Nomination and shortlisting for business awards

We were delighted to be informed that:

- The Whiteley Clinic has been shortlisted for the "Toast of Surrey" Business Awards 2011

and

- Mr Mark Whiteley has been nominated for "Business Personality of the Year"

at the same awards.

We look forwards to going through the judging process and are looking forwards to attending the awards evening.

Testimonial for Mark Whiteley's veins courses

Mark Whiteley runs regular vein courses at The Cllinical Exchange - from thread veins to EVLA, Radiofrequency Closure, Foam Sclerotherapy, perforator vein surgery (TRLOP), ambulatory phlebectomies etc.

All courses are supported by full discussion of the latest relevant research and development in the world of veins.

Last week, one of our delegates flew in from Croatia for a course - and has just sent this by e-mail:

"Coming to your course was a wonderful experience for me. What I really needed were all those tricks and tips that you generously provided to us. I was feeling very comfortable at your clinic, and all the staff was eager to show us what we were interested in.

Dr Whiteley, you've opened my horizons and now I am reorganizing my future plans. Anyone who will ever work with me in the field of veins, will be sent to you for proper education. I am looking forward your phlebology institute because many of us will benefit from it.

Take care of your health ( coffee!!!!), to be able to help many of us, patients and doctors.

Good luck to you and your team."

Another leg ulcer cured with The Whiteley Protocol(TM)

This lady, in her 80's, attended The Whiteley Clinic in September this year, with a left leg ulcer (see first photo). She had been "treated" by her local doctors and nurses for over a year with bandages, dressings, elevation and she had been given a "Doppler" test. She had been told there was nothing else that could be done for her.

As with a great many people that we see at The Whiteley Clinic with leg ulcers, the ulcer appeared to do well when it was dressed and bandaged, but broke out again as soon as the bandaging was stopped.

No one had offered her a cure.

Having heard about The Whiteley Clinic from one of her carers who had seen us sure another lady with a leg ulcer, this patient came for a scan and consultation.

Using our specialist team, we identified the underlying problem and treated her in one local anaesthetic "walk-in walk-out" procedure - as in The Whiteley Protocol (TM).


8 weeks after the local anaesthetic keyhole procedure, the lady is walking without any discomfort from her ulcer, and her leg ulcer is almost completely healed. There is one small area that has a superficial scab that will heal fully in the next 2 - 4 weeks.

She does not need any dressings, bandages nor stockings - and this cure should be permanent as the underlying cause has been corrected.

New article in The Mail on Sunday today - Stopping stripping (veins)

In today's Mail on Sunday, there is a whole page article by Mark Whiteley on varicose veins treatments - and why stripping shouldn't be used anymore.

Click here to read article.

The Clinical Exchange - A place to teach local anasethetic interventions, surgery and laser procedures

The Clinical Exchange is an ideal facility to show off new aesthetic and surgical instruments and techniques - including lasers, injections and local anaesthetic techniques.

Located in a CQC registered medical facility (The Whiteley Clinic) The Clinical Exchange can seat up to 48 with a live link to the local anaestheic operating theatre (laser approved), a clinical treatment room (laser approved) and the diagnostic and therapeutic duplex ultrasound room - all in the same building and easily accessible to all delegates.

Each room can have 2 HD remote cameras to show every part of the procedure being demonstrated or taught. A 2 way audio link allows delegates to question the demonstrating clinician throughout the treatment.

For those who want to demonstrate their techniques or products widely, The Clinical Exchange also allows live procedures and techniques to be broadcast via the Internet or other data transfer techniques to remote locations.

Finally, the The Clinical Exchange can also make DVD's and YouTube videos to help promote techniques, equipment or practices.

Pre-Medicine Taster Course at The Clinical Exchange

This week saw the successful completion of the first Pre-Medicine Taster Course run by The Whiteley Clinic at The Clinical Exchange.

This course runs over 8 weeks for one evening per week. It is aimed at students from 14 - 18 who want to go to medical school.

For more details on the course - www.theclinicalexchange.co.uk

GP minor surgery course at The Clinical Exchange

We have just finished running our first GP Minor Surgery course at The Clinical Exchange.

