Precautions after varicose vein surgery

1 What are the types of varicose vein surgery? Surgical treatment of varicose veins can be divided into traditional surgical treatment and minimally invasive treatment. Traditional surgery mainly includes high ligation of the great saphenous or small saphenous vein; stripping of the great saphenous or small saphenous vein; patients with communicating branch insufficiency. Methods such as ligation of incompetent communicating branch veins should be used. Minimally invasive treatments mainly include intravenous laser therapy, intravenous radiofrequency ablation, etc.

2. Prevent thrombosis. After varicose vein surgery, attention should be paid to promoting smooth venous blood return and preventing the re-formation of thrombosis.

The affected limb is usually elevated to promote the centripetal return of blood. After the patient is discharged from the hospital, when resting or sleeping, the affected limb should be raised about 30 degrees and the knee joint should be slightly bent to facilitate blood return. At the same time, you can take some oral medications to reduce blood viscosity and prevent thrombosis under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Prevent wound infection. After varicose vein surgery, the patient's resistance is relatively low. In addition, the venous blood flow is slow, resulting in a decrease in local resistance. Therefore, patients must pay attention to preventing wound infection while they are recuperating at home.

In order to enhance the patient's resistance, it is necessary to do the following: strengthen nutrition to promote the body's recovery as soon as possible; exercise appropriately to increase local blood flow and promote blood circulation; pay attention to personal hygiene and eliminate sources of infection.

4. Use medical elastic stockings or elastic bandages to prevent edema and ulcers. After varicose vein surgery, patients can use special medical elastic stockings or elastic bandages under the guidance of a doctor. It can be used as an external support for the veins of the lower limbs to control superficial veins. High pressure can reduce the occurrence of edema, delay changes such as skin atrophy and itching in the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the foot area, and prevent the formation of ulcers.

Banding method: Use an elastic bandage or elastic stockings before getting up every morning and remove them after going to bed at night. At the same time, pay attention to the following points:

1. It must be wrapped from the toes and heels to below the knees, compressing the superficial veins of the entire calf and foot;

2. The intensity of compression should be enough to compress the superficial veins without affecting the arterial blood supply and deep vein blood return;

3. The foot boot area should ensure steady and solid compression;

4. Elastic bandages or elastic stockings should be updated in time to ensure sufficient elastic compression.