Yes, compression socks can help varicose veins. They can help with the symptoms, medical socks can help reduce swelling and medical compression can treat the complications of varicose veins. Let’s cover: What is medical compression? What is medical compression used for? Who should wear medical compression? Where can you get medical compression? What is Medical Compression? Medical Compression is graduated and exerts the greatest degree of compression (amount of squeeze) at the ankle, and the level of compression gradually decreases up the garment. It is designed for people who are mobil ..read more

Yes, you can remove varicose veins without surgery and without scars. I will explain how. So, first of all, what exactly do we mean by surgery? Well, most people think of surgery as a treatment that requires admission to hospital and which is carried out in an operating theatre under a general anaesthetic. When thinking about surgery we imagine that the treatment will involve surgical incisions or cuts, stitches and surgical scars. Well until about 10 years ago, that’s exactly what varicose vein treatment involved. Until recently, most treatments for varicose veins were carried out by surgeo ..read more

New Ventilation System Now Operational We have just installed a new air-filtration and ventilation system throughout the clinic.  All the clinical rooms, the vein treatment room and the office now have separate ventilation systems with medical grade filters. Air is brought into each room from outside after being filtered and either warmed or cooled. Then after the air has circulated, it is vented out of the room and fresh air brought back in. Air does not mix between rooms and in this way, the risk or airborne transmission of the virus between staff and patients is minimised. All the ro ..read more

Latest research confirms that the fastest way to heal the commonest type of leg ulcer is “Early endovenous ablation of superficial venous reflux, in addition to compression therapy and wound dressings.” This method reduces the time to healing of venous leg ulcers, increases ulcer-free time and is highly likely to be cost-effective (EVRA trial).” What Does This Mean? This means that treating faulty veins under the skin in the superficial vein system by Endovenous Laser Ablation or Sclerotherapy speeds up the rate of healing of the commonest type of leg ulcer and doing so also reduces the r ..read more

“Is Phlebitis Dangerous and Life-threatening'' I will explain why Yes, Phlebitis can be dangerous and life-threatening. I will also cover what it is, what causes it, what it looks like, what you should do if you think you have phlebitis What is Phlebitis? Phlebitis is an inflammation of a vein. The vein is hot, red and lumpy. The lump is tubular in shape and it is tender to touch, it may throb and walking may be painful. The cause of phlebitis in the leg is most often a clot in the vein just under the skin. The clot may disperse and the phlebitis then gets better, but sometimes phlebit ..read more

One of the most common questions I get asked is “Is Varicose Eczema Serious?” Varicose eczema is an inflamed area of skin on the leg caused by a fault in the function of the veins under the skin called superficial venous reflux or by a problem in the deep veins following a deep vein thrombosis. Yes, it is a serious condition because it is a warning sign that you are at risk of a leg ulcer. Varicose eczema becomes urgent if symptoms are very troublesome. Here is what you need to know. What is the cause of varicose eczema? Varicose eczema is caused by a malfunction of the veins of the le ..read more

What Does Phlebitis of the Leg Look Like | with Pictures? Phlebitis is an inflammation of a vein. The vein is hot, red and lumpy. The lump is tubular in shape and it is tender to touch, it may throb and walking may be painful. The cause of phlebitis in the leg is most often a clot in the vein just under the skin. It can disperse and the phlebitis then gets better, but sometimes phlebitis is serious and the condition may become dangerous. What is Phlebitis? The vein becomes inflamed either due to a blood clot (thrombus) or because the vein walls are damaged. For this reason, the terms phlebiti ..read more

Nearly every day I get asked by my patients and by my medical colleagues, “Is Sclerotherapy Safe?”. Sclerotherapy has an excellent safety profile. However in common with all highly effective treatments, sclerotherapy for leg veins, hand veins and cosmetic veins elsewhere on the body, does have complications and side effects that patients, doctors and nurses should know about. They are classified as Major, Cosmetic and Minor. Let’s cover these in detail. Sclerotherapy is very safe. A French registry of 12,173 procedures confirmed that sclerotherapy has a very low incidence of major complicati ..read more

Microsclerotherapy Training Courses for Cosmetic Doctors and Nurses are a Good Investment. Doctors and Nurses who have had Microsclerotherapy training know that it gives an excellent return on your investment (ROI). Microsclerotherapy is a skill that requires a detailed and thorough knowledge-base and once you have been given the principles of the injection technique, all you really need to do is to devote sufficient time to practice and to refine this skill.  So let me give you 3 reasons to get Microsclerotherapy Training Now. Unlike investment in equipment which falls in value over ti ..read more

How to Inject Leg Spider Veins and Blue Veins by Microsclerotherapy | 5 Tips for Doctors and Nurses If you are a Cosmetic nurse or Aesthetic doctor wondering “how to inject leg spider veins and blue veins?” this guide is for you.  I give you my 5 Tops Tips on how to inject leg spider veins and leg blue veins by Microsclerotherapy. Microsclerotherapy is without doubt the Best Treatment for small leg veins. I am going to cover the 5 ways to make your injections much easier and much more accurate with fewer technical mistakes. That way, your Microsclerotherapy will be way more effective an ..read more