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Man suffering from varicose veins undergoes miracle treatment

March 23, 2016 by

The Daily Express

A FAMILY man who was too ashamed to show his bare legs because of severe varicose veins has undergone a procedure to remove them.

Rob Crowley, 35, suffered with varicose veins so badly they covered his legs from top to bottom and left him in agonising pain.

Despite being an avid swimmer, he was too self-conscious to swim at his local pool.

The Wolverhampton resident, who is a butcher by profession, is often required to stand for long periods of time each day – something which made each and every working day incredibly painful for him.

Speaking about the condition, Rob said: “Whenever I was standing up for a prolonged period of time, my legs would throb which was extremely painful and as you can imagine.

“Being a butcher, I was on my feet for the majority of the day so this was a huge problem for me.”

But it wasn’t just physical pain getting to Rob, he was also suffering from mean taunting and teasing.

On the rare occasion he did show his legs, children would point at them and make comments.

He revealed: “The veins on my legs would make me really self-conscious, especially in the summer. When I was on holiday with my family I would buy really long shorts in order to cover them up. If children did see them, they would point.”

Several years ago, Rob opted to undergo a surgical procedure on the NHS in an effort to remove his veins.

But it wasn’t successful and Rob’s varicose veins returned – more prominent and painful than ever before.

“The pain afterwards was horrendous. But I was then told that the NHS would not fund any further treatment so I looked into private alternatives.

“All the reviews and information I found online pointed me in the direction of The Private Clinic.”

Rob took charge of his health and organised a meeting with Mr Rajiv Kumar Vohra, a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at The Private Clinic in Birmingham.

Mr Vohra advised Rob that a minimally invasive method of varicose veins removal, known as Endovenous Laser Ablation Therapy (EVLA), would be the best option for him.

The treatment works by inserting a very fine probe into the patient’s leg and delivering laser energy to seal faulty veins, preventing blood from flowing through them. The procedure not only removes the appearance of varicose veins but it also removes the discomfort caused by their presence.

After a couple of weeks of wearing compression garments, Rob was able to appreciate the full results of the treatment. His veins had disappeared and his self-confidence had been restored.

He explained: “I couldn’t be happier with the results. Before I would avoid going swimming, which is something I love to do; now I go three times a week!” *

 

*All images, videos and testimonials are based on the personal experiences of our patients and represent individual body shapes and results. Results may vary from person to person. All testimonials are provided voluntarily by our patients and clients and all photos and videos have been consented to and have not been altered in any way.

 

A FAMILY man who was too ashamed to show his bare legs because of severe varicose veins has undergone a procedure to remove them.
Rob Crowley, 35, suffered with varicose veins so badly they covered his legs from top to bottom and left him in agonising pain.
Despite being an avid swimmer, he was too self conscious to swim at his local pool.
The Wolverhampton resident, who is a butcher by profession, is often required to stand for long periods of time each day – something which made each and every working day incredibly painful for him.
Speaking about the condition, Rob said: “Whenever I was standing up for a prolonged period of time, my legs would throb which was extremely painful and as you can imagine.
“Being a butcher, I was on my feet for the majority of the day so this was a huge problem for me.”
But it wasn’t just physical pain getting to Rob, he was also suffering from mean taunting and teasing.
On the rare occasion he did show his legs, children would point at them and make comments.
He revealed: “The veins on my legs would make me really self-conscious, especially in the summer. When I was on holiday with my family I would buy really long shorts in order to cover them up. If children did see them, they would point.”
Several years ago, Rob opted to undergo a surgical procedure on the NHS in an effort to remove his veins.
But it wasn’t successful and Rob’s varicose veins returned – more prominent and painful than ever before.
“The pain afterwards was horrendous. But I was then told that the NHS would not fund any further treatment so I looked into private alternatives.
“All the reviews and information I found online pointed me in the direction of The Private Clinic.”
Rob took charge of his health and organised a meeting with Mr Rajiv Kumar Vohra, a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at The Private Clinic in Birmingham.
Mr Vohra advised Rob that a minimally invasive method of varicose veins removal, known as Endovenous Laser Ablation Therapy (EVLA), would be the best option for him.
The treatment works by inserting a very fine probe into the patient’s leg and delivering laser energy to seal faulty veins, preventing blood from flowing through them. The procedure not only removes the appearance of varicose veins but it also removes the discomfort caused by their presence.
After a couple of weeks of wearing compression garments, Rob was able to appreciate the full results of the treatment. His veins had disappeared and his self confidence had been restored.
He explained: “I couldn’t be happier with the results. Before I would avoid going swimming, which is something I love to do; now I go three times a week!”

