Welcome to the Thread Veins Website

This site is written by the experts at The Whiteley Clinic

The thread veins website is being developed to incorporate many active graphics and audio clips, to help you to understand what we know about thread-veins and why they appear. These videos and pictures can take a little time to load, but are worth waiting for as they will answer a lot of questions.

This information can be educational in its own right. In addition, if you suffer from thread-veins, it will help you to understand what your doctor means when he/she explains your condition and treatment with you.

After the introduction and basics, the site will show you the latest things available in the world of thread-veins and those areas that our team are working on in Guildford, Surrey.

We also run courses to teach Doctors, Nurses and Therapists how to assess and treat Thread Veins of the legs: see www.Thread-Vein-Courses.co.uk

The Whiteley Clinic is a specialist private medical facility providing:

● Expertise in treating varicose veins backed by considerable research and development:-

- Mr Mark Whiteley introduced the Pin-Hole surgery of Varicose Veins to the UK in 1999 and pioneered the whole local anaesthetic "walk-in, walk-out" treatment of Varicose Veins in the UK

- Mr Mark Whiteley and Judy Holdstock invented the TRLOP treatment of perforators - and their unit won a national prize in 2004 showing previous theories about perforators were wrong

- The Whiteley Clinic prove in 2007 that stripping of varicose veins causes them to grow back again in some people, justifying their use of radiofrequency ablation and laser ablation of varicose veins

- The Whiteley Clinic has been at the forefront of developing diagnoses and treatments for vulvar varicose veins and varicose veins in the pelvis which can be associated with recurrent leg varicose veins

● Thread veins and leg ulcers
● DVT (Deep venous thrombosis) scans and blood tests
● Lymphoedema
● Sweating (hyperhidrosis)
● Minor local anaesthetic surgery for lumps and bumps
● Vascular health screening

And through its Aesthetic division, Absolute Aesthetics:

● Aesthetic and cosmetic treatments including:

-fillers, wrinkle treatments, Thermage, skin tightening, laser liposuction, IPL and laser treatments for skin abnormalities and hair removal, skin peels, breast enhancement, advanced electrolysis procedures - see www.absoluteaesthetics.co.uk for full details

Chiropody and podiatry including laser removal of verrucas