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Tuesday 21 December 2010
Nomination and shortlisting for business awards
- 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.
Thursday 16 December 2010
Testimonial for Mark Whiteley's veins courses
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)
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.
Sunday 5 December 2010
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.
Thursday 2 December 2010
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.
Friday 19 November 2010
Pre-Medicine Taster Course 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
Thursday 18 November 2010
GP minor surgery course at The Clinical Exchange
Tuesday 16 November 2010
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.
Friday 12 November 2010
Disability Challengers
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Whiteley Clinic veins screening service on Linkedin
www.linkedin.com/company/the-whiteley-clinic/products
Tuesday 9 November 2010
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.
Friday 5 November 2010
New website on Venous Eczema
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/
Thursday 4 November 2010
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
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Free online vein screening - VeinScreening.co.uk
.
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.
Tuesday 2 November 2010
RFiTT in Grazia magazine
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.
Saturday 30 October 2010
Hand veins - Endovenous laser closure of hand veins
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
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.
Friday 29 October 2010
Thursday 28 October 2010
Whiteley Clinic paper on clots (Thromboses) after keyhole surgery 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.
Saturday 23 October 2010
International prize for Whiteley Clinic research student in Milan
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.
Friday 22 October 2010
George Badham at IVEC and ISVS 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.
Friday 15 October 2010
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Guildford Rugby - Sponsored by The Whiteley Clinic
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.
Friday 8 October 2010
Embarrassing Bodies - Channel 4 - Laser Sweat Ablation
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.
Thursday 7 October 2010
Tetren - Game by Andrew and Mark Whiteley and friends from 1992
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
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Channel 4 - Embarrassing Bodies - Friday 8th October 2010 - 9pm
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
Monday 4 October 2010
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.
Sunday 3 October 2010
Guildford Rugby beats Twickenham
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:
Saturday 2 October 2010
Roko cancer appeal
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.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
UK research centre for Liposonix - Ultrasound Fat Reduction
We are performing the research through Absolute Aesthetics, the Aesthetic division of The Whiteley Clinic.
There are international 5 centres involved in this research project, with Absolute Aesthetics at The Whiteley Clinic being selected as the UK centre.
http://www.ultrasoundliposuction.co.uk/.
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Excessive water drinking and sweating
Click here to view article.
Sunday 26 September 2010
Guildford Rugby Club - September Lunch and Match
This puts Guildford 3rd in the table in their division:
For RFU table - click here
As The Whiteley Clinic sponsors Guildford Rugby club, we took several guests to the pre-match lunch - and were then joined by other friends and colleagues for the match itself.
Below are a selection of photos from the day:
Picture of Guildford 1st XV player with Whiteley Clinic logo on arm
Lucy Whiteley attending her first Guildford Rugby Club match
Jo and Eberhard Methke with Liz Smith before the lunch .....
Bryn Edwards and Dr Mark Jenkins having pre-lunch drinks ....
Bill and Brenda Holman chatting with Vicki and Graham Smith in the lovely Guildford Rugby bar - which is very homely and boasts an open fire ......
Lucy Whiteley as asked to draw the winners of the lunchtime raffle.
Friday 24 September 2010
The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes - September 2010
The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes - Goodwood September 2010
Gemma Hughes, Vicki Smith, Cathy Lopez ....
Wednesday 15 September 2010
The Weekly Wrinkle
http://www.weeklywrinkle.com/editorial/dare-to-bare/
all about thread veins and hidden underlying varicose veins that are only found if you scan for them.
Friday 10 September 2010
The Whiteley Clinic Select Stakes
Mark Whiteley will be presenting the prize to the winner and choosing the best turned out horse.
Thursday 9 September 2010
Clarivein for varicose veins
We have had many people contacting us at The Whiteley Clinic asking if we recommend this technique, how it works and if we provide Clarivein for the treatment of varicose veins.
From the information available from the company, a study in the USA has shown that treated veins are "occluded" in 29 of 30 people treated in the short term. However there is no information as to whether this "occlusion" is just due to the veins having blood clots in it, or if it has been successfully closed by destroying the wall.
Research and experience on sclerotherapy in big veins shows that big veins treated with sclerotherapy often appear "occluded" in the short term, but the clots dissolve over several months meaning that the veins open up again and the varicose veins return.
The Clarivein technique is sclerotherapy but it also adds a catheter that rotates, spreading the sclerotherapy inside the vein and maybe damaging the wall. This might improve the expected results from this technique - however there is no evidence available at the moment that the vein wall is damaged enough to cause a permanent closure of the vein.
EVLA (Laser) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFiTT and VNUS) - when used correctly under local anaesthetic - have all been shown to close the vein wall permanently without causing clot in the vein - giving excellent long term results. Hence we offer all f these techniques to suitable patients.
As a specialist clinic we are committed to only offering our patients treatments that our experts are convinced give the best possible results - either by studying our own research or studying the research performed by others.
At the time of writing this, and on the information provided to date, we are not happy to offer Clarivein to our patients unless as part of a study. We have asked the distributor of Clarivein in the UK to provide answers to questions which would allow us to be able to assess whether this technique is likely to have good long-term outcomes. Unfortunately, although we have had replies, we have not had answers to the questions that we have posed.