Situated above The Whiteley Clinic operating theatres, we have a video link allowing real time observation of local anaesthetic or laser procedures by up to 48 delegates.

The audio visual link allows the delegates to ask questions of the surgeon and patient during the procedure to enable the very best teaching and learning environment.

The Clinical Exchange runs a series of clinical courses throughout the year and leases out its premises for companies or individuals that want to run courses or promote their products with live demonstrations.

http://www.theclinicalexchange.com/

Venous eczema and varicose veins treated by The Whiteley Protocol

A new Whiteley Clinic video is launched on You Tube. The patient is a man who had venous eczema and discolouration of the ankle due to varicose veins.

Before coming to The Whiteley Clinic he had been advised only to have support stockings.

He was cured by walk-in walk-out local anaesthetic surgery using The Whiteley Protocol.

Disability Challengers

As part of our Social Responsibility policy, we are delighted to have become one of the Disability Challengers Champions.

Disability Challengers (www.disability-challengers.org) is a wonderful children's charity which helps disabled children learn and grow through play.

Our support of Disability Challengers adds to our continued support and sponsorship of Guildford Rugby Club, and builds on our previous sponsorship of Help for Heroes.

Whiteley Clinic veins screening service on Linkedin

The Whiteley Clinic now has its veins screening service accessible via the Linkedin website:

www.linkedin.com/company/the-whiteley-clinic/products

Video of The Whiteley Protocol - treatment of varicose veins

This video is of a patient who attended The Whiteley Clinic with nasty varicose veins.

Our investigations showed her veins came from her pelvis - so she underwent pelvic vein embolisation as part of her procedure.

She talks about her experiences and her result.

New website on Venous Eczema

We are delighted to launch the new Venous Eczema website:

Venous Eczema is one of a host of under diagnosed conditions related to varicose veins and venous reflux (hidden varicose veins).

Many people have red or brown stains on their legs due to venous eczema. Unfortunately as the underlying venous reflux is often hidden away (hidden varicose veins) GP's and nurses often just give steroid creams or other creams to try to make it feel better.

Although this stops any itching for a while, it doesn't take away the underlying cause - that of the venous reflux (or hidden varicose veins) - meaning it continues to worsen and head towards leg ulceration.

This website explains the problem - gives example pictures - and shows the right treatment that can cure the problem:

venous duplex ultrasound and the correct surgery as recommended by The Whiteley ProtocolTM.

http://www.venouseczema.co.uk/

Body Conference - 6th / 7th November

Mark Whiteley is delighted to be speaking at The Body Conference on Sunday 7th November.

He is speaking about EVLA - Endovenous Laser Ablation of varicose veins.

Click here for details

Free online vein screening - VeinScreening.co.uk

We are proud to launch our Vein Screening website - www.veinscreening.co.uk.

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This is a FREE online service where people worried about their legs, with:

• varicose veins
• aching legs
• swollen ankles
• thread veins
• discoloured skin at the ankles
• leg ulcers
• itching skin on the legs

can get a free assessment and advice as to whether they might need further investigation.

As so many people get incorrect or out-dated information about varicose veins and venous conditions, we hope that this will be a major advance for people wanting to look after themselves.

RFiTT in Grazia magazine

This week Grazia magazine is running an article on the new RFiTT technique for treating varicose veins - and it quotes Mark Whiteley whose clinic has been doing research to improve the results of this technique.

RFiTT is a radiofrequency device that is used through a keyhole (or pinhole) approach, that closes Varicose Veins using heat. The treatment is all controlled by ultrasound to make sure that the target vein is completed destroyed.

Research on RFiTT performed this summer at The Whiteley Clinic by George Badham - Whiteley Clinic research fellow - won 3rd Prize at the IVEC and ISVS in Milan, in October this year.

Hand veins - Endovenous laser closure of hand veins

Prominent hand veins have always posed a problem for venous surgeons. Many patients ask for treatment for prominent hand veins - but until recently, very little has shown to be effective or cosmetic.

A recent advance in removing these hand veins has been "endovenous laser ablation of hand veins".

