Is Wearing Thin Leg Socks Really Effective In Treating Varicose Veins?

　 Is there any effect of varicose socks?

Varicose socks can improve blood circulation and relieve varicose symptoms, which is helpful for treatment.

Varicose socks can not alleviate the symptoms of varicose veins, there is no treatment effect.

Many Taobao shopkeepers put the "thin leg socks" on the shop head. The so-called lean leg socks actually are. Intravenous Qu Zhangwa 。 Whether it can achieve the effect of thin leg, regardless of whether the socks have any effect on varicose veins? The reporter asked Lin Naigong, chief physician of vascular surgery of No.1 People's Hospital of Hangzhou.

Varicose veins, commonly known as "fried tendon legs", are the most common diseases of the venous system, and are also one of the most common diseases in vascular surgery. It is due to the accumulation of blood in the lower extremities, resulting in excessive venous pressure and damage to the surface of the skin due to the destruction of venous valves in the cumulative condition. Lin Naigong said that the causes of varicose veins are complex and can not be generalized. There are both hereditary nature of family members and examples of occupational habits caused by acquired diseases. During pregnancy, because the legs need to bear more weight than before, it is easy to compressing vascular reflux, and may also form varicose veins.

The clinical manifestations of varicose veins are generally divided into three types: simple varicose veins of lower extremities, primary lower extremity deep venous valve insufficiency and sequelae of deep venous thrombosis of lower extremities. In addition to the last one, the other two are due to human lower limb bearing, which is related to personal physique and venous condition. At present, the treatment of varicose veins mainly includes three kinds: surgical treatment, drug therapy, elastic stockings and elastic bandage.

The elastic stockings mentioned here are varicose socks. Medical varicose socks can play a role in reducing pressure and promoting blood flow. It has various models and can be adjusted according to the different conditions and physique of each person.

"It is a kind of Medical instruments You can't just wear it. " Lin Naigong emphasized that varicose socks can effectively prevent the deterioration of patients with varicose veins, but it is not necessary for ordinary people to wear them.

Varicose socks are generally relatively tight, which is why many businesses have molded them into "thin leg socks". But this kind of socks is only improved by appearance, without scientific basis for losing weight, and because it is too tight, wearing long time will oppress the blood vessels of the calf, resulting in poor blood flow. If it is sensitive skin, long-term exposure to such chemical fabrics may also cause redness and allergy.

Conclusion: varicose socks are used. Adjuvant therapy Form, can effectively prevent the aggravation of illness, but it is not necessary for ordinary people to use it. When choosing a doctor, it is necessary to choose a suitable model for the designated medical supplies store under the guidance of the doctor, and not to trust the products on the Internet, so as not to cause damage to the body.