Vogue - July issue - Mark Whiteley to be featured

In the July 2011 edition of Vogue, Mark Whiteley is featured as one of the doctors in an article written by Kate Morris in the Vogue Beauty section.

The article covers several treatments for different conditions - and Mark is included for his treatment of Thread Veins of the legs using Foam Sclerotherapy to treat the underlying cause of the thread veins.

Mark Whiteley's Lecture scored 4.32 out of 5 - "Excellent Presentation"

We have just received the following delegate feedback data from Mark Whiteley's lecture at the recent PULSE Seminar:

Presentation Score: Out of a possible 5* your score was 4.32
*Ratings: 5 = Excellent 4 = Good 3=Satisfactory 2=Poor 1= Below Average
Presentation specific comments:

- Excellent presentation
- Very informative
- Excellent – Practical
- Enjoyed initial management outline – tools for use in practice
- Good presentation and subject

Overall comments from delegates you might find interesting:

- Good range of topics and very helpful for good practice
- Best set of notes I’ve ever had – clear, concise and comprehensive
- Very useful – thank you!

- Overall excellent relevance of content and practical ideas to implement into practice

Completion of bespoke Endovenous Course at The Whiteley Clinic

Today sees the completion of a very successful bespoke Endovenous Course at The Whiteley Clinic, run by The Clinical Exchange.

Dr Hussein Safar and Dr Abdulaziz Al-Muzaini, leading vascular surgeons in Kuwait, joined The Whiteley Clinic team for the whole range of endovenous procedures including EVLA (laser), RFiTT / RFA (Radiofrequency), TRLOP (perforator vein Closure), ambulatory phlebectomy, foam sclerotherapy and microsclerotherapy.

In addition, we discussed the latest research into how venous problems occur and also the latest treatments for veins and leg ulcers - particluarly complex recurrent varicose veins that had been treated elsewhere using more dated techniques and had recurred.

As with all of the visitors to The Whiteley Clinic courses, we will be keeping in close contact with our new friends in Kuwait providing advice and support whenever needed.

Mark Whiteley speaking at Pulse Dermatology Seminar

Tomorrow, Thursday 12th May, Mark Whiteley will be giving a guest lecture at the Pulse dermatology seminar about Hyperhidrosis.

He will be talking about the causes and treatments - including his new treatments LSA (Laser Sweat Ablation) and ELSA (Endoscopic Laser Sweat Ablation).

More details of the event and a downloadable timetable can be found at:

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=19&storycode=4127931&navcode=1240

Mark Whiteley speaking at Endovenous Forum in Barcelona

Tomorrow afternoon, Mark Whiteley will be giving an invited talk at the Endovenous Forum at 9th International Symposium on Endovascular Therapies in Barcelona as part of the faculty of the meeting http://site2011.atlantacongress.org/ponentes

His talk will be "Ablation techniques for perforator vein incompetence: Methods and results".

In it, he will present the TRLOP (TRansLuminal Occlusion of Perforator) technique that Mark and Judy Holdstock invented in 1999 and the results of the TRLOP technique used with different catheter devices.

He will also explain that PAP (Perforator Ablation Procedure) that "appeared" in the USA in about 2004, following a talk the Mark gave in Miami, is essentially exactly the same procedure.

Therefore to save confusion, it would be sensible if the original name for the procedure was used - TRLOP.

Mark will also be presenting some comparative data between different Radiofrequency devices and Lasers showing which are best to use with TRLOP to ablate incompetent perforating veins.

Whiteley Clinic research fellow presents at National meeting

George Badham, one of the Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellows from 2010, presented his research today at a National meeting in London.

His research was looking at how to optimise our treatment of Varicose Veins using the new RFiTT device from Celon and Olympus.

This device, that has been used for varicose vein surgery in Europe for some years, has only had success rates of about 90% - which is not good enough for The Whiteley Clinic. It has also associated with difficulty in treating due to the device sticking.