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Filed Under: Veins Tagged With: thread veins, Varicose veins, Spider veins, veins on hands

Thread Vein Removal – Anthea

January 10, 2018 by

When Anthea was first considering surgery she sought the advice of a trusted friend, who is a doctor herself. She was told that the man to see was Mr Adrian Richards. Ever since she met Adrian all those years ago, she has felt confident in his expertise.

“The most important thing for me is knowing that you’re in a safe pair of hands, whatever treatment you’re having, and that’s how I feel when I come to The Private Clinic”

Anthea recently decided that it was time to do something about her thread veins and The Private Clinic was the first place she turned.

How long have you had noticeable veins for?
The veins on the backs of my legs have become more visible I would say, over the last three years.

What kind of veins are they and where do they appear on your body?
They appear on the backs of my legs and although they are not raised, their greeny colour is very noticeable, more so than a few years ago.  At my consultation I was told that they were in fact thread veins. 

Do your veins affect your line of work in any way, for example, your confidence when on TV?
My veins do not affect my confidence and I wouldn’t say I actively avoid wearing any particular type of clothing. The real problem is that they are much more notable in the Summer, when you want to be able to bare your legs. They do not bother me in the Winter because what girl doesn’t love a pair of black opaque tights?! I wear tights and trousers in the winter but it’s when we take off our tights ready for Summer that we think, oh, what happened there?! You think to yourself, what am I going to do?

What made you decide to get your veins treated?
I am a big believer in tidying up as you go along. Little tweaks here and there.

Why did you choose to have them treated with The Private Clinic and why did you make the decision, now, to seek treatment?
It was the best time to opt for a vein removal treatment. If it’s something you are considering then having the treatment done during the Autumn/Winter months means no sunlight will show up any scars and you can wear trousers to cover up if you have to wear any bandages.

I have previously had a procedure with The Private Clinic and I feel very confident with them because I know Mr Richards surrounds himself with a team of excellent experts and Mr Dynesh Rittoo was great.

What positive impact will this treatment have on you, if any?
I am already looking forward to next summer!

Would you recommend The Private Clinic?
Having worked in the industry for as long as I have, I’ve had access to a lot of information, whether it be the best hairdressers or the best plastic surgeons! My friends always ask for my recommendations and I’ll always send them to The Private Clinic.

 

 

Anthea Turner

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* All of our patient stories are based on the personal experiences of our patients and represent individual body shapes and results. Please bear in mind that result s may vary from person to person. All testimonies are provided voluntarily by our patients and clients. Their comments have not been altered in any way, and their experiences are their own.

Filed Under: Veins, Thread Spider Veins, Mr Dynest Rittoo Tagged With: thread veins, harley street london, Spider veins, thread and spider veins, mr dynesh ritto

8 Healthy Leg Lessons

June 9, 2016 by

Woman’s Own

Leg Lession 8

‘Standing all day can make your legs and ankles swell, but other causes of swollen legs are varicose veins and lymphedem, where the lymphatic system fails to transport fluid away from the legs.’ says Mr Constantinos Kyriakides, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at The Private Clinic of Harley Street (theprivateclinic.co.uk)

‘Sitting with your feet up, or even better, lying down with your feet up can provide relief’ he adds.  Make sure your feet are higher than your heart.