This afternoon, two cases were performed by Mark Whiteley at Absolute Aesthetics (www.AbsoluteAesthetics.co.uk) the aesthetics division of The Whiteley Clinic.

Using only local anaesthetic, the whole procedure took about 30-45 mins. The patients came in an hour before the surgery for marking and anaesthetic cream to the skin.

The procedure itself was performed in a walk-in walk-out local anaesthetic theatre - with pinholes only where the laser fibre was inserted into the veins.

Both patients were discharged home without any complication wearing compression gloves which they were instructed to wear for one week.

The advent of endovenous ablation of unwanted hand veins is a major step forward in hand rejuvenation. When used in combination with our other techniques such as hyaluronic acid filler for bony hands and IPL or skin preparation creams for sun damage, hand rejuvenation should now become much closer to the ideal that patients want.

Endovenous laser ablation of hand veins under local anaesthetic is now available at Absolute Aesthetics as part of a hand rejuvenation package.

Steam vein sclerosis - SVS

A new technique is being reported for the treatment of Varicose Veins (Daily Mail, 19th October 2010) called Steam Vein Sclerosis (SVS).

This technique follows the same principles of Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of varicose veins - but claims to be quicker.

It is well understood that heating veins destroys them permanently - and with Laser and Radiofrequency Ablations this heat energy can be measure precisely - a measurement called the LEED (Linear Endovenous Energy Density).

The potential problem with the steam is that it would appear difficult, if not impossible, to measure this energy given to the vein wall.

This might the reason that the report says that only 13 of the 20 veins remained closed after 1 year - very poor results compared to The Whiteley Protocol (which uses EVLA or RFA depending on vein anatomy) which has shown closure rates of over 99% at 5 years.

It will be interesting to see if research can improve on these results.

New video - Botulinum Toxin treatment for under arm sweating

Whiteley Clinic paper on clots (Thromboses) after keyhole surgery for varicose veins

Today we pulished some of our old data as to how rare clots and DVT are after the Whiteley Clinic keyhole techniques for varicose veins.

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) after Venous Thermoablation Techniques: Rates of Endovenous Heat-induced Thrombosis (EHIT) and Classical DVT after Radiofrequency and Endovenous Laser Ablation in a Single Centre.
Marsh P, Price BA, Holdstock J, Harrison C, Whiteley MS.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Now that our techiques are all walk-in, walk-out local anasethetics procedures, the risk of clots have fallen even lower.

International prize for Whiteley Clinic research student in Milan

George Badham, the Whiteley Clinic Venous Research Fellow summer 2010, won the prize for third place at the International Vascular and Endovascular Course (IVEC) and the European Congress of the International Society of Vascular Surgery (ISVS) in Milan with his presentation about treating varicose veins using the keyhole surgery technique RFiTT.



George, who is a third-year medical student at Cardiff University, was the only medical student presenting, with all of the other presenters in the prize sessions being qualified doctors specialising in vascular surgery. Despite being over a decade younger than the other presenters shortlisted for the prize, the quality of Georges research and his excellent presentation to an international audience of vascular experts, secured him enough votes to win third place.





The Whiteley Clinic has a strong research tradition and offers research projects to students who wish to get to medical school, medical students and also junior doctors. Each year, one or two applicants are accepted and are given one or more projects to complete, depending on the time they have available and also their own motivation.

Despite careful supervision, not all research fellows manage to get their research completed. It takes considerable dedication to see a research project through to completion and then on to presentation and publication.





This summer, two research fellows were appointed, both of whom are exceptionally hard workers and have completed their projects.

George Badham's research was a study using a benchtop model to simulate keyhole treatment of varicose veins using the RFiTT technique. He showed that the technique that had been originally recommended by surgeons elsewhere in this country and Europe had inadequate affect, making the technique appear less successful than it could be.





With his supervisor, Mark Whiteley, they developed and prove that changing the power settings and the technique of applying the power to the vein resulted in optimal conditions likely to destroy any vein treated this way.

This project will be submitted for presentation in the UK to inform UK surgeons how best to use this technique, and hopefully this presentation will be in the first half of 2011, depending on which meeting it is presented at.

The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal in the near future.