George Badham's research was to look into Mark Whiteley's Theory that the device was fine, but the technique that was being used was wrong.

Using a bench top model, George Badham showed not only that the current technique is flawed but if The Whiteley Clinic method of using RFiTT is used, all of the problems are overcome.

This work has been submitted for publication now - the reference for today's presentation:

Annual Spring Meeting of the Venous Forum of The Royal Society of Medicine – London, April 2011

An in Vitro Study to Optimise the Treatment of Varicose Veins with RFiTT
GE Badham, SM Strong, MS Whiteley

Grazia Magazine - "Can't recommend Mark Whiteley at The Whiteley Clinic enough"

The current Grazia Magazine has a Health and Beauty section written by Rose Beer and Angelica Hermon.

In the article they talk about different tips and treatments for legs and conditions affecting legs.

With regards veins (varicose veins and spider veins) they say that ".. we can't recommend Mark Whiteley at The Whiteley Clinic enough".

Mark Whiteley in The Times - Laser Sweat Ablation for Hyperidrosis and Bromhidrosis

Today in the Times, there is an article on Mark Whiteley and the operation he has been developing for under-arm sweating and smell called Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) - The Times 2 - Body & Soul, Page 8 and 9.

This article concentrates on 2 patients recently treated by Mark at The Whiteley Clinic. One had LSA for axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating from the under-arms) and axillary bromhidrosis (abnormally bad smelling sweat from the arm-pits).

It explains how Mark and his research fellow, Sophie Strong, have been developing the LSA operation using different experiments and techniques to improve the results.

Links: http://www.lasersweatablation.co.uk/ and http://lasersweatablation.blogspot.com/

Mark Whiteley lecturing at The Charing Cross Vascular Course

Mark Whiteley is lecturing today at the office-based venous surgery course at The 33rd Charing Cross Vascular Course.

Mark ran a rolling lecture session with Kieran Mcride from the Scottish Vein Centre and Steve Elias from the USA.

"Best for Legs" - "10/10" - Tatler 2011

Mark Whiteley was absolutely delighted to be included in the Tatler Beauty and Cosmetic Surgery Guide 2011 that came out this week.

Mark was featured in 2 different areas of the guide.

The first was under "Best for Legs" where he was described as "We call Mark Whiteley Spiderman, on account of his superhero-like ability to erase thread veins" - and his new interactive vein screening website was featured - www.veinsscreening.co.uk.

The second in the guide featuring Mark Whiteley was under the title of "Veiny Legs" where Mark's work on perfecting the RFiTT treatment of veins was noted - with Tatler giving him 10/10 for his results. 

The Tatler Beauty and Cosmetic Surgery Guide 2011 is available now.

World's first ELSA - Endoscopic Laser Sweat Ablation

This morning Mark Whiteley performed the world's first ELSA - Endoscopic Laser Sweat Ablation.

Having performed the first Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) in the UK as a permanent cure for under arm sweating in March 2009, Mark and his team at The Whiteley Clinic have been modifying and improving the LSA technique over the last 2 years.

Today saw the unveiling of the latest development - ELSA. Using a keyhole surgery or "endoscopic" camera, Mark and his team were able to monitor the Laser Sweat Ablation procedure, making sure that the treatment was effective as possible.

ELSA should continue to improve the results of this permanent, walk-in walk-out procedure to stop underarm sweating.

Expert Beauty - Spring 2011

Mark Whiteley was featured in Expert Beauty Magazine - Spring 2011 - for his work on Varicose Veins.

This new magazine, available in WH Smiths, and also with a Facebook page under (Expert Beauty Official) is run by doctors and specialists in the medical and aesthetics industry.

As such it is an authoritative magazine containing articles and information of great interest and accuracy. It should grow to be a very useful magazine to anyone who wants to have any aesthetic or cosmetic work done.

Pre-Medical School Taster Course at The Clinical Exchange - March 2011

Last night we completed the Spring 2011 pre-medical school taster course held at The Clinical Exchange in Guildford.

