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Wednesday 29 September 2010

UK research centre for Liposonix - Ultrasound Fat Reduction

We are delighted to have received confirmation of Ethics committee approval today for our research project into the efficacy of the Liposonix ultrasound fat removal system - also called "Non-invasive liposuction" or "Ultrasound Liposlysis" (see below for link to explain more about the Liposonix system.

Liposonix - Ultrasound liposuction or ultrasound lipolysis at Absolute Aesthetics - the UK research centre for Liposonix - a division of The Whiteley Clinic

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

Today an article on the modern trend to drink far too much water was published with one of the consequences - excessive sweating. Normal people do NOT need 2 - 3 liters of water per day IN ADDITION to all of the water they get from their food and other drinks. However, you can't go through town without seeing someone taking a water bottle out of their bag and taking a swig every few minutes.

Click here to view article.

Sunday 26 September 2010

Guildford Rugby Club - September Lunch and Match

On Saturday 25th September, we were treated to a great afternoon of Rugby at Guildford Rugby Football Club - with Guildford winning with a staggering 62 - 6!!!

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.

The Guildford right wing was pulled down just short of the try line.



Another successful conversion - the Guildford kicker adding 2 more points with an excellent conversion.

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 ....


Mark and Judy Holdstock, Gemma Hughes, Vicki Smith, Debra Kehoe, Jim Kehoe ....

Dee Kerrigan, Jo Methke, Nancy Bruce, Matt Jago, Clare Read ....



Dee Kerrigan, Bryn and Mary Edwards .....

Judy and Mark Holdstock, and Barrie Price ....



Mark Whiteley presenting prizes on Channel 4 .....



and again ......



Matt Jago, George Badham and Emily Whiteley ....




Tony Lopez and Vicki Smith .....








Catherine Clapp, Ian Clapp and Mark Whiteley.

Wednesday 15 September 2010

The Weekly Wrinkle

There is a lovely article on Mark Whiteley in the weekly wrinkle today :

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

On Channel 4 - Saturday 11th 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

This week there was an article in the Daily Mail about a new catheter based sclerotherapy technique for varicose vein treatments called "Clarivein".

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

There is a very nice article on Mark Whiteley as the "Vein Vanisher" in the October edition of Marie Clarie magazine.

Mark's expertise as a vein expert is highlighted with contact details.