From this article you will learn: what doctor treats varicose veins on the legs, veins of the pelvis and other organs, what exactly does he do.
Contents of the article:
- How the physician identifies the disease
- What the doctor does next
Varicose veins. It can arise not only on the legs or hands. The veins of the small pelvis, thorax, esophagus and abdominal cavity can also be enlarged.
- Since the expansion of veins is a disease of the vessels, it is necessary to consult the appropriate doctor. It is called phlebologist. This is a doctor whose specialty is the pathology of the veins. He treats varicose veins of any veins: both on legs, and on arms or hand, and expansion of veins of internal organs.
- If there is no phlebologist in your clinic, you can contact the angiologist. He is a specialist in a broader field - he deals with the treatment of diseases of any vessels( and veins, arteries, and capillaries).
- If you are not sure that you have varicose veins, contact the district doctor or family doctor with complaints, and he will, if necessary, give you a referral to the phlebologist or angiologist.
- If you are assigned an operation, the surgeon-phlebologist( vein surgeon) or angio-surgeon( vascular surgeon) will conduct it.
- If you live in a small town or village, and there are no specialists in your facility at the medical facility, the only way is to contact the therapist or paramedic for an initial examination. However, for serious treatment, you still have to go to a phlebologist, an angiologist, or a vascular surgeon.
How the doctor identifies the disease
To begin with, he will listen to your complaints and collect data about you to find out if you are at risk. The doctor will need to know:
- what you worked in the past, and what your work is now;
- were you pregnant, how was pregnancy and childbirth passed;
- did your relatives have vascular disease;
- do you have bad habits;
- Do you have an active lifestyle?
- how you eat;
- did you suffer from vascular disease before, as treatment was.
You can prepare answers to these questions in advance, so as not to think long at a reception with a specialist.
The doctor will then carry out a primary examination. If you have varicose veins of the extremities, he will evaluate them visually, feel them, measure pressure and pulse on the legs or hands.
If deep-seated vessels are affected, varicose veins can not be detected during a primary examination. Therefore, for accurate diagnosis, as well as to determine whether surgery is necessary, duplex scanning of veins is prescribed. It allows you to see the state of venous walls and valves, to assess how much the disease interferes with normal blood circulation.
What the doctor does next
After receiving the results of the examination, a specialist can prescribe to you:
- Means for external use( ointment, cream, lotion).
- Tablets for the improvement of vascular status( angioprotectors).
- Special compression clothing( example - compression stockings).
- Physiotherapy.
- Surgery for sclerotherapy or removal of the affected veins.
During the treatment period, the specialist monitors the course of the disease. You will need to periodically go to the examination and undergo a second duplex scan of the veins. This is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy and decide how to plan further treatment.
Choosing a doctor
If the treatment does not work for a long time, go to another doctor with the results of all the examinations that you took before and after therapy. You may need to go to a private clinic or a phlebologist you know - it's not easy to find a good doctor. And the result of treatment directly depends on his professionalism.
Even if you go to a public medical institution - do not be lazy and first find out as much as possible about the doctor who will take you. To do this, ask your friends about a similar problem or read reviews on the Internet( in urban forums you can often find discussions of doctors from public and private clinics).And sometimes it's even enough to listen to people in line at the office of a specific phlebologist to understand, go to this doctor or better look for another specialist.