The photograph above shows Mark Whiteley (left), Consultant Gynaecologist Sovra Whitcroft (middle) and Consultant Vascular Surgeon Mr Barrie Price (right) with some of the delegates who passed the course.

The course entailed one evening a week for 8 weeks, with lectures on medical subjects, hands on experience of stitching, injecting, taking blood, ultrasound, and mock medical school interviews.

For more information see Pre Med Taster Course on

http://www.facebook.com/PremedTasterCourse  

Sunday Times Article - Mark Whiteley quoted

Mark Whiteley was quoted today in the Sunday Times (The Sunday Times, 6th March 2011, Page 7 - "Chill out, chubby: ultrasound and freezing to end yo-yo diets").

Mark and his colleague, Vicki Smith director of Absolute Aesthetics, have been the UK centre for a multi-centre international trial of Liposonix over the last year.

Liposonix is a HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) machine that has been designed to destroy fat deposits on the abdomen non-invasively. It is not used for removing large mounts of fat - only dieting or liposuction will do that. However for stubborn areas of fat on the belly, or for love handles, the HIFU can be used to destroy these fat cells and therefore allow body countouring.

Mark Whiteley has been investigating the use of Liposonix for over a year and has presented his work at IMCAS in Paris in 2010 and recently at The Royal Society of Medicine (see earlier in this blog).

For maore information see: http://www.ultrasoundliposuction.co.uk/

Zimbe!

We are proud to be sponsoring a production of Zimbe! at Guildford as part of the Guildford Music Festival on 26th March this year.

For more information http://www.guildfordinternationalmusicfestival.co.uk

Money raised from this event will be used for the Disability Challengers Charity and to support the Nyumbani children's home in Kenya.

For more information about the music of Zimbe! - visit http://www.zimbe.net

Guest Speaker at the Interventional Cosmetics - Recent Advances and Controversies Meeting

Yesterday Mark Whiteley was a guest speaker at:

3rd Annual meeting of the ICG-RSM
Interventional cosmetics: Recent advances and controversies at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

His talk was:

"New advances in non-surgical lipolysis - methods and machines"

At the same meeting, two research posters were presented by the researchers at The Whiteley Clinic and its aesthetic division, Absolute Aesthetics:

"One year experience of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) for Axillary Hyperhidrosis"
Sophie Strong, Mark Whiteley

"Ultrasound changes of adipose tissue following treatment with HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) using the Liposonix System" 
George Edward Badham, Victoria Carolyn Smith, Mark Steven Whiteley

Guildford Minis Rugby C Festival - 20th Feb 2011 - Sponsored by The Whiteley Clinic



The Guildford Minis Rugby C Festival was held on Sunday 20th February 2011. Some 700 rugby players from under 7's to under 12's took part, everyone having a fantastic time.

The Guildford Rugby club orgainsed the whole event. Not only was there some very exciting rugby, but there was a great Hog Roast, bar with open fire and several areas for tea, coffee and food.

The Whiteley Clinic was very proud to be the major sponsor for this event.

For more photos, please see http://www.facebook.com/varicoseveinstreatment

Whiteley Clinic sponsors Guildford Rugby Minis Festival 2011

The Whiteley Clinic is delighted to be sponsoring The Guildford Rugby Minis Festival 2011.

Each year, Guildford Rugby Club runs a "minis" festival hosting rugby competitions for young rugby players. This year there are 3 festivals - the first on Sunday 20th February at Broadwater on the Godalming road.

At this event there will be Under 7's, Under 8's, Under 9's, Under 10's, Under 11's and Under 12's. Competing teams will be: Guildford, E&L, Old Reigatians, Teddington, Chobham, S&E, Cobham and Battersea.

 

At The Whiteley Clinic we are very keen to promote sport and healthy events - particularly when helping our young have opportunity to achieve their potential.

