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Question
Hello doctor,
My mother has varicose veins in her lower extremities and has been wearing socks for about 5 years now. So the doctor told me the definitive treatment for varicose veins of the lower extremities? Thank you doctor.
Truong Chuc (Hanoi)
Answer
Answered by Specialist Doctor II Nguyen Bang Phong - Cardiology Center, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “The definitive treatment for varicose veins of the lower extremities? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Varicose veins of the legs, also known as varicose veins of the lower extremities, today are considered as modern diseases besides hypertension and diabetes when the frequency of the disease rapidly increasing in the population, especially the incidence in women is 3 times higher than in men. This is a disease of the lower extremity venous system when blood from the legs returning to the heart is obstructed, causing circulatory stagnation in the lower extremities, which in the long term will greatly affect the health and quality of life of the patient.
If varicose veins are severe, in addition to taking medication and wearing pressure socks, endovascular intervention techniques with high frequency waves or lasers, or injection of sclerosing foam can be applied. These techniques are applied in Cardiology specialties.
So you can take your mother to see a Cardiologist for specific treatment advice.
If you still have questions about the definitive treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wish you a lot of health.
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