Why Varicose Veins Come Back - and How to Stop Them - Softcover

Whiteley, Mark S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908586230 ISBN 13: 9781908586230

Publisher: Whiteley Publishing Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

<p>Featured in the Sun on Sunday newspaper on 10 May 2026, and quoted in the I-Paper on 5 April 2026</p>
<p>"Why varicose veins come back - and how to stop them" could also be called "everything you would ever need to know about varicose veins!"</p><p>Mark explains why so many people get recurrent varicose veins after treatment - and what he has done to identify and correct these problems. He explains how veins work, which veins can go wrong, how they can be investigated and treated effectively. He also explains where many doctors, clinics, or hospitals cut corners, resulting in poor outcomes and early recurrences for patients.</p><p>Keeping it as simple as possible, he explains the science of vein treatments - and what to look out for! He includes a chapter on "Myths about Varicose Veins" and a final chapter on "Red Flags" to watch for when choosing a doctor, clinic, or hospital.</p><p>Follow the information in this book, and your chances of getting your varicose veins back again after treatment shrink to the lowest possible risk. </p>

About this title

About the Author

Prof Mark S Whiteley is an internationally recognized expert in venous diseases including pelvic congestion syndrome related to pelvic venous disorders. He is one of the authors on the recent International Consensus Document on Pelvic Congestion Syndrome from the UIP. Mark qualified as a doctor in 1986 from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and was a lecturer in surgery at the Unversity of Oxford 1995-8. He became a consultant vascular surgeon in 1998, moving to be a full-time venous surgeon in 2005. Mark performed the first endovenous surgery for varicose veins in the UK in March 1999 and started researching pelvic venous disorders in 2000. He invented the TRLOP procedure to treat perforating veins in 2001. He set up The Whiteley Clinic as a centre of excellence in venous disorders in 2002 and The College of Phlebology to share his knowledge with patients and other health care professionals in 2011. In 2019 Mark performed the first endovenous microwave treatment for varicose veins in Europe and in May 2019, was the second doctor in the world to treat varicose veins using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Echotherapy. In 2019 he set up The College of Phlebology International Registry so that doctors who join can benchmark their results against other doctors doing the same procedures, and patients can see who is getting acceptable results from their treatments. Mark continues to work to bring new ideas and technology to venous patients, to improve results and get the best outcomes possible.

From the Back Cover

About The Author

Mark Whiteley is a consultant venous surgeon in the UK. He performed the first endovenous varicose vein surgery in the UK on 12th March 1999. In 2002, Mark established The Whiteley Clinic as a centre of excellence for venous research and treatment. The Whiteley Clinic was "outstanding" according to the CQC and has won "Best Varicose Vein Clinic in the UK" by Global Health and Pharma (GHP) for 6 consecutive years (2020-2025).

Mark lectures internationally and has won many international and national prizes. He has over 150 peer-reviewed papers and established The College of Phlebology in 2011. He continues his research to ensure that The Whiteley Protocol® delivers the best possible results for patients.

About this book.

"Why varicose veins come back - and how to stop them" could also be called "everything you would ever need to know about varicose veins!"

Mark explains why so many people get recurrent varicose veins after treatment - and what he has done to identify and correct these problems. He explains how veins work, which veins can go wrong, how they can be investigated and treated effectively. He also explains where many doctors, clinics, or hospitals cut corners, resulting in poor outcomes and early recurrences for patients.

Keeping it as simple as possible, he explains the science of vein treatments - and what to look out for! He includes a chapter on "Myths about Varicose Veins" and a final chapter on "Red Flags" to watch for when choosing a doctor, clinic, or hospital.

Follow the information in this book, and your chances of getting your varicose veins back again after treatment shrink to the lowest possible risk.

Edition details

• Publisher: Whiteley Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908586230
• ISBN 13: 9781908586230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366