Varicose Vein

The disease of modern societies: Varicose veins

The most common vascular disease, varicose vein is a vein disease. It is seen in approximately 15% of the adult population.

As the word meaning; it is to expanded and become curved and visible to the subcutaneous veins.

Applications like gymnastics strengthening the leg muscle, raising of the feet, using varsity sock, change of diet and lifestyle (weight loss, avoiding from working, sitting or standing for a long time) protection from the excess hot, cold shower (twice a day, starting from the heel upwards) can slow down the progress of varicose veins and may also provide relieve to the patient. 
Despite all these measurements, advanced treatments can be recommended with both functional and cosmetic reasons.

Laser treatment

This is helpful for very thin, capillary varix. This treatment is performed at our hospital, skin diseases department.

Before Laser Treatment - After Laser Treatment

Sclerotherapy (Drying with injection)

Drying with injection can be performed without hospitalization. In some cases, it is often used as an after-treatment to treat the recurrents after the surgery.

Injection into varicosis - Before Sclerotherapy - After Sclerotherapy

Micro surgery

With this method that performed with esthetics purpose, varicose veins are cleaned through very small incisions.

Macro surgery

Wide surgeries thoroughly removing the main veins of the varcoses can be performed at more advanced varixes and varicose veins wounds.

Oral birth control pills are dangerous to be used for female patients with varicose veins due to increase of superficial and deep vein obstruction.