Many doctors recommend that their patients wear bandages or compression stockings after vein treatment. Some of our patients ask if this is still necessary. The scientific evidence is a bit confusing on this subject. We have tried treating large varicose veins using very limited compression…
Sometimes people consult us a couple of weeks before going on a beach holiday in the hope that the veins can be fixed in time. The problem is that all treatments for large varicose veins and for thread veins take a while to become effective…
I was fascinated to read on social media the account of Chris Evans and his varicose veins. The surgeon described making incisions and taking out the veins which were very large. I have tried to avoid making incisions in the legs of my patients for…
Video presentation Mr Coleridge Smith has been accepted by the ‘Top Doctors’ website. The video presentation can be found here. Find out more here: https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/philip-coleridge-smith
New clinical trial shows benefit in peripheral arterial disease patients The outlook for patients with lower limb arterial disease is bleak. A diagnosis of critical limb ischaemia, even if successfully treated, brings a life expectancy of 5 years or less. The reason for this is…
Management of thrombophlebitis: are the new anticoagulant drugs useful? From time to time, I have to manage patients with thrombophlebitis. The most effective drug for this has been Fondaparinux (a synthetic low molecular weight heparin) which moderates symptoms if given daily for about 6 weeks….
What causes varicose veins, doctor? You will not be surprised that I have been asked that question a lot of times! There is evidence from several epidemiological studies and a limited number of investigations of inheritance that both environmental and inherited factors are involved. Neither…
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