The Vein Doctor

If You See Santa Tell Him

Over the next couple of weeks, Santa will be busy wrapping presents and writing Christmas cards. On Christmas eve, Santa will make a huge journey, longer than any of us can imagine when he delivers presents to good boys and girls around the world.
Now while no one knows if Santa suffers with varicose veins (half of us will), The Vein Care Centre offers this advice to help Santa and the rest of us to avoid vein problems … Continue reading »

I am delighted that 50 people have a left review about me on the trusted independent website called I Want Great Care. 

Excellent Feedback

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I am very grateful to those who have left feedback on this website about the … Continue reading »

We already have reliable and effective endo-venous thermal ablation techniques for the treatment of superficial venous reflux causing varicose veins. These endo-venous thermal ablation techniques use very fine catheters to heat the vein from the inside to a temperature at which the vein is instantly closed and devitalised. Typically, Laser (EVLT) or Radio-Frequency (VNUS Closure) energy is used. So why do we need another one?

Well, sometimes, the vein to be treated is particularly tortuous (twisty) making it difficult to advance the straight catheter up inside it, or perhaps the vein is very … Continue reading »