WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR VARICOSE VEINS?
Treatment for varicose veins can involve taking steps to relieve the symptoms, or removing or eliminating the troublesome veins. Anyone with varicose veins or with a family history of varicose veins may want to consider wearing support or compression stockings to provide support for the veins and to keep them from dilating abnormally. The stockings will also provide symptomatic relief. It is especially important to provide this support when lifting heavy objects. In addition, when possible, the legs should be elevated to keep blood from pooling. Regular exercise, such as walking, will keep the blood moving and will help squeeze blood up from the lower legs. Although these suggestions may lessen symptoms or help prevent new varicose veins from forming, they will not cure varicose veins that have already formed. Varicose veins can be eliminated or removed by several methods. One treatment involves removing the veins during a surgical procedure performed under anesthesia. The operation in
