Amputation Prevention

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 Treatment options may include the following:

· Medicinal Options – to reduce health issues that contribute to poor blood flow (high  cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood clots).

· Lifestyle Changes – to change overall health through exercising, eating a healthy diet,  quitting smoking, and reducing alcohol intake.

· Laser Atherectomy – to use light beams to remove the plague to builds up in the arteries.

· Angioplasty (Stenting) – to place a tube inside blood vessels and open blocked arteries via a  balloon-like device; insert a stent to keep the artery open.

· Thrombolytic Therapy – to inject lytics (clot busters) to dissolve blood clots in order to  restore blood flow.

· Bypass Surgery – to use blood vessels from other parts of the body to create a bypass graft  that allows blood to bypass any blocked arteries.