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Filed Under: Veins Tagged With: Veins, thread veins, Varicose veins, Thread Spider Veins, Spider veins, veins on hand, veins on hands

Thread Vein treatment – Tina

September 26, 2016 by

Cutera CoolGlide treatment for Thread Veins

“Looking back – it’s amazing how much the veins had affected me!” 

Keeping in shape meant a lot to Tina; as a fitness instructor she was used to toning away any problem areas in the gym. But, in spite of working hard to make sure every muscle was how she wanted it, there was one thing even the most gruelling class out couldn’t assist with – the small, but incredibly frustrating, veins on her thigh.

While they might seem a small, barely noticeable, problem to most, to Tina they were a big deal. In direct correlation with the thin blue marks becoming more noticeable, her skirts began to get longer and her confidence began to dwindle.

“Working with a reputable clinic was really important for me – I wanted to know I was safe.” 

A chance online encounter informed Tina of The Private Clinic’s treatment for small vein problems and she decided to look into it further and book a consultation to see if it was worth it.  Meeting with a therapist and hearing that hers was a common problem made Tina feel instantly better. The veins seemed so small to most that she was often told she was silly by friends, but now she had proof she wasn’t alone and there was something she could do about it. Her therapist’s enthusiasm and empathy confirmed it was something she wanted to try – with nothing to lose, she decided to go ahead.

Tina undergoing her treatment for Thread Veins

Slightly nervous about what, exactly, the thread vein treatment entailed Tina soon found her fears quashed. She’d decided she would only go ahead with any form of treatment on her veins in a well-known clinic to stay safe and ensure the best results. Sure enough, the non-invasive treatment was hardly painful, with concentrated beams of light being focussed on the problem thread veins and no need for any incisions, cuts or general nastiness. She could hardly believe it when it was time to get up and go…virtually as quickly as she’d arrived.

30 minutes later Tina was out of the treatment room. A few hours later she was trying on the shorter hemlines that had long been confined to the back of the wardrobe. It was a simple problem that had caused a surprising amount of problems for Tina. Thankfully treatment was, in her eyes, equally as simple.

And as for the results? Well, here they are immediately after…

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*All of our patient stories are based on the personal experiences of our patients and represent individual body shapes and results. Please bear in mind that results may vary from person to person. All testimonies are provided voluntarily by our patients and clients. Their comments have not been altered in any way, and their experiences are their own.

Filed Under: Veins, Thread Spider Veins Tagged With: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, manchester, thread veins, Thread Spider Veins, harley street london, Spider veins, London City

A Beautiful Horror Story – The Vein Vanisher

October 25, 2015 by

Fabulous Magazine (The Sun)

 

The Vein Vanisher

Name: Beverly Burns

Age: 57

Treatment: Sclerotherapy is a medical procedure that targets thread and varicose veins by injecting a salt-based solution into blood vessels, causing them to shrink.

Available: The Private Clinic, Harley Street, £750 for one whole leg, £400 for a specific area (Theprivateclinic.co.uk).

The Verdict

“For years I’ve covered up my legs because of the awful thread veins I have all over them. Depending on the severity of your veins, the clinic will either give you laser treatment or sclerotherapy. Mine were deemed pretty bad, so I had needle therapy.

The nurse filled her syringe with the solution, which irritates the lining the lining of the blood vessels, causing them to swell and stick together, and the blood to clot. She targeted around 20 veins. Aside from one or two sharp pricks, the treatment was totally painless. However, look away if you don’t like needles.

Just over an hour later, little lumps started to appear with slightly open heads, similar to mosquito bites. I was also given thick, black surgical stockings to wear for a fortnight to help speed up the results, and told to take painkillers – within 20 minutes I definitely needed them! My legs felt like they were on fire and were extremely uncomfortable and painful all evening but, as advised, I slept in the stockings, took the tablets and thankfully woke up pain-free.