Mark Whiteley was also an invited lecturer at the same meeting, speaking on the current thoughts on Foam Sclerotherapy in the treatment of varicose veins.

George Badham at IVEC and ISVS Milan

This morning, George Badham - Whiteley Clinic Venous Research Fellow Summer 2010 and Cardiff Medical Student - lead the discussion into the treatment of Carotid Stenoses at the IVEC (International Vascular and Endovascular Course) and European Congress of the ISVS (International Society for Vascular Surgery) in Milan.



The picture shows George posing his question that lead the discussion following a series of presentations by world experts in Carotid disease - including Carlos H Timaran (Dalla, Tx, USA), Michel Henry (Nancy, France), Sumaira MacDonald (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK), Alison Halliday (London and Oxford), Gaetano Deleo (Milan, Italy) and Klaus D. Mathias (Dortmund, Germany).


The panel for the session was made up of President: Giancarlo Bracale (Naples, Italy) with Chairpersons: Ali Abu Rahma (Charleston, WV, USA) and Maria Grazia Bordoni (Milan, Italy) with Discussant: George Badham (Guildford, UK).

Mark Whiteley is a member of the faculty and wil be giving his invited lecture on Foam Sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins tomorrow. George Badham will be presenting his research into radiofrequency treatment of varicose veins in the free paper session, also tomorrow morning.

Leg ulcer healed at The Whiteley Clinic

Guildford Rugby - Sponsored by The Whiteley Clinic

Guildford Rugby Club (team picture left) recorded another win this weekend:

Guildford 29 - 27 London Cornish

This has put Guildford 2nd in their league - London 2 South West - Level 7 of the whole RFU.

With plans to raise the final money for new facilities, Guildford is a club really starting to move upwards and forwards.

Embarrassing Bodies - Channel 4 - Laser Sweat Ablation

This evening Mark Whiteley was featured performing an operation for arm-pit sweating (axillary hyperhidrosis) on Embarrassing Bodies - Channel 4.

Faye, the patient, was a 19 year old girl who had previously been on Embarrassing Bodies with axillary hyperhidrosis. She had been sent for Botox - which had only worked for 6 months each time.

She wanted a permanent cure - so she was referred to Mark Whiteley at The Whiteley Clinic for Laser Sweat Ablation. She had this walk-in walk-out procedure under local anaesthetic and was on her way home 2 hours later.

On Embarrassing Bodies she said how pleased she was with the result. She had 2 tiny scars on each side, did not have to worry at all about sweating anymore and had gone out and bought a whole new wardrobe of clothes!!!

Laser Sweat Ablation was introduced into the UK by Mark Whiteley who performed the first Laser Sweat Ablation procedure on 5th March 2009. He and his researcher, Sophie Strong, are continually modifying and improving the LSA technique to improve the results.

Tetren - Game by Andrew and Mark Whiteley and friends from 1992

Andrew Whiteley, Mark Whiteley's brother, wrote a computer game in 1992 called Tetren. Andrew did all of the programming, Mark Whiteley drew and animated all of the graphics and Mike Kingham composed the music.

Many hundreds of people played the game via shareware and contacted us to say how much they loved it.

As it was written for the Amiga 500 computer, it has not been available to run on modern computers for many years. However, with a new emulation program, Tetren can now be played on normal modern computers!!!

If you would like to play - click on the two links below and save them to your desk top. One is a zip file which contains all of the files that you will need - the other is a set of instructions on how to get Tetren working.

We all hope that you have as much fun as we had so many years ago.

Click here to download Tetren and Program to run it

Click here to download instructions on how to run and play Tetren

Channel 4 - Embarrassing Bodies - Friday 8th October 2010 - 9pm

Marverick TV have informed us that Mr Mark Whiteley will be featured on Embarrassing Bodies this week, performing a Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) procedure,

Mark introduced the LSA procedure to the UK in March 2010 and has been the leading practitioner in this area of surgery ever since.

Results and information about LSA can be seen on http://lasersweatablation.blogspot.com and www.lasersweatablation.co.uk

Vogue - November 2010 Edition

Mark Whiteley appears in the new edition of Vogue - which is just hitting the news stands.

