SHOULD YOU HAVE SURGERY FOR VARICOSE VEINS?
ANSWER TO QUESTION:
"Hello, I've had varicose veins for a long time, about 30 years. I had no particular complaints, my legs weren't swollen, just prominent veins on my legs (the skin didn't change color). I had an ultrasound before surgery—a planned cholecystectomy. There were no blood clots, and no contraindications for the procedure were found. After the surgery itself, I developed deep vein thrombosis. I was treated, and the latest ultrasound showed complete recanalization, but one leg has become larger than the other, and brown spots have appeared. What should I do? One phlebologist says I absolutely must have surgery for varicose veins, while another says there's no point. I'm very afraid of vein surgery because I've already had deep vein thrombosis in that leg."