A week later, my legs were a little lumpy and quite sensitive, without any obvious results. But after my follow-up two weeks later, my veins were less visible. I’ve been told I will need between three and five treatments for them to disappear, but so far I’m impressed.

 

*All images, videos and testimonials are based on the personal experiences of our patients and represent individual body shapes and results. Results may vary from person to person. All testimonials are provided voluntarily by our patients and clients and all photos and videos have been consented to and have not been altered in any way.

 

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Filed Under: Veins Tagged With: thread veins, Varicose veins, Thread Spider Veins, Spider veins

Varicose veins: causes, treatments and removal

November 15, 2016 by

MSN

What causes varicose veins?

It’s a misconception that varicose veins are a problem confined to the baby boomer generation. In fact today, doctors are regularly treating young, fit, healthy people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s with the condition.

And contrary to popular opinion, the veins aren’t caused by sitting with your legs crossed for too long, or standing up for hours on end.

“There is one main fundamental cause for varicose veins,” says The Private Clinic’s Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Mr Constantinos Kyriakides. “And that’s genetics. In more than 80 per cent of cases, varicose veins occur in people because they are already genetically predisposed to them.”

Varicose veins are formed when the walls of the veins become stretched and lose their elasticity, causing the valves to weaken.

If the valves don’t function properly, this can cause the blood to leak and flow backwards. If this happens, the blood will collect in the veins, which will become swollen and enlarged. Pregnancy can act as a trigger, as hormonal changes in the body can cause the vein walls to relax, making them prone to leaking.

“Pregnancy can cause these veins to appear sooner than they otherwise might have done,” says Mr Kyriakides. “As can obesity, though to a much lesser extent.”

I ticked all three of these boxes: genetics, pregnancy and weight gain. Varicose veins run in my family and in each of my pregnancies I managed to put on over four stone in weight. After my babies were born the weight came off, but these horrid, lumpy veins remained in my legs.

I felt so self-conscious about them I no longer wanted to wear the clothes I loved. I felt that I had the legs of an 80-year-old woman 40 ears too early. My son’s friends would unashamedly ask what was wrong with them. I began to look into treatment options.

Can varicose veins be removed by the NHS?

There is a postcode lottery at play if you wish to get your varicose veins treated on the NHS. In many areas, the criteria is extremely strict and treatment will only be given if your health is seriously at risk.

Mr Kyriakides, who also works as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon for the NHS at Barts, explains: “For varicose veins there’s a huge discrepancy between how Clinical.

Commissioning Groups [doctors’ surgeries] view this condition across the country. Some will only fund treatment for varicose veins if they meet three strict criteria:

“1: The patient has an active leg ulcer caused by varicose veins.

2: The patient has experienced internal bleeding from the varicose veins that was severe enough for them to attend hospital (a potentially life threatening condition).

3: The patient has experienced three or more episodes of thrombosis – a painful condition that runs the risk of becoming deep vein thrombosis.”

Other CCGs will allow a patient to be treated if the veins are painful or causing the patient discomfort.

I just wanted mine removed because I felt self-conscious.

My experience:

I went to visit Mr Kyriakides at The Private Clinic on London’s Harley Street for a consultation, where my legs were scanned using an ultrasound machine to see how the veins were behaving.

I had two large varicose veins running from my pelvis down to my knees (caused by pressure from the babies during pregnancy) and further varicose veins in my calves.

He explained that the larger veins could be treated using the Endovenous Laser Ablation technique – or EVLA, which is recommended by the National Institute of Health.

EVLA involves the surgeon using ultrasound, so that he can access the vein along the whole of its course and treat it in its entirety. The vein is effectively cauterised, drying out the cells that make the vein wall and ‘killing’ them so they are absorbed by the body over three to 12 months.

EVLA offers fewer complications than actual vein removal, patients recover more quickly (in three days, rather than 14) and there is a 0.3 per cent chance of the varicose veins reoccurring following treatment.

