Vascular diseases can cause serious complications, especially in diabetes patients, increasing the risk of amputations due to ...

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Peripheral Vascular Disease: Treatment &amp; Risks | Dr. U Vasudeva Rao | Manipal Hospital Jayanagar

I am Dr vasudev attached to manipal hospital gagar I am a specialist mainly in peripheral vascular disease vascular disease comprises of disease of the arteries veins and lymphatics arteries take the oxygenated blood from the heart to various organs of the body and veins take the deoxygenated blood back to the heart and to the lungs common diseases affect in the arteries are Peripheral arterial occlusive disease affecting the lower limbs resulting in ganging of one or more to most common disease effect in the veins are so-called varicose veins mainly seen in the adult population affecting the lower limbs manipal hospital jaagar has all the facilities to treat myriads of vascular diseases including laser treatment for vericose veins which is the most effective way of treating Advanced vericose veins prevention of amputation is one of the most important factors in disease management of peripheral vascular disease especially in diabetic patients in diabetic patients there is an element of esia which is lack of blood supply and also a neuropathy effect in the N most of these patient come with the so-called wet gangin which is blackening of the toes with the some infection under underlying the toes treatment of these patients in time along with the angiogram and revascularization will help a preven prevention of the amputation and these patients can successfully lead a normal life patients with the vericose veins may come with the symptoms of heaviness in the leg darkening of the skin particularly lower part of the leg around the ankle and sometimes with the active ulcers particularly seen at the lower part of the leg around the ankle one of the investigations which are commonly done for these patients is duplex scan which will shell us the Venus incompetence the sights location and extens there are various options of management for patients with very coose veins those with the early or asymptomatic veins can be treated with just observation and lifestyle modification and maybe with some medication and stockings those patients who have professional involves standing for long hours like teachers and policemen they may be benefited by wearing compression stockings patients with the advanced disease with the uh swelling pigmentation either healed or active ulceration needs to be treated aggressively uh either with the open surgery or with the uh laser treatment laser uh treatment of veros veins has become a standard of care for all patients with the vericose veins this is non-invasive with the no Scar and early recovery and faster healing of the for the patient we at manipal hospital gagar we have performed more than th000 uh such procedures uh for during the last couple of years thank you very much [Music]

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