I have had in my opinion unsightly legs since my mid twenties, brought on I think by pregnancy. I had my veins treated by the NHS when
I was about 32 but I was never satisfied with the result. The
I have had in my opinion unsightly legs since my mid twenties, brought on I think by pregnancy. I had my veins treated by the NHS when
I was about 32 but I was never satisfied with the result. The treatment done under general anaesthetic was afterwards very pain full.
Over the years my legs had got worse with my confidence also declining. Last year I just decided to google various veins and treatment
and found the Vein Centre that was actually on my door step. I read the reviews and was pleased with what I had seen. I considered the
cost and thought that if the treatment was successful I could continue my life with so much more confidence. I also considered the risk
of complications but decided that it would all be worth it.
In October 2016 I had EVLA to both of my legs. I found the procedure to be
a little uncomfortable for a short time. I was told that on day five after treatment my legs could become a little sore and this was
the case. However it was mild discomfort and it didn’t’ prevent me from doing my every day activities or even going to the gym.On
removal of the dreaded stockings which you need to wear continually for one week I noticed that the lumpy veins that I did have had gone
although I still had a lot of reticular veins. These veins I believe to be healthy veins but are very close to the surface of the skin.
To me they made my leg look like a map of Staffordshire. Six weeks later I attended the clinic again to have some foam sclerotherapy.
This I found to be a little uncomfortable at times but can only be expected when you are having a needle injected into your skin many
times. You then have to wear the dreaded stockings for a further week. These stockings although I have gone on about them are actually
far better than the ones provided by the NHS years ago. They are skin coloured and they don’t cover your toes which makes for wearing
them in bed a more comfortable experience. On removal of my stockings I did have quite a lot of bruising that had disappeared six weeks
later. Unfortunately My leg didn’t look much different then as I still had the thread veins and reticular veins. Over the months
that followed they did very slowly fade. Early months I thought that they were not going to go but by ten or eleven months most had
gone. I cannot stress how important it is to be patient as this is not a quick fix for everyone. Some like myself have veins that are
not dissolved as quickly as others. It is now twelve months since my treatment and I have just returned to have a little more foam
sclerotherapy on my remaining reticular veins.
I am very happy with results so far and for anyone considering the treatment I would
definitely recommend it.
The Centre is very pleasant and Dr West and Helen are very pleasant, honest people that are good at what
they do.
I have given four stars for outcome of treatment as my treatment results are on going, but with patience i’m Confident that
five stars will be achieved.
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Username: | Sharon |
Age: | 45-54 |
Location: | Newcastle under Lyme |
Gender: | female |
Operation or treatment: | EVLA & FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY |
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