Things to note about varicose veins

Varicose veins are a limb disease that can easily occur regardless of age or population. It occurs most frequently among women and the elderly. Women suffer from such diseases mostly because they wear high heels more often, while the elderly suffer from such diseases mostly because of vascular sclerosis and their body functions are not as good as those of young people. In fact, varicose veins can be prevented as long as you pay more attention to them in daily life.

If this is for female friends, there are several things to pay attention to. First, try to wear high heels as little as possible. Second, soak your feet in warm water and massage your calf muscles after wearing high heels for a day. To prevent varicose veins, the elderly need to supplement nutrition and massage regularly.

(1) Avoid standing for long periods of time and prevent weight bearing on the lower limbs. For people who stand for long periods of time, such as teachers, salespersons, and etiquette ladies, once varicose veins occur, they should change their occupations as soon as possible to avoid aggravating the condition and causing complications.

(2) For patients with mild varicose veins and no obvious clinical symptoms, elastic bandages or leg wraps can be used to wrap the calves for a long time to prevent further development. People who stand for long periods of time can also use elastic bandages to prevent varicose veins.

(3) Perform correct leg exercises. You can lie on your back on the bed and do exercises such as cycling, leg lifting, and leg flexion and extension. These exercises can enhance the elasticity of the leg muscles, help blood circulation, and reduce varicose veins.

(4) It can be combined with physical therapies such as massage and infrared lamps. These physical therapies can promote blood circulation, help blood return, and reduce venous pressure.

(5) Avoid bruises on the feet and calves, because varicose veins form venous nodules. The walls of venous nodules are thin and often adhere to the atrophic skin. Even a slight injury can cause rupture and bleeding, and this bleeding is difficult to stop. In addition, varicose veins cause local blood circulation disorders, and once the skin lesions rupture, they are difficult to heal. Erosive ulcers are prone to infection due to long-term non-healing, leading to serious complications. Excessive scratching can also cause the above damage. Therefore, patients with varicose veins should avoid bruising and excessive scratching of their calves.

Once varicose veins form, they are difficult to recover from. Varicose veins not only affect the beauty of body lines, but also pose certain hazards. Therefore, for the sake of everyone's health, we should pay more attention to things that may cause varicose veins in daily life, so as not to regret it when it happens.