What Causes Varicose Veins?
9. Treatment
Pregnancy-induced varicose veins improve within 3-12 months postpartum without any medical intervention. For other cases, hospitalization is generally not necessary and the condition is usually treated on an outpatient basis. Treatment consists of self-care that lays emphasis on weight loss, physical exercise, keeping legs elevated, wearing loose fitting clothes, and avoiding sitting or standing for long periods. Invest in compression stockings, which squeeze the legs, aiding the veins to move blood more efficiently. Also keep your legs in an elevated position whenever you are resting or sleeping.
In more severe cases, sclerotherapy for smaller veins and foam sclerotherapy for larger veins may be used. This treatment causes the varicose veins to fade within a few weeks. For smaller varicose veins, removal via tiny skin punctures referred to as ambulatory phlebotomy is also used as a method of treatment. A newer noninvasive laser treatment technology where smaller varicose veins and spider veins are closed off is also worth consideration.
