Whiteley Clinic Research presented in Paris

This weekend, two members of The Whiteley Clinic presented their research at an international confernece in Paris.

Sophie Strong (pictured above) presented her work on the use of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) to treat Bromhidrosis (body odour of the under-arms - www.bromhidrosis.co.uk).

Vicki Smith, director of Absolute Aesthetics (a division of The Whiteley Clinic) presented her echnique and results for treating Xanthelasma (www.xanthelasma.co.uk).

Whiteley Clinic research being presented at IMCAS in Paris

The Whiteley Clinic and Absolute Aesthetics researchers are in Paris at the International Master Course on Aging Skin (IMCAS).

This year we have 6 research papers being presented:

Oral presentations:

• Early report on effectiveness of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) to treat Bromhidrosis - Sophie Strong
• Removal of Xanthelasma using advanced electrolysis - Victoria Smith

In addition, the team has 4 e-papers being presented:

• The removal of Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra using advanced electrolysis - Victoria Smith
• Optimising laser technique in Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) - An in-vitro study using porcine skin - Sophie Strong, Mark Whiteley
• Endoscopic Laser Sweat Ablation (ELSA) - a new technique for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis and bromhidrosis - Mark Whiteley
• 2.5 year results of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) for axillary hyperhidrosis - Mark Whiteley

 

Last chance to vote



Last chance to vote - voting closes on 25th Jan 2012.

You can vote online through Facebook:

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Venous Eczema cured with EVLA

I have just seen a 76 year old lady who came to see me in July last year with red itchy ankles and a little ankle swelling.

She had been to her GP who had been treating her with steroid cream and support stockings.

Although the steroid cream made the legs itch less, and the support stocking made the legs feel better when they were being worn, the red marks slowly worsened and spread.

The patient saw http://www.venouseczema.co.uk and thought she might have varicose eczema (or venous eczema).

She came to The Whiteley Clinic and had a duplex ultrasound scan in July 2011.

This scan showed her problem was indeed due to hidden varicose veins (or "Venous incompetence") which couldn't be seen on the surface.

In early December 2011 she had EVLA (Endovenous Laser Ablation) of the hidden varicose veins.

Today - 6 weeks after the treatment - the legs are back to normal.

There is no swelling at the ankles, the skin is normal colour with no itching. She has not used steroid cream nor support stockings since.

We see such cures regularly. When people have ankle discolouration, swelling or itching, they should have a duplex scan in a specialist clinic to check for curable hidden varicose veins before being consigned to a lifetime of steroid creams and support stockings that will help the symptoms but not cure the problem.

Mark Whiteley interviewed by US domain expert

 

Read the interview with Mark Whiteley about his internet strategy on:

http://fragerfactor.blogspot.com/2012/01/seller-schilling-meet-buyer-whiteley.html

Sapheon glue for Varicose Veins

At lunchtime today, I met Dr Rod Raabe, consultant radiologist and inventor of Sapheon "superglue" for the treatment of varicose veins.

Those of you who read my blog or websites will know that I have had some reservations about this and outline some of the questions that I would need answering before I would consider using it.

I must say that Dr Raabe is one of the most informed doctors I've met in the venous world with regards the mechanism of closing veins, and he was able to answer every single one of my questions.

Having chatted to him, I am convinced that the Sapheon system is likely to become a major technique in the local anaesthetic treatment of varicose veins.

Previously, my concerns had been that "gluing" the vein together from the inside might leave the wall intact, allowing the vein to reopen again in the future.

However research quoted by Dr Raabe answer this question fully. He was able to explain that the glue seems to cause the inside layer of the vein to heal across the vein lumen, effectively stopping the natural repair of the vein which would be along the vein.

Just as importantly, he told me that the ultrasound appearances of the vein after the operation seems to suggest that the vein does indeed fade away, suggesting that the body starts "ingesting" the vein after a few months.

This all raises my hopes that we will have another new system that will be successful in the long-term treating varicose veins endovenously and under local anaesthetic.

