherwise, they are likely to cause more problems. Consult a specialist doctor if any other problem arises.
Conclusion
Compression stocking may not eliminate varicose veins but they may reduce the pain and swelling. To cure varicose veins completely, laser surgeries are done either to remove varicose veins or to close them.
Laser surgery is the permanent solution for varicose veins
Laser treatment for varicose veins is the modern, non-invasive procedure. There is no use of cuts or stitches, just the laser energy cures the varicose veins with nil chances of recurrence. It is a daycare procedure that allows the patient to walk off from the hospital within 24 hours of the laser treatment. Also, being minimally invasive, modern laser surgery enables the patient to recover fully in just 3-4 days without any complication.
The success rate of varicose veins is 100%. Also, there is not even a single case of post-operative bleeding. Thus, it is an absolutely reliable procedure for varicose veins.
If you want to know more about the treatment, get in touch with us at Pristyn Care.
Removing or closing varicose veins usually doesn’t cause problems with blood flow. Consult a varicose veins specialist to get a permanent cure. We ensure to deliver the best treatment experience to all our patients.
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