The article appears in the Beauty section - under "Legs" - where Mark Whiteley is recommended for getting rid of varicose and thread veins.

Guildford Rugby beats Twickenham

Guildford Rugby club beat Twickenham yesterday in an away match, 17 - 10.

This vitory puts Guildford RFC in second place in the league.

As a major sponsor of Guildford RFC, The Whiteley Clinic is thrilled by their continuing success.

Click here to see League Table:

Roko cancer appeal

This evening Mark Whiteley (The Whiteley Clinic) and Vicki Smith (Absolute Aesthetics) were sponsors and guests of the Roko Cancer fund-raising event in London (www.rokocancer.org)

Mark And Vicki sat on the top table with Lord and Lady Sheikh, Dr Vince Cable MP and Steven Timms MP and his wife.

The evening was a great success - largely due to the efforts of Nikki Hubbard.

Lord Shiekh and his wife were fantastic company and were both tremendous entertainment for all at the event. Sue Hill (Detective Chief Superintendent in her other life) was a fabulous auctioneer.

The founder of the charity, Mr. Ajinder Pal Singh Chawla was a lovely host, introducing all of his guests and adding a serenity to the proceedings which added to a very special evening.

UK research centre for Liposonix - Ultrasound Fat Reduction

We are delighted to have received confirmation of Ethics committee approval today for our research project into the efficacy of the Liposonix ultrasound fat removal system - also called "Non-invasive liposuction" or "Ultrasound Liposlysis" (see below for link to explain more about the Liposonix system.

We are performing the research through Absolute Aesthetics, the Aesthetic division of The Whiteley Clinic.

There are international 5 centres involved in this research project, with Absolute Aesthetics at The Whiteley Clinic being selected as the UK centre.

http://www.ultrasoundliposuction.co.uk/.

Excessive water drinking and sweating

Today an article on the modern trend to drink far too much water was published with one of the consequences - excessive sweating. Normal people do NOT need 2 - 3 liters of water per day IN ADDITION to all of the water they get from their food and other drinks. However, you can't go through town without seeing someone taking a water bottle out of their bag and taking a swig every few minutes.

Click here to view article.

Guildford Rugby Club - September Lunch and Match

On Saturday 25th September, we were treated to a great afternoon of Rugby at Guildford Rugby Football Club - with Guildford winning with a staggering 62 - 6!!!

This puts Guildford 3rd in the table in their division:

For RFU table - click here

As The Whiteley Clinic sponsors Guildford Rugby club, we took several guests to the pre-match lunch - and were then joined by other friends and colleagues for the match itself.

Below are a selection of photos from the day:



Picture of Guildford 1st XV player with Whiteley Clinic logo on arm




Lucy Whiteley attending her first Guildford Rugby Club match



Jo and Eberhard Methke with Liz Smith before the lunch .....



Bryn Edwards and Dr Mark Jenkins having pre-lunch drinks ....



Bill and Brenda Holman chatting with Vicki and Graham Smith in the lovely Guildford Rugby bar - which is very homely and boasts an open fire ......



Lucy Whiteley as asked to draw the winners of the lunchtime raffle.

The Guildford right wing was pulled down just short of the try line.

Another successful conversion - the Guildford kicker adding 2 more points with an excellent conversion.

The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes - September 2010

The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes - Goodwood September 2010



Gemma Hughes, Vicki Smith, Cathy Lopez ....

Mark and Judy Holdstock, Gemma Hughes, Vicki Smith, Debra Kehoe, Jim Kehoe ....

Dee Kerrigan, Jo Methke, Nancy Bruce, Matt Jago, Clare Read ....

Dee Kerrigan, Bryn and Mary Edwards .....

Judy and Mark Holdstock, and Barrie Price ....

Mark Whiteley presenting prizes on Channel 4 .....



and again ......

Matt Jago, George Badham and Emily Whiteley ....

Tony Lopez and Vicki Smith .....

Catherine Clapp, Ian Clapp and Mark Whiteley.

The Weekly Wrinkle

There is a lovely article on Mark Whiteley in the weekly wrinkle today :

http://www.weeklywrinkle.com/editorial/dare-to-bare/

all about thread veins and hidden underlying varicose veins that are only found if you scan for them.

