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The rapidly increasing number of cases recently brought back curfews, home closures have resumed. Warning about the risk of varicose veins, Climed Treatment Center Surgeon Mustafa Bolat said: “Contrary to what is known, not only standing for a long time, but also staying still causes varicose veins.”

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Reported to be seen in approximately one in every 4 people in the world, varicose veins is among the important issues on the agenda of experts during the pandemic period. Recent increases in the coronavirus cases in Turkey have led to millions of people being closed to homes again, while experts note the risk of varicose veins in the home. Explaining ways to protect from and treat varicose veins, Climed Treatment Center Surgeon Mustafa Bolat warned and said “Contrary to what is known, not only standing for a long time, but also being still causes varicose veins.”

Can be seen in people of all ages

Stating that varicose veins are caused by vascular dilation and bleeding in capillaries, which is caused by the problem of the venous valve, Surgeon Mustafa Bolat said, “Varicose veins; It manifests itself with symptoms such as blue purple swelling in the legs, increasing pain with standing, feeling of restlessness, numbness in the legs, night cramps, itching, numbness in the fingers, skin discoloration, veins overflowing from the skin and sudden bleeding in the legs. Although it is known as an advanced age disorder in the society, varicose is an important problem that can be seen in people of all ages, triggered by inactivity and whose treatment should be delayed. Especially in this period when the pandemic course is getting worse, if we spend the process we spend at home without exercising, it is only a matter of time before we come to the nose with the danger of varicose veins while escaping from the corona. In order to reduce this risk, it is very important to consume plenty of water during the day, to make regular cultural physical movements, to wear loose-fitting clothes, to stay in a sitting position for a long time and to stay away from smoking.”

It's not necessary to go under the knife

Pointing out that timely initiation of varicose treatment may pose a life-threatening risk for the patient, Bolat said, “Untreated varicose veins can cause potentially life-threatening conditions such as spontaneous bleeding and venous leg ulcers in many patients. For this reason, it is very important to take steps for treatment when symptoms are noticed. However, unfortunately, there are opinions in the society that the only method in the treatment of varicose veins is surgery, and patients may delay their treatment because they do not want to go under the knife. However, surgical operation is not necessary in the treatment of varicose veins. Today, we can easily and effortlessly treat varicose veins with sclerotherapy (foam therapy) or laser treatment methods. We respond to the support requests of patients who hesitate to come to the clinics physically due to the pandemic via climed.com.tr."

Possibility of recurrence in surgical operations is not possible in non-surgical operations

Surgeon Mustafa Bolat explained the details of non-surgical foam treatment and laser methods as follows: “The most common and most useful method in the treatment of non-surgical varicose veins is the foam method or sclerotherapy method. In this painless application, which can be completed in an average of 5 minutes depending on the number of varicose veins of the patient, a drug that helps to destroy the diseased vein is injected intravenously by experienced cardiovascular surgeons. The laser method is to close the diseased veins and large varicose veins with laser intravenously. Intact veins are preserved. In the treatment method performed with surgical operation, the patient needs at least two weeks of rest to fully stand up, while this period is approximately one week in the laser method. One of the most important advantages of both non-surgical methods is that varicose does not recur in the same area after the procedure. In surgical operations, the possibility of recurrence is higher.”