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Varicose Veins Quiz for Christmas

William Haseldine — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Just for fun over the Christmas Period here's a short quiz about Varicose Veins!

1. Where does the word 'Varicose' come from?

2. Pregnant women run a higher risk of developing varicose veins. True or False?

3. Where are the deep veins located?

4. Superficial veins aren't real veins. True or False?

5. Name the top vascular surgeon at the Private Day Surgery.

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Asparagus Avoids Varicose Veins Treatment

William Haseldine — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

When researching 'superfoods' generally, I was interested to learn what asparagus could do for anyone who is susceptible to varicose veins. The evidence is compelling that it may be beneficial in helping people avoid the need for varicose vein treatment.
Asparagus is a popular seasonal vegetable here in the UK, and it's water retention properties and high fibre also promote asparagus as being a particularly healthy thing to eat.

Of particular interest to me is that asparagus contaiRead More...

Healthy Legs TV Ad - no more varicose veins

William Haseldine — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This is a great ad for why you should get your varicose veins treated. It's American, but tasteful!

We know that varicose veins don't get better on their own and that some sort of medical intervention is necessary to free you from the discomfort they cause.

From the makers of the VNUS Closure Varicose Veins Treatment:

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Varicose Veins Treatment demonstrated on some offal!

William Haseldine — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This is probably not a good video for vegetarians because it demonstrates both VNUS Closure and Laser ablation on a piece of beef liver.

It's a pretty graphic demonstration of how much less trauma you can expect with the VNUS Closure varicose veins treatment , and this of course sits well with the principles of the Private Day Surgery. Less trauma means lighter sedation, faster recovery and minimal bruising.

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Silent video of venous reflux blood flow

William Haseldine — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Don't turn up your speakers! This is a silent video and is an animation of what it means in terms of blood flow to have venous reflux disease - the cause of varicose veins.

Half way through the video, the diseased vein is 'ablated' and correct blood flow is restored.

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Interview with Dennis Rosenberg from the makers of VNUS Closure

William Haseldine — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Came across this YouTube video of Dennis Rosenberg from Medical Technologies, the makers of VNUS Closure varicose veins treatment.

He's very comfortable in front of the camera and gives a good explanation why the radio frequency method used by VNUS closure is superior to laser techniques.

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EVLT Varicose Veins Treatment TV Ad

William Haseldine — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Venacure, the US company that has brought us the EVLT Varicose Veins Treatment, have been running a TV ad this summer.

It shows how the EVLT laser works and a few patients are keen to endorse the treatments. Also contains some 'before and afters'

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Varicose Veins Treatment Professor explains all

William Haseldine — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:33:48 +0100

We're delighted that Professor Paul Edwards agreed to help us with some videos that we know will be useful for visitors to this site.

In this short video he explains how recent advances in varicose veins treatment have made it even easier to successfully get rid of varicose veins.

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Graphic video of VNUS Closure Varicose Veins Treatment

William Haseldine — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It's one thing to have the VNUS Closure procedure explained to you, but it's something else to see graphically how the catheter heats the vein wall and is withdrawn in stages. Enjoy!

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EVLT Varicose Veins Treatment video

William Haseldine — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The EVLT Varicose Veins Treatment - EVLT stands for EndoVenous Laser Treatment - is described by the inventors in this short video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqeIe10edM4

VNUS Closure Varicose Veins Treatment

William Haseldine — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The people who developed the VNUS Closure Varicose Veins Treatment have an excellent patient information video:

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Varicose Veins Treatment video

William Haseldine — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:24:23 +0100

Yesterday we shot some video as Professor Paul Edwards carried out a VNUS closure varicose veins treatment at the Private Day Surgery, Manchester.

I hope to have this edited and up on the site soon so you can see how straightforward and effective the procedure is. It's quick, too, and the patient was able to walk out of the clinic with no fuss shortly after Professor Edwards had finished.

Welcome to the Private Day Surgery Blog

William Haseldine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:54 +0100

Welcome!

The Private Day Surgery has been established to bring you the best, minimally invasive, day surgery procedures.

Advances in sedation mean you can have your operation without the need for general anaesthetic and a hospital stay. Keyhole, radio frequency, and laser techniques, mean less trauma, discomfort, and bruising than traditional surgery, so recovery times are negligible.

In this blog I aim to keep you up to date with the latest day surgery news aRead More...