The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes

On Channel 4 - Saturday 11th September 2010 - The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes.

Mark Whiteley will be presenting the prize to the winner and choosing the best turned out horse.

Clarivein for varicose veins

This week there was an article in the Daily Mail about a new catheter based sclerotherapy technique for varicose vein treatments called "Clarivein".

We have had many people contacting us at The Whiteley Clinic asking if we recommend this technique, how it works and if we provide Clarivein for the treatment of varicose veins.

From the information available from the company, a study in the USA has shown that treated veins are "occluded" in 29 of 30 people treated in the short term. However there is no information as to whether this "occlusion" is just due to the veins having blood clots in it, or if it has been successfully closed by destroying the wall.

Research and experience on sclerotherapy in big veins shows that big veins treated with sclerotherapy often appear "occluded" in the short term, but the clots dissolve over several months meaning that the veins open up again and the varicose veins return.

The Clarivein technique is sclerotherapy but it also adds a catheter that rotates, spreading the sclerotherapy inside the vein and maybe damaging the wall. This might improve the expected results from this technique - however there is no evidence available at the moment that the vein wall is damaged enough to cause a permanent closure of the vein.

EVLA (Laser) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFiTT and VNUS) - when used correctly under local anaesthetic - have all been shown to close the vein wall permanently without causing clot in the vein - giving excellent long term results. Hence we offer all f these techniques to suitable patients.

As a specialist clinic we are committed to only offering our patients treatments that our experts are convinced give the best possible results - either by studying our own research or studying the research performed by others.

At the time of writing this, and on the information provided to date, we are not happy to offer Clarivein to our patients unless as part of a study. We have asked the distributor of Clarivein in the UK to provide answers to questions which would allow us to be able to assess whether this technique is likely to have good long-term outcomes. Unfortunately, although we have had replies, we have not had answers to the questions that we have posed.

Therefore at the moment, although Clarivein is clearly a novel idea, our experts have some concerns as to the long-term efficacy of sclerotherapy treatments in large veins and therefore we need have several scientific questions answered before we will be happy to offer its to our patients.

If we would receive any further information to answer questions, or if we start any research of our own into this product, this will be announced on our website and on this blog.

"The Vein Vanisher" in Marie Claire Magazine, Oct 2010

There is a very nice article on Mark Whiteley as the "Vein Vanisher" in the October edition of Marie Clarie magazine.

Mark's expertise as a vein expert is highlighted with contact details.

Research accepted for Milan meeting

Mark Whiteley has been invited to be a guest lecturer at the IVEC / ISVS meeting in Milan in October, speaking about Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins.

George Badham, a second year Medical Student who spent the summer doing research into Varicose Veins at The Whiteley Clinic, has had his research accepted for presentation at the same international research meeting.

Click here to see program

Mark Whiteley - talk 77
George Badham - PF 20

Mark Whiteley in Vogue blog

There was a very nice mention about Mark Whiteley and his work on varicose veins in the Vogue blog:

http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/the-vogue-beauty-blog/articles/100810-bare-necessities-.aspx

Mark Whiteley - Called "Dr Leg" - Article in the Evening Standard

There was an excellent article on Mark Whiteley and hie revolutionary ideas and treatments of varicose veins this week:


http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/health/article-23860787-keep-the-blood-flowing.do

Marshall Protocol to treat chronic diseases

People suffering from chronic diseases have had to rely on Steroid adn Methotrexate for yours.

These drugs do not cure - they merely damp down the immune response - often with horrible side-effects.

The Marshall Protocol has been used now for years in the USA, curing people who previously were thought to be "incurable".

Now there is a new blog starting from a UK girl who has been going through the Marshall Protocol herself - it is well worth following: http://memyselfandmicrobes.blogspot.com/

New research fellow into Varicose Veins

We are delighted to have George Badham, a second year medical student, join us for this summer as our veins research fellow.

George is spending the summer working at The Whiteley Clinic. His research is aimed at improving our understanding into our keyhole techiques for treating varicose veins.

