Common treatment options for varicose veins

For people with only mild symptoms, home treatment is the recommended course of action. While home treatments are not a cure, they will help to alleviate discomfort and slow the progression of the condition.

Home Treatment

• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Exercise regularly to improve leg strength and circulation. Walking and running are particularly good exercises for preventing varicose veins.
• Elevate your legs when resting to ease the pressure required for the leg veins to return the blood to the heart.
• Wear elastic support stockings.

Medications

There is no drug available for the treatment of varicose veins.

Surgical Procedures to treat varicose veins

If complications develop or symptoms become more severe despite home treatment, it may be necessary to medically treat or surgically remove the damaged veins. The course of treatment depends on the size and type of vein and the severity of the disease.