Itching, apparently inexplicable which arises in the absence of insect attacks or prolonged exposure to the sun. Smarting. Sense of heaviness in the legs, especially in the evening. However you describe it, the chronic venous disease represents one of the most typical ailments of the summer. But we must not underestimate it and above all we must recognize it, also to follow the most suitable treatments on a case by case basis.
A female problem
The disorders listed above, even if apparently “simple”, arise for the stagnation of venous blood which cannot go back to the heart due to insufficient functioning of the venous valves and muscle pumps of the lower limbs.
Insidious and potentially dangerous if the circulation it does not allow normal blood flow and in the long run capable of giving rise to phlebitis and the formation of small clots, this condition affects about one woman in two, with different pictures and severity.
Knowing the situation is fundamental: very useful for those who want to be informed is the Facebook page “Rediscover your legs”, on which the angiologists Elia Diaco and Pier Luigi Antignani will be available live today and tomorrow.
As we have said, in any case, the annoyances are often generic and underestimated. But it would always be important to understand them well circulatory conditions of the veins in the legs.
“These are generic symptoms that must be seen by the specialist, angiologist or vascular surgeon, which can occur at all ages: in women they generally appear after pregnancy – explains Antignani himself, President of IVF, Italian Vascular Foundation and Honorary President of SIDV , Italian Society of Vascular Diagnostics. Chronic venous disease is the third most common pathology after allergies and hypertension, yet only one in three people know they are sick and follow a suitable lifestyle and pharmacological therapies, which must be implemented early even before the dilated capillaries on the legs appear, to prevent fearsome complications, such as varicose veins, thrombophlebitis and highly disabling ulcers ”.
The diagnosis for the right treatment is fundamental
The angiological examination it serves to frame the patient and identify risk factors, first of all familiarity, but also hormonal factors, work activity, excessive competitive activity, other aspects that can lead to an alteration of the venous system.
The instrumental checks make use ofecho-color Doppler of the lower limbs, which must be performed strictly with the patient lying down and standing. Once the diagnosis has been ascertained, it is essential to start from the lifestyle change by associating it with the use of containment stockings and the taking of drug therapies if prescribed by the specialist.
In cases where the situation should progress with the formation of venous varices – dilations that form as a result of the chronic venous disease, painful species in the summer – the word can go to the surgeon.
An innovative therapy whose proven efficacy has been demonstrated in recent years is the scleromousse, which can be practiced on an outpatient basis, only by expert hands, without cuts and without anesthesia.
“Scleromousse – explains Diaco, angiologist and vascular surgeon – is an innovative technique that can safely safely replace stripping (the classic surgery) and laser on veins with a diameter of 7 millimeters to 2 centimeters with excellent results. A foamy sclerosing liquid is injected inside which acts on the walls of the varicose branch and forms a chemical thrombus which in a few months is destroyed by cells called macrophages and the varicose vein disappears. Of course, it must be practiced by very experienced and eco-guided staff “.
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