If this is the case, the Sapheon system will have major advantages as it does not use heat and therefore will not need injection of tumescent anaesthesia (local anaesthesia) along the length of the vein. This will make the procedure more comfortable and quicker.

As with all new techniques, research will eventually show us the place of Sapheon in the pantheon of new vein techniques.

However, basic science can often show us which ones are more likely to be successful and which ones are unlikely to be successful. Having spoken to Dr Raabe today I truly think Sapheon is likely to be a successful treatment, with results and reputation based on excellent basic research.

My only upset is that now I am going to have to rewrite the ending to my latest book on veins!!

Toast of Surrey - Finalists announced

Finalists announced in all categories and votes requested for "Business Personality" of the year.

Link: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/business/s/2106431_toast_of_surrey_2012_finalists_revealed

Your vote is needed!!!

We are thrilled that Mark Whiteley has been shortlisted for "Business Personality of the Year" in the Toast of Surrey Awards. This was announced in the Surrey Advertiser today (13 Jan 2012).

To vote for Mark, please e-mail:

surreymarketing@trinitysouth.co.uk

and state you are voting for Mark Whiteley.

 

We are also delighted that The Whiteley Clinic has also been nominated for "Best Business with a turnover up to £5 million".

There are three companies in this category. With our continued expansion, development of new and better procedures for our patients, and with both doctors and patients travelling from all around the world to Guildford to either train or have our procedures, we hope that we will show well in the final.

Thank you all for your support.

Daily Mail Article - Varicose veins? Forget lasers and try a quick squirt of foam

On 10th January 2012, The Daily Mail in the UK ran an article:

"Varicose Veins? Forget lasers and try a quick squirt of foam".

This article featured a patient who had had been treated with Foam Sclerotherapy to her Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) - the cause of her varicose veins. The "General and Vascular Surgeon" who performed the procedure explained that they had done a study comparing laser (EVLA - endovenous laser ablation) with Foam Sclerotherapy.

He is quoted as say that the Foam Sclerotherapy is cheaper and just under half needed a second treatment as the first hadn't worked properly.

However, those of us who spend all of our time treating veins know the research that shows that in veins over 6 mm diameter, after 3 years most of the veins have re-opened again, causing the previous problems (varicose veins, skin damage, leg ulcers etc) to return.

With EVLA (laser) - if done properly as in The Whiteley Protocol - the closure of the treated vein in 99.9% at first procedure AND is PERMANENT.

Therefore the claims that Foam Sclerotherapy is cheaper and less painful in these large varicose veins can only be made because the study hasn't checked the results at 3 years and 5 years.

Many studies on Foam Sclerotherapy in these large veins have already been done, and so those of us who want the best long term results for our patients do not use Foam Sclerotherapy in vein larger than 3 mm.

It is always a concern to us vein specialists who are sought out by patients who have had multiple vein procedures that have failed in the medium to long term, to see articles like this that encourage people to have a procedure for a short term benefit when there is very good research to show it is not a good idea in the long term.

Foam Sclerotherapy does indeed have a place in the treatment for varicose veins, but as an additional procedure to laser (EVLA) NOT to replace it.

Mark Whiteley in The Times Newspaper

The Times Newspaper ran an article about Mark Whiteley of The Whiteley Clinic in their "Expert Advice" section, on Monday 3rd January 2012

The article was called "How to look and feel your best for 2012".

Under the section called "Get rid of broken veins", Sarah Vine detailed her experience of being treated by Mark Whiteley at The Whiteley Clinic in London.

She initially had duplex ultrasound scanning to check for the underlying cause of her "broken veins" or thread veins.

She was then treated using ultrasound guided Foam Sclerotherapy and Microsclerotherapy.

For more information, follow the link: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/advice/article3273995.ece

College of Phlebology

The new College of Phlebology Blog has been launched today in the countdown to the arrival of the new College of Phlebology web portal about veins.

http://collegeofphlebology.blogspot.com/