Can Varicose Veins be Prevented?
Actually, the prevention of varicose veins should be particularly easy in Switzerland, as the Swiss are much closer to nature than others. Simple rule: Lots of walking protects your veins from venous insufficiency. If you don’t have venous insufficiency, you won’t get varicose veins. Walking uphill or on flat ground is better than downhill. Walk barefoot in the garden. Use shoes that give you a feel for the ground and promote a natural roll-off. Do 3 sets of 30 calf raises daily. Avoid conventional chairs that make you immobile. If your job requires a lot of sitting or standing, protect yourself with light compression stockings. But – who needs exactly what? Dr. Ragg will take the time for you in Zurich and give you a completely individual recommendation, the success of which can be monitored with ultrasound measurements.
If you already have vein damage training and compression stockings only help as much as brushing your teeth helps with cavities – only the healthy parts are protected; the diseased parts inevitably get worse over time. Unfortunately, vein defects can exist for decades without external signs or symptoms – which is why an early diagnosis is so important! If you want to prevent them, you need to get examined while you still feel 100% vein-healthy!
The regular vein coaching is as important as an annual dental visit. The good news is that prevention is indeed very possible. Many people, including many doctors, do not know that varicose veins today are completely preventable are. Dr. Ragg will gladly show you how to prevent venous insufficiency. Some patients avoid any intervention by changing their exercise habits. Others protect themselves from a relapse after treatment through cleverly chosen measures. For each individual, prevention brings joy of life, vitality, and a better future for their veins.
You can recognize a good vein clinic or practice, even in Switzerland, by whether they offer reliable concepts to prevent varicose veins and venous disorders. Treatment offers that are solely about “repairs” should be avoided.
Good advice is not simple: The doctor must recognize to what extent heredity and congenital defects, strain, overexertion, daily habits, and other factors lead to varicose veins or venous insufficiency in an individual. Only then can they create an individual plan create. It’s always about how to achieve the best effect with the least and most pleasant effort.
At our vein center in Zurich, we possess this knowledge, and with Dr. Ragg, we have a proven expert in the early detection of vein diseases.
Dr. Ragg: “I have studied thousands of venous valves until it dawned on me that each one tells a story about its past. Some have gaps, some are too small, some have inflammation, some deposits, some are stuck together. Each story holds a key to remedy. Now we are studying the benefits of preventive measures. This is completely new! If someone has symptoms, they can know whether a measure alleviates them or not. But prevention concerns symptom-free stages, and until now, one had to believe in the effect of stockings, pills, or creams to go through with it. Today, we can see and measure important effects with ultrasound, and people can learn how to prevent effectively.”