VASCULAR SURGERY

Vascular disease comprises of conditions that can affect your blood vessels and circulatory system. It includes diseases of veins, arteries, and lymph vessels to various blood disorders influencing circulation.

Different Vascular surgeries are carried out for various vascular diseases. Some of them are

• Endarterectomy surgery to eliminate short blockages from different arteries.
• Open bypass surgery for upper limb blockages or lower limb blood vessels.
• Aneurysm – open aneurysm repair is a surgery to cure dilatation of peripheral arteries and aorta
• Ligation & stripping of the saphenous vein to treat varicose vein disease

Understanding Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgery is a branch in surgery that treats diseases related to your vascular system. It is the circulatory system that includes lblood vessels like arteries & veins and lymph vessels.

The blood vessels consist of veins, arteries and capillaries. The veins transport deoxygenated blood to the heart while arteries transport purified(oxygenated)blood from the heart to various organs. The capillaries dispense oxygen-filled blood to the entire body.

The lymph vessels supply the lymphatic fluid having blood cells. This system pulls out lymph from each part of your body.

Sometimes issues arise in your vascular system leading to diseases these diseases impact the functioning of the vascular system. Any vascular disease can be treated with vascular surgery.

One of the experienced Vascular Surgeons in Secunderabad, Hyderabad is trained to implement various surgical techniques which help them to treat different vascular diseases.

The vascular surgeon carries out the diagnosis, treatment, and overall disease management for vascular diseases.

Treatments & Procedures – Vascular surgery

The surgery & procedures included in vascular disease treatment depend on the severity and type of the disease. Based on these factors one of the best best vascular surgeon in Secunderabad, Hyderabad suggest you different treatment options that may be making changes in your lifestyle, prescribe medications, endovascular treatments, or surgical procedures.

Why do I need vascular surgery?

Vascular surgery is meant for all age group patients but more common in elderly and who have vascular conditions (affecting their arteries and veins).

You need to seek help from vascular surgeons who are certified to treat a wide range of vascular conditions like peripheral arterial disease(PAD), varicose veins, aneurysms etc

In case vascular surgery is a suitable treatment option for you, you will be referred to an experienced surgeon. The vascular surgeon would guide you on further examination and treatment plan.

The vascular surgeon might recommend some exercises and ask you to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

The surgeon would perform diagnosis and then only recommend surgery in case your condition is severe and therapy may not work for you.

So, it is always better to identify the issue so that you can get the best treatment.

What is the recovery period post vascular surgery?

The recovery period completely depends on the surgery you have undergone and other health factors. The reason being, some surgeries are acute and need 24 hours for the patient to stay in the intensive care unit. It might take 4 to 6 days of hospitalization. Few endovascular procedures require just one or 2 days of recovery time.

In case the patient encounters any complications during the recovery period, then the surgeons can increase the duration of the stay.