Myths about varicose veins. Myth 6: Veins will reappear after surgery

Beginning of a cycle of articles about varicose veins:
Myths about varicose veins. Myth 1: it will pass
Myths about varicose veins. Myth 2: you can coexist with varicose veins all your life
Myths about varicose veins. Myth 3: varicose veins can be cured only surgically
Myths about varicose veins. Myth 3: varicose veins can only be cured surgically (continued)
Myths about varicose veins. Myth 5: treatment of varicose veins is hospitals and scars, it is better to suffer until old age

With this article, we finish considering the most common myths and mistakes of patients regarding varicose veins. Today we will talk about one of the biggest mistakes about the consequences of surgery. Most often, the question that patients ask is: "When you remove vessels, do other veins get loaded after that and later appear again?"

The operation itself does not lead to further relapses!

The venous system of the legs is designed by nature to withstand extremely heavy loads, pressure drops, and independently compensate for various changes and disorders. Therefore, it consists of: a deep, superficial system of veins and perforating, or connecting, veins. Trunk superficial veins - and there are two of them - collect blood only from the skin and subcutaneous tissue, thus having only 10-15% of the function. Deep veins play the main job of returning blood to the heart. Therefore, when the superficial veins are removed or excluded from the blood flow, blood flows switch to the system of deep veins. This absolutely does not mean an increase in the load on them, since, as we have already noted, they are adapted to such changes. Such switching occurs completely imperceptibly and imperceptibly for the patient and has no visible manifestations. In addition, it must be said that we do not remove healthy veins, but normalize blood circulation, removing those vessels that will eventually lead to the development of complications.

For some reason, no one has such questions with appendicitis, cholecystitis or adenoma. All the organs affected by these diseases are not superfluous in the body and perform certain functions. With these diseases, one or another organ is removed, which is needed while it is healthy, but after its removal, a person continues to live on with absolute peace.

Why do relapses occur?

Such a problem as recurrence of varicose veins really exists. But, as a rule, it is associated with a hereditary predisposition that accompanies a person throughout his life. None of the types of treatment, including surgery, gives an absolute guarantee that the veins will not appear again. We found out that varicose disease is a chronic disease and, like any other, requires constant treatment. You can compare this process with visits to the dentist: once a tooth has been cured of caries, it is not a guarantee that caries will not occur on another. The surgeon's task is to carefully and accurately diagnose the disease at the initial visit, adequately assess its form and features, and also individually select the necessary therapy tactics. In the case of surgical treatment, the task of the surgeon is to perform a radical surgical intervention, that is, to remove all currently affected veins. This will be the maximum possible guarantee that the veins will not appear again. And if they appear, then after a radical operation, they will be only small vessels that do not require surgical treatment and can be successfully removed with injections. In the future, constant monitoring with ultrasound and examinations will be needed to detect any changes in time.

Choosing a qualified specialist is the key to successful treatment

Another important factor is the informed choice of a specialist. In this regard, the patient himself must be interested and have reliable information about his disease, know its manifestations, be critical of his condition, and also orient himself in modern methods of treatment. Having a sufficient understanding of his illness, the patient will be able to adequately find out which of the treatment methods or its variety is offered to him, whether it corresponds to his expectations and ideas. Based on the received information, you will be able to draw conclusions about the specialist's competence.

It should be noted that modern phlebology attracts a large number of various specialists to work due to the perceived simplicity of manipulations, as well as a significant and constant flow of patients, which naturally ensures the doctor's income. These are general surgeons, proctologists, and cardiac surgeons. On the other hand, the unwritten law of medicine remains absolutely legitimate: specialized medical profiles must be handled by narrow specialists who thoroughly know their field of activity, from anatomy and physiology to modern standards of care, are completely oriented in modern treatment methods and possess them at a high professional level , can provide highly qualified assistance with a predictable positive result.

It is extremely important to clarify the qualifications of the specialist to whom you seek help and who offers treatment. Despite the huge number of vascular surgeons in our country, unfortunately, there are not so many who specialize in modern methods of treatment, have undergone multiple internships, especially in foreign clinics, where modern methods of therapy come to us, and also have practical and scientific confirmation of your qualifications.

In addition to everything else, a rather important fact is the difference in professional approaches to the treatment of varicose veins. Yes, all over the world it is considered absolutely acceptable to divide the surgical treatment of varicose veins into certain stages. For example, first perform EVLO (laser treatment) and remove either only the visible vessels or connecting veins from the punctures, leaving some affected segments unremoved, in the hope that they will "collapse" and disappear on their own. There are also methods of partial removal of only peripheral (tributary) veins, without affecting the main ones. Such phasing is sometimes justified, but quite often leads to the reappearance of varicose veins, creating the need for repeated manipulations. This is how the patient is "attached" to the clinic to create a constant flow of patients and, accordingly, additional income. This approach can be considered acceptable in countries with insurance medicine, but it can hardly be considered probable for patients with varicose veins in our country.

We advise you to ask as many questions as possible that interest you, to find out all the details of the procedures and manipulations that are offered to you. This will give you the opportunity to assess the qualifications of the specialist. We wish you good health, a critical attitude towards your condition and a speedy recovery. Seek help from professionals in time and be sure that we will always be able to help you at a modern European level.

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