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Everything About Leg Swelling and Varicose Veins: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention

Leg swelling is more than just a discomfort; it’s a clinical symptom that requires attention. Understanding why your legs swell is the first step towards recovery and preventing long-term damage.

Why is it happening?

  • Venous Insufficiency: When vein valves fail, blood pools in the lower legs, causing pressure and swelling.
  • Lymphedema: A condition where the lymphatic system cannot properly drain fluid, leading to persistent swelling.
  • Risk Factors: Obesity, prolonged standing, and family history significantly increase the risk of vascular issues.

Advanced Treatment at PulsMed: Our medical center offers world-class solutions for your vascular health:

  1. Vascular Duplex Ultrasound: High-precision imaging to assess vein health.
  2. Endovenous Laser Treatment (EVLT): A painless, non-surgical solution for varicose veins that leaves no scars.
  3. German Method Edema Therapy: Comprehensive treatment for lymphedema using specialized techniques.
  4. Lymphatic Drainage: Therapeutic procedures to reduce swelling and improve circulation.

Prevention Tips: Stay active, maintain a healthy weight, and wear compression stockings if you spend long hours on your feet.

Your First Step: We offer free consultations with our lymphologists at PulsMed MC. Don’t let heavy legs slow you down – contact us today!

What is vascular duplex or ultrasound examination of vessels and where is it best to do it in Yerevan?

Vascular duplex scanning (ultrasound examination of vessels, duplex/triplex, angioscanning, ultrasound Doppler) is a non-invasive ultrasound diagnostic method that allows you to assess the condition of the vessels and blood flow in them.

Vascular duplex is performed in two modes:

🔹Normal B-mode (allows you to assess the condition of the vessels).
🔹Doppler mode, ultrasound Doppler (blood flow characteristics are determined).

During duplex scanning of vessels, the following parameters are assessed:

-Anatomical structure of arteries and veins
-Structural changes in the lumen and walls (narrowing, expansion, blockage, presence of blood clots, atherosclerotic plaques)
-patency of vessels , -blood flow speed and direction,
-Intimate-media complex,
-atherosclerotic changes in arterial walls.

Types of duplex scanning performed at the Pulse.Med clinic

🔸Vessels of the lower extremities (arteries and veins, simultaneously or separately)
🔸Vessels of the upper extremities (arteries and veins, simultaneously or separately)
🔸Duplex scanning of the vessels of the head and neck (ecstracranial part)
🔸Duplex of the vessels of the scrotum and penis
🔸Duplex scanning of the abdominal aorta and vessels of the abdominal cavity
🔸Duplex scanning of the renal vessels