The human body is exposed to various elements or physical disorders. These can be hereditary, emotional, psychological, lifestyle-oriented, health-related, age-related etc. Some of these are not in the hands of human beings to control, whereas some are. One of the physical disorders that mostly attack the feet and legs is varicose veins.

What is Varicose Veins?

The varicose veins is a condition when veins of the leg and feet which get swollen and as a result, get enlarged in size. Their color can be either dark blue or purple. Their appearance can be twisted, bulging or lumpy. Mostly adults are affected by the varicose veins.

What Are The Symptoms Of Varicose Veins?

The below-mentioned points highlight the symptoms of varicose veins:

  1. The person has a feeling of discomfort or heaviness in his/her legs.
  2. The legs of the person are having swelling
  3. There is a change in the color of the skin
  4. The skin has become thick unexpectedly and evidently
  5. There is uncontrolled itching in the leg area
  6. The wound of the leg does not heal quickly and bleeds for a long time

Is The Treatment Of Varicose Veins Age Restricted?

Some people are of the opinion that they can get the treatment of varicose veins only up to a limited age. They believe that if they are of old age or if they approach old age, they will not be able to get their varicose veins treated and will have to suffer from the issue for the rest of their life. This, however, is just a misconception. The varicose veins treatment is absolutely curable. Secondly and most importantly, age is just a number for a person who is physically fit otherwise to get the treatment of varicose veins. Rather, an active person aging more than 70 can go for the treatment without giving it a second thought with totally promising results. Thus, age does not matter at all for treating the varicose veins but the doctor definitely has to evaluate the patient’s overall health, condition, and medical history to find the right course of treatment.

For achieving the best results from the treatment, the patient must follow postoperative conditions religiously. For example, the person has to put on compression stockings even while performing the routine activities.

What Can A Patient Do On Discovering Varicose Veins?

The doctor/specialist is in a better position to provide right solution and course of treatment for the treatment of varicose veins. Still, an individual can follow the following for getting rid of the veins problem:

  1. Keeping the legs in an elevated position can help patient a lot. The best position is above the heart as with this, gravity works to heel the situation.
  2. Engaging in leg-intensive exercises that cause more movement of blood to prevent varicose veins.

All in all, age is not an obstacle for the treatment of varicose veins and this issue can be treated at any age by consulting a doctor and following his/her advice.