The smaller, tributary veins in the calves needed to be removed using a process called micro phlebectomy, where the vein is taken out. This can be done once the main vein is cauterised and gives a good cosmetic result.

The surgery took one hour and was straightforward. Numbing cream was applied to my legs before the operation, which was performed under local anaesthetic.

I was given support stockings to wear for the next two weeks and advised to take ibuprofen if I felt uncomfortable. I only needed to do this on the first night.

The results

After a few weeks the bruising faded and I couldn’t believe the results. My pre-pregnancy legs were back! I felt like myself again, rather than a 40-year-old woman with a much older body. Shorts are now no longer off limits – along with the knee-length skirts and dresses I love to wear. For me, it’s no exaggeration to say this surgery has been life-changing.

I asked Dr Kyriakides if he sees lots of women my age in a similar position.

“It is a misconception that this is a problem for the elderly,” he said. “I see a lot of people in their 20s and 30s. Some of my female patients, who’ve had varicose veins for most of their lives, tell me that they’ve been able to completely change their wardrobes and buy the things they’ve always wanted to wear.

“But I also see a lot of men in their 40s and 50s who have very heavy, tired legs. They see the varicose veins – but they don’t realise this is what’s causing their legs to feel this way.

“Once the veins are treated, they are able to exercise as much as they want to. They thought that their age was causing them to feel tired – but it was actually just the veins.”

*All images, videos and testimonials are based on the personal experiences of our patients and represent individual body shapes and results. Results may vary from person to person. All testimonials are provided voluntarily by our patients and clients and all photos and videos have been consented to and have not been altered in any way.

 

A FAMILY man who was too ashamed to show his bare legs because of severe varicose veins has undergone a procedure to remove them.
Rob Crowley, 35, suffered with varicose veins so badly they covered his legs from top to bottom and left him in agonising pain.
Despite being an avid swimmer, he was too self conscious to swim at his local pool.
The Wolverhampton resident, who is a butcher by profession, is often required to stand for long periods of time each day – something which made each and every working day incredibly painful for him.
Speaking about the condition, Rob said: “Whenever I was standing up for a prolonged period of time, my legs would throb which was extremely painful and as you can imagine.
“Being a butcher, I was on my feet for the majority of the day so this was a huge problem for me.”
But it wasn’t just physical pain getting to Rob, he was also suffering from mean taunting and teasing.
On the rare occasion he did show his legs, children would point at them and make comments.
He revealed: “The veins on my legs would make me really self-conscious, especially in the summer. When I was on holiday with my family I would buy really long shorts in order to cover them up. If children did see them, they would point.”
Several years ago, Rob opted to undergo a surgical procedure on the NHS in an effort to remove his veins.
But it wasn’t successful and Rob’s varicose veins returned – more prominent and painful than ever before.
“The pain afterwards was horrendous. But I was then told that the NHS would not fund any further treatment so I looked into private alternatives.
“All the reviews and information I found online pointed me in the direction of The Private Clinic.”
Rob took charge of his health and organised a meeting with Mr Rajiv Kumar Vohra, a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at The Private Clinic in Birmingham.
Mr Vohra advised Rob that a minimally invasive method of varicose veins removal, known as Endovenous Laser Ablation Therapy (EVLA), would be the best option for him.
The treatment works by inserting a very fine probe into the patient’s leg and delivering laser energy to seal faulty veins, preventing blood from flowing through them. The procedure not only removes the appearance of varicose veins but it also removes the discomfort caused by their presence.
After a couple of weeks of wearing compression garments, Rob was able to appreciate the full results of the treatment. His veins had disappeared and his self confidence had been restored.
He explained: “I couldn’t be happier with the results. Before I would avoid going swimming, which is something I love to do; now I go three times a week!”

READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Filed Under: Veins Tagged With: thread veins, Varicose veins, Thread Spider Veins, Spider veins, veins on hands

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