His work will be presented both nationally and internationally - and will then be published.

As his work progresses, the results of his research will be used to continualy improve our treatments a keep us in our position at the forefront of venous surgery.

The Telegraph Magazine

We are delighted with the article in The Telegraph Magazine today entitled "Pioneering help for Veins".

Page 21, The Telegraph Magazine, 10 July 2010.

Article in The Times - Treatment of Excessive Sweating

Today there was a very good article on the treatment of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) in the Times.

The article ran through the GP view of excessive sweating, the hormone expert's view (endocrinologist) and then the Surgeons View on how to treat it.

Mark Whiteley was the surgeon interviewed. He is quoted talking about his treating of underarm sweating with botulinum toxin for temporary relief and then LSA (Laser Sweat Ablation) for the permanent cure of underarm sweating.

The Times: Tuesday July 6, 2010. Page 8

Embarrassing Bodies - TV

Well it has been so very busy that we have fallen behind with keeping up with this blog.

Today we filmed a case of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) the treatment for under-arm sweating that was brought into the UK by Mark Whiteley in March 2009, for the TV show "Embarrassing Bodies".

The case went very well and the patient left very happy.

Hopefully the film will reach the TV screens in the not to distant future.

10,000 th Patient at The Whiteley Clinic - News Story

Having been lecturing in Europe for the last 10 days, it was very pleasing to see the news story about our 10,000th patient:

http://www.guildfordeye.com/visitor/news/more.detail/news.php?record_id=471

In the same month that we had our 10,000 th patient come to see us, we also performed our 4,000 th local anaesthetic procedure at The Whiteley Clinic, keeping us at teh very forefront of excellence in walk-in walk-out varicose vein surgery.

The A List: Leg Experts - Harpers Bazaar

Mark Whiteley was delighted to be announced in Harpers Bazaar (June 2010) as the varicose vein and thread vein expert.

Harpers Bazaar produced "The A-List: Leg experts" which covered all areas of treatments to improve legs - including sections on cellulite treatment, toning and leg shaping.

The section on Mark Whiteley quotes the fact the he is a leader in the field and the techniques that he has developed or invented and brought to The Whiteley Clinic not only give the best possible results, but have the lowest chances of allowing veins to return in the future.

Please see Harpers Bazaar, June 2010, page 156

Chess for relaxtion

Another very busy week!! However I have re-started playing chess for relaxation.

I play chess at Chess.com!

MrSurgeon
Rating: 1472

Challenge me!

View my games

Clincial Exchange - Teaching Office Based Veins Surgery

This weekend Mark Whiteley from The Whiteley Clinic and Matt Jago, from the Clinical Exchange, are at The Charing Cross Vascular Symposium, showing the new traing available through The Clinical Exchange.

Courses being offered are:

Veins:

• EVLA (Endovenous Laser Ablation) both introductory and advanced courses
• RFA (Radiofrequency Ablation)
• TRLOP (Transluminal Occlusion of Perforators)
• Foam Sclerotherapy
• Ambulatory Phlebectomies
• Thread vein courses

Non-vein courses:

• Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA)

For more details www.theclinicalexchange.com

Tatler's "go to guy for vein free legs"

Mark Whiteley was highlighted in Tatler's Beauty and Cosmetic Surgery Guide 2010, that is included in the May edition of Tatler.

Under the heading of "Spider Veins" Mark Whiteley was given a 10/10 ranking for his results and it was noted how Mark and his team are very thorough in looking for underlying causes for the spider veins, to ensure complete treatment and the best possible results.

In the "Carry on, Doctor" section, Mark is recommended as "Best for Legs" and is called the "go-to guy for vein-free legs".

"Top Treatment" in The Daily Mail

Yesterday, The Whiteley Clinic was quoted in the Daily Mail as the Top Treatment choice by Eve Cameron, one of the top beauty editors in the UK.

A selection of the top beauty editors were asked for their top treatments - and least favorite treatments - and the results were published. Eve quoted our treatment of her varicose veins as her "Top Treatment" and also said it was "the most life changing thing" that she had done:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1262706/Secrets-experts-Which-treatments-beauty-editors-recommend--NEVER-again.html