A significant percentage of people in the US experience varicose veins. The condition often caused reduced self-esteem and discomfort. If not treated, varicose veins can cause severe medical issues. The board-certified cardiologist Vinod Kumar MD, FACC, at Heart Vascular and Leg Center provides comprehensive treatment for varicose veins in Bakersfield. Dr. Kumar and his team offer a wide range of varicose vein solutions to relieve your symptoms and prevent complications. Call or book an appointment online to get started today!

What Exactly Are Varicose Veins?

Varicose veins refer to the enlarged, visible and twisted veins that commonly happen in your legs. Varicose veins occur due to malfunctioning valves. This makes them unable to function appropriately or push the blood from the legs back to the heart to get replenished with oxygen. This results in blood pooling in your legs, leading to debilitating pain, non-healing wounds, and amputation. The team at Heart Vascular and Leg Center provides several effective varicose vein treatment options.

What Are the Common Varicose Veins Symptoms?

Varicose veins can cause numerous signs and symptoms. these include;

• Muscle cramping
• Itchy veins
• Cold-like veins
• Twisted or bulging veins
• Visible dark blue or purple veins
• Skin discoloration
• Leg pain after sitting or standing for long
• Burning, throbbing, or swelling

Spider veins are smaller than varicose veins and are found on your face and legs. The possible complications linked to varicose veins include blood clots and painful ulcers.

What Are the Possible Risk Factors for Varicose Veins?

Anyone can get varicose veins, including men and women. However, numerous factors increase the risk of developing varicose veins. These include; being overweight, having a family or personal history of varicose veins, old age, lack of enough exercise, and sitting or standing for a longer time. Women are also more likely to get varicose veins than men.

What Are the Treatments for Varicose Veins?

When you schedule an appointment with Heart Vascular and Leg Center to treat your varicose veins, you will be diagnosed and given individualized treatment plans best for your condition. They have innovative minimally invasive technology that needs no surgery or downtime. The various treatments available include;

• Making lifestyle changes

The doctor might recommend making simple lifestyle changes such as exercising regularly, avoiding standing or sitting for long, and maintaining a healthy weight. This will help prevent or reduce varicose veins.

• Compression stockings

You might be required to wear compression stockings for weeks or months. The socks help the veins to move blood more conveniently, reducing the severity of varicose veins.

• Sclerotherapy

This involves the injection of a unique solution into the varicose veins causing scarring and closing of the veins. These veins fade away in some weeks.

• Radiofrequency and laser treatment

As the name implies, it uses radiofrequency energy to damage the varicose veins, fading away.

• VenaSeal

Here, the doctor uses a medical adhesive and catheter to seal the varicose veins non-surgically.

Do not live with debilitating or embarrassing varicose veins while there are effective nonsurgical treatments. Book a consultation by phone or online scheduling tool with Heart Vascular and Leg Center today!