Therefore at the moment, although Clarivein is clearly a novel idea, our experts have some concerns as to the long-term efficacy of sclerotherapy treatments in large veins and therefore we need have several scientific questions answered before we will be happy to offer its to our patients.
If we would receive any further information to answer questions, or if we start any research of our own into this product, this will be announced on our website and on this blog.
Thursday 2 September 2010
"The Vein Vanisher" in Marie Claire Magazine, Oct 2010
Mark's expertise as a vein expert is highlighted with contact details.
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Research accepted for Milan meeting
George Badham, a second year Medical Student who spent the summer doing research into Varicose Veins at The Whiteley Clinic, has had his research accepted for presentation at the same international research meeting.
Click here to see program
Mark Whiteley - talk 77
George Badham - PF 20
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Mark Whiteley in Vogue blog
http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/the-vogue-beauty-blog/articles/100810-bare-necessities-.aspx
Sunday 1 August 2010
Mark Whiteley - Called "Dr Leg" - Article in the Evening Standard
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/health/article-23860787-keep-the-blood-flowing.do
Sunday 18 July 2010
Marshall Protocol to treat chronic diseases
These drugs do not cure - they merely damp down the immune response - often with horrible side-effects.
The Marshall Protocol has been used now for years in the USA, curing people who previously were thought to be "incurable".
Now there is a new blog starting from a UK girl who has been going through the Marshall Protocol herself - it is well worth following: http://memyselfandmicrobes.blogspot.com/
Thursday 15 July 2010
New research fellow into Varicose Veins
George is spending the summer working at The Whiteley Clinic. His research is aimed at improving our understanding into our keyhole techiques for treating varicose veins.
His work will be presented both nationally and internationally - and will then be published.
As his work progresses, the results of his research will be used to continualy improve our treatments a keep us in our position at the forefront of venous surgery.
Saturday 10 July 2010
The Telegraph Magazine
Page 21, The Telegraph Magazine, 10 July 2010.
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Article in The Times - Treatment of Excessive Sweating
The article ran through the GP view of excessive sweating, the hormone expert's view (endocrinologist) and then the Surgeons View on how to treat it.
Mark Whiteley was the surgeon interviewed. He is quoted talking about his treating of underarm sweating with botulinum toxin for temporary relief and then LSA (Laser Sweat Ablation) for the permanent cure of underarm sweating.
The Times: Tuesday July 6, 2010. Page 8
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Embarrassing Bodies - TV
Today we filmed a case of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) the treatment for under-arm sweating that was brought into the UK by Mark Whiteley in March 2009, for the TV show "Embarrassing Bodies".
The case went very well and the patient left very happy.
Hopefully the film will reach the TV screens in the not to distant future.
Monday 31 May 2010
10,000 th Patient at The Whiteley Clinic - News Story
http://www.guildfordeye.com/visitor/news/more.detail/news.php?record_id=471
In the same month that we had our 10,000 th patient come to see us, we also performed our 4,000 th local anaesthetic procedure at The Whiteley Clinic, keeping us at teh very forefront of excellence in walk-in walk-out varicose vein surgery.
Tuesday 11 May 2010
The A List: Leg Experts - Harpers Bazaar
Harpers Bazaar produced "The A-List: Leg experts" which covered all areas of treatments to improve legs - including sections on cellulite treatment, toning and leg shaping.
The section on Mark Whiteley quotes the fact the he is a leader in the field and the techniques that he has developed or invented and brought to The Whiteley Clinic not only give the best possible results, but have the lowest chances of allowing veins to return in the future.
Please see Harpers Bazaar, June 2010, page 156
Friday 30 April 2010
Chess for relaxtion
Sunday 11 April 2010
Clincial Exchange - Teaching Office Based Veins Surgery
Courses being offered are:
Veins:
- EVLA (Endovenous Laser Ablation) both introductory and advanced courses
- RFA (Radiofrequency Ablation)
- TRLOP (Transluminal Occlusion of Perforators)
- Foam Sclerotherapy
- Ambulatory Phlebectomies
- Thread vein courses
Non-vein courses:
- Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA)
For more details www.theclinicalexchange.com
Thursday 8 April 2010
Tatler's "go to guy for vein free legs"
Under the heading of "Spider Veins" Mark Whiteley was given a 10/10 ranking for his results and it was noted how Mark and his team are very thorough in looking for underlying causes for the spider veins, to ensure complete treatment and the best possible results.
In the "Carry on, Doctor" section, Mark is recommended as "Best for Legs" and is called the "go-to guy for vein-free legs".
Friday 2 April 2010
"Top Treatment" in The Daily Mail
A selection of the top beauty editors were asked for their top treatments - and least favorite treatments - and the results were published. Eve quoted our treatment of her varicose veins as her "Top Treatment" and also said it was "the most life changing thing" that she had done:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1262706/Secrets-experts-Which-treatments-beauty-editors-recommend--NEVER-again.html