Halloween video about blood and veins from The Whiteley Clinic

Today we posted our light-hearted Halloween Video about blood and veins .....

We have a very active "Ask the expert" section of our website where we answer questions sent in to us about veins, varicose veins, thread veins and leg ulcers etc.

This is our Halloween special :-)

http://www.thewhiteleyclinic.co.uk/your-questions/

Get the Gloss - Features Professor Mark Whiteley

Get the Gloss - the online expert Health and Beauty magazine is featuring Professor Mark Whiteley as one of it's experts.



Through this website, registered users can ask questions or get information from Mark or any of the other featured experts.

http://www.getthegloss.com/expert/professor-mark-whiteley

Do tight belts and sagging jeans cause varicose veins?

One of our patients has asked whether the way they used to wear their jeans (sometimes called "sagging") with tight belt around the thighs and the jeans low on the buttocks, might have caused their varicose veins.



In this video, Prof Mark Whiteley answers this question and explains about the things that cause varicose veins.

Ask a question about veins: http://www.thewhiteleyclinic.co.uk/your-questions/

Visiting Vein Clinics in The Netherlands

This week I have been visiting some wonderful doctors and vein clinics in the Netherlands.



I would like to thank:

• Michael Mooij and James Lawson from the Oosterwald Klinik
• Robert Boonan of the Poliaklinik de Blaak
• Robert Vos of the Bergman Klinik
• Andreas Goathem and Harold Li-Fo-Sjoe from the Braam Klinik this afternoon

and Angiodynamics for supporting the visit.

For the group discussions: http://lnkd.in/bwdRYmv

 

Phlebitis - scan needed to select correct treatment

Phlebitis is a very mis-used word - and leads to incorrect treatments. Antibiotics are NOT the right treatment for phlebitis.



Phlebitis can cause a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) and so now new guidelines from the UK and USA are out to make sure people get the right treatment.

Before the correct treatment can be selected, it is essential to have a duplex ultrasound scan:

1.  To confirm the diagnosis of phlebitis
2. To see the extent of the clot
3. To choose the optimal treatment

For more information see www.phlebitis.co.uk
 

EVLT International Training Centre for laser treatment of Varicose Veins

For the last 3 days, Prof Mark Whiteley has been running the International EVLT Academy, teaching doctors and surgeons from around Europe how to perform Endovenous Laser Ablation of Varicose Veins and, for those who already do this procedure, how to improve their results.

Delegates watching Prof Mark Whiteley operating live
via video and audio link at The Whiteley Clinic



The course includes theory mainly based upon "Understanding Venous Reflux - The Cause of Varicose Veins and Venous Leg Ulcers" and research findings from The Whiteley Clinic.

Model training leg for practising



Delegates can practice on plastic legs with real time ultrasound and EVLT devices from Angiodynamics (Never Touch Direct).

Prof Mark Whiteley answering a question from a delegate
whilst operating live by video link



A day of operations were performed live with Professor Mark Whiteley talking thorough each case and answering questions live from any of the delegates.


Charlotte Holmes Miss England 2012 treated at The Whiteley Clinic

The lovely Charlotte Holmes, Miss England 2012, came to The Whiteley Clinic today for her varicose veins treatment. 

Charlotte Holmes (Miss England 2013) treated at the Whiteley Clinic today
(permission granted by Miss Charlotte Holmes)

Of our many celebrity patients, Charlotte is one of the few who has given permission for us to identify her as a patient and to use her photos.

 

Charlotte's treatment went very well and, following the Whiteley Protocol, she should have no problem with modelling and showing her legs next summer. 

Job opportunity - Entrepreneur wanted to grow online company

There is a great opportunity for a motivated person to head up our on-line College of Phlebology.

No knowledge of veins is needed - we have all the experts on tap that you will need!




Entrepreneur needed to grow, and be part of, The College of Phlebology



Over the last decade, vein surgery has changed from being in hospitals under general anaesthetic to being a local anaesthetic walk-in, walk-out procedure. Using new techniques such as endovenous laser ablation (EVLA), radiofrequency ablation (RFA), foam sclerotherapy, glue and Clarivein (MOCA), there has been an explosion of vein clinics and vein doctors around the world.

Centred in the world famous Whiteley Clinic in Guildford, the College of Phlebology is an internet portal about veins with a public facing and professional facing role.

We are looking for a motivated person with huge enthusiasm to co-ordinate with Prof Mark Whiteley, his team, the researchers and other associated vein experts around the world as well as with companies involved in venous equipment, to grow this exciting project.

It is envisaged that the successful candidate will start as business manager and, as the company rows under their care, to take the CEO role.

This is a great opportunity for someone at the start of their business career to hit the ground running and grow a company which has already been established. It might also suit a more experienced person who has had previous success and now wants a new challenge.

We do not want advisors please - only someone dedicated to make it happen themselves!

http://targetjobs.co.uk/employer-hubs/the-college-of-phlebology/332161-business-manager

Any confidential questions can be directed to mark@thewhiteleyclinic.co.uk
 

DVT missed - All leg vein problems need duplex ultrasound scans

In the news today was another case of a doctor missing a DVT with tragic consequences.

Veins specialists at The Whiteley Clinic have spent years explaining that no matter what doctors or nurses say, when I comes to vein problems in the legs, if they don't have a duplex ultrasound result in front of them, they are at best making an "informed guess".

Duplex ultrasound is non-invasive and so does not hurt at all and uses no damaging radiation - it is only a specialised ultrasound with no risk at all to the patient.

Whether the problems be:

• Deep vein thrombosis
• Phlebitis
• Varicose veins
• Leg ulcers
• Venous eczema

or a host of other leg vein problems, it is highly unlikely that any doctor or nurse will guess the correct treatment without getting a duplex ultrasound scan first to find out what is going on and how extensive the problem is.

If patients with these problems are not offered a duplex ultrasound scan by their doctor or nurse, they should insist on being referred to have one. 

Article on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24438169
- DVT: http://www.deep-vein-thrombosis.co.uk/
- Phlebitis: http://www.phlebitis.co.uk/
- Varicose veins: http://www.varicose-veins.co.uk/
- Leg ulcers: http://www.legulcers.co.uk/
- Venous Eczema: http://www.venouseczema.co.uk/