There are a broad range of reasons that people seek help for varicose veins, and treatment is available, whatever your concern. Many people seek to reduce or remove varicose veins for cosmetic reasons, finding the bright and bulging veins to be unsightly. For others, help is sought for medical reasons.
Although this isn’t always the case, often times the development of varicose veins also comes with associated symptoms which cause discomfort or pain. Among the most typical symptoms include: a loss of circulation to the affected area or areas; pain and discomfort, itching, cramping and ulceration.
Causes
There are many causes for veins to become incompetent. Varicose veins develop as a result of heredity, ageing, and weight gain, hormonal changes during pregnancy or environmental issues. All of these contribute to these painful and/or unsightly condition.
When to seek help
You should seek help and medical assistance if you find any of the symptoms mentioned earlier to be affecting you in any noticeable way. All of the procedures used to treat venous conditions are quick, simple, and highly effective, so you shouldn’t hesitate if in pain or discomfort. Alternatively, if you are wishing to seek assistance for cosmetic reasons, then you are free to seek assistance whenever you’re ready to.
Available treatments
Over the past few decades or so the treatment options available to treat venous conditions have come a monumental distance, technology combined with local anesthesia provides patients with minimally invasive options now available including: radiofrequency ablation, sclerotherapy, phlebectomy, laser therapy, as well as many more. Once you seek treatment you’ll be offered the least invasive treatment possible to deal with your condition to ensure that your treatment is as easy as it is effective. You do not need to seek vein ligation (major hospital vein surgery) under general anesthesia in the hospital as was the standard of care in the past.
