Vascular surgery

Specialists in the field of vascular surgery (vascular surgeons) detect diseases of blood and lymph vessels, select methods of their treatment and prevention of such disorders. The specialists in this sphere apply less-invasive treatment which allows to influence the areas needing intervention through incisions causing less injury.

What does a vascular surgeon treat?

Our vascular surgeons can treat illnesses of different kinds, both inborn and acquired. But in 80% of all cases patients visit them with regard to atherosclerosis. Nowadays, this disease is becoming “younger” and that’s why not only the aged, but also people at the age of 35-40 years become vascular surgeons’ patients to improve blood supply in affected systems and organs. Functional changes in blood vessels of the brain can lead to a stroke, and those in blood vessels of the heart – to a cardiac infarction.

When should you visit a vascular surgeon?

You should have a medical checkup performed by such a specialist every year. You should pay special attention to such symptoms as:

• increased headache frequency

• feeling of heaviness in your legs

• ear noise

• veins dilation

• swelling of legs

• a sense of pulsation in your abdominal region

• hemorrhages located in different parts of your body

• poorly healing wounds

• loss of sensitivity in some parts of your body

• changes in skin color on your fingers

• long-lasting aches in your rib cage region and in the small of your back transmitting into your groin and legs

Upon checking your tests, conducting a diagnostic examination and checkup, the doctor will prescribe a treatment which can help eliminate the causes of blood vessel disfunctions.