- Save leg save life
Your leg is an organ you should be paying utmost attention to, because it can be the clot site of a fatal Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). DVT occurs when blood movement through veins slows down, leading to the formation of clots that can be lethal in some cases and deeply upsetting to your body’s functioning in most other cases. There are several causes this might be formed, including continued physical inactivity, and the symptoms should not be ignored at all.
If you find the following things happening in your body, you should check in with your doctor immediately:
• Pain in certain areas, with their temperatures being higher than the surrounding areas
• Discoloration of skin, making it red or bluish in certain areas
• The pain and discomfort occurs without any recent history of physical weakness.
• Veins that increase in size, and the abnormality shows through the skin.
If you are diagnosed with DVT, you should go for treatment without further delay. Surgery is one of the most reliable methods for treating DVT. The specific type of surgery required in this case is a thrombectomy.
The procedure of thrombectomy is as follows:
• An Intravenous (IV) tube is attached to the body for supply of medication to it. This medication ensures that new clots are not formed during surgery, by thinning it.
• The IV tube will also be used to administer an anesthetic to you. The anesthetic will ensure you do not feel the pain of surgery, that you sleep through the procedure, and that the site of surgery remains numb to feeling.
• The area of surgery is isolated and cleaned thoroughly, and the hair over the skin surface there can also be removed.
• An incision is made in the skin, near the area containing the clot. The clot is then removed from the body. Sometimes, catheters may be used depending on the condition of the patient. Stents are sometimes used within the blood vessels, to keep them dilated.
• The area is then sealed up, stitched and properly cleaned
The accumulation of blood clots in any part of your body may turn fatal, and unfortunately, this is a consequence of DVT. You should keep a watch for symptoms, and look for treatments immediately if you are diagnosed with this condition. Thrombectomy is one of the most reliable surgical cures, and you are strongly recommended to give it a try.
