Venous insufficiency

Treatment

• Venous support using special stockings
• Skin care with suitable creams
• Venotonics (medicine containing vitamins of the PP group among others)
• Spa treatments
• Kinesitherapy
• Avoid being overweight (do not gain too much weight)
• Sleeping with your feet elevated
• Manual lymphatic drainage or pressure therapy (20 sessions per year are reimbursed by social security, only for patients at stages C4 C5 C6 – see venous insufficiency, general information)
• · Monitoring of blood circulation with, if necessary, use of anticoagulants (antivitamin K)
• Monitoring the occurrence of thrombosis (ultrasound-Doppler)
• Walking, moderate but regular sporting activity
• Possible modification of the heating mode
• Drainage lymphatique
• Possible treatment for leg ulcer
• Stipping consists of surgically removing the diseased vein
• Sclerotherapy (injection of a drug into the vein to destroy it) with the help of ultrasound (echosclerotherapy) allows the treatment of recurrence of varicose veins after surgery.
• This technique is absolutely contraindicated during:
• The pregnancy
• In case of allergy to the product used to perform the sclerosis
• In an individual who also has arterial problems
• Relative ban on athletes
• Cryosclerosis: Using cold to destroy the vein. VNUS Closure: A new technique that involves inserting a small tube (catheter) into the vein to inject heat. The vein, emptied of blood and heated to 82 degrees, quickly fibroses (hardens).