Debra Kehoe Practice Manager of The Whiteley Clinic at Disability Challengers meeting

Debra Kehoe, Practice Manager of The Whiteley Clinic (picture far left in this article in The Surrey Times) represented The Whiteley Clinic in the first meeting of The Disability Challengers business club.

The Whiteley Clinic and Absolute Aesthetics (the Aesthetics division of The Whiteley Clinic) are both corporate members and supporters of this children's charity.

Click on picture to read article.

Mark Whiteley on BBC Radio Surrey with Nick Wallis

Toast of Surrey Business Award article

Mark Whiteley appeared in The Surrey Advertiser this week as he has been shortlisted in 2 categories of The Toast of Surrey Business Awards.

To read the article please see: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/business/s/2086917_toast_of_surrey_the_whiteley_clinic

Varicose veins treated with EVLA and Phlebectomies

Latest testimonial on Laser Sweat Ablation

We had excellent feedback today for one of our LSA patients:

http://lasersweatablation.blogspot.com/2011/01/e-mail-from-lsa-patient-today.html

Venous leg ulcer cured by The Whiteley Protocol

The Times - Magazine Article

Mark Whiteley was quoted in The Times Magazine today - 15th Jan 2010.

In an article by Sarah Vine called "Purple vein, purple veins" (page 51, The Times Magazine) Mark Whiteley explained the difference between "Thread Veins" of the face - and those of the legs which need far more in-depth understanding to treat successfully.

Thread veins on the face can be very successfully treated by several methods, available at Absolute Aesthetics (www.AbsoluteAesthetics.co.uk).

Leg thread veins however need a specialist Duplex Ultrasound Scan to find out what the underlying cause is and to make sure the correct treatment is planned - which is often to hidden varicose veins deep inside the leg and unseen under the leg thread veins. The Whiteley Clinic in Harley Street and Guildford specialises in these scans and treaments (www.thewhiteleyclinic.co.uk)

Guildford Rugby

With the weekend beckoning, The Whiteley Clinic will be at Guildford Rugby tomorrow supporting our local team.

As one of the major sponsors, The Whiteley Clinic will be taking some guests to the pre-match lunch and meeting everyone who comes to cheer the side on.

Guildford is currently second in the league with half the matches played.

Text book varicose veins and venous reflux - by Mark Whiteley

Mark Whiteley has just finished a new text book which explains how leg veins work - and is looking for a publisher to publish it. It includes:

- the new understanding as to why varicose veins, venous eczema and leg ulcers occur
- the underlying cause for leg thread veins as well as varicose veins other venous conditions
- the rationale for the new treatments

This text book includes new concepts that have only been identified in the last few years - and it explains why so many of the "old" ideas of varicose veins are wrong - such as:

- Why varicose veins are NOT just cosmetic
- Why pregnancy DOES NOT cause varicose veins
- Why some tests doctor use do NOT show venous problems - even when they are there
- Why VENOUS HYPERTENSION doesn't actually exist

It explains for the first time:

- "Phase 1 and phase 2 passive reflux"
- Active reflux
- The "double whammy effect"

There are over 50 figures to make understanding easy - so that everyone who is interested in veins - doctors, nurses, medical students, therapists and beauticians - can all learn things that will help them in their everyday approach to venous problems - whether it be assessing varicose veins, treating thread veins or diagnosing leg ulcers and skin discolouration.

This book will be the first in a series of books covering the whole of phlebology. When a publisher is found and the book is widely available, it will be announced here.

Sophie Strong - Whiteley Clinic Research Fellow presents at IMCAS - Paris 2011

Sophie Strong, research fellow at The Whiteley Clinic and medical student at Kings College in London, presented her first research paper today at the IMCAS meeting in Paris.

IMCAS - the International MasterClass of Aging Skin - is one of the biggest medical aesthetics conferences in Europe.

Sophie presented the results of the first year's Laser Sweat Ablation at The Whiteley Clinic and discussed the lessons that have been learned as well as the modifications that we have made to this new operation.

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.