In the outpatient clinic, many patients will ask questions such as "Do I have varicose veins", "Can I not have surgery" and "Can I soak my feet with hot water". Veins are also treated as varicose veins by patients.
Therefore, once you suspect that you have varicose veins, you should go to a regular hospital.
After the diagnosis of varicose veins, we should check the ultrasound again to find out the source of varicose veins: great saphenous varicose veins or small saphenous varicose veins? Is it saphenous venous valve reflux or transvenous valve reflux? Is there any obstruction caused by deep vein thrombosis? These problems can better guide the next treatment.
Varicose veins do a lot of harm, so once varicose veins are diagnosed, we should actively treat them.
Suffering from varicose veins does not affect foot soaking and washing, but patients who like massage and health care should be careful not to hurt varicose veins, otherwise they may bleed or have thrombophlebitis.
If the disease progresses to the stage of pigmentation, eczema and ulcer, contact with water may lead to skin and soft tissue infections such as erysipelas, which requires special attention.
In addition, patients with varicose veins should avoid standing and sitting for a long time, but they can do normal physical exercise. If possible, you can raise your limbs properly at rest to promote blood return.