Nuffield Health: Varicose vein treatment in the UK

Why choose Nuffield Health?

Nuffield Health puts patient care and clinical excellence at the heart of everything they do.
Nuffield Health is committed to providing healthcare excellence that is accessible and affordable to as many people as possible.
You will always be treated by a Consultant, who is a specialist for your particular need, so you can rest assured that you will always receive top quality treatment.
Nuffield Health offer private, en-suite rooms, reducing the risk of hospital transferred infections and giving you the privacy to relax and recover in a comfortable environment.
Visiting times are flexible, and they will always try and accommodate your visitors, as they realise how important it is to have friends and family around during your road to recovery.

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Diagram of healthy and varicose veins

Treatment

What are varicose veins? Varicose veins are enlarged, sometimes twisted veins that most often develop in the leg. They can be hereditary, tending to run in families. They can be worse during or after pregnancy, or if you are overweight. While they can be uncomfortable and unsightly, they don’t usually cause any serious health problems. Veins carry blood to the heart. Along the length of all veins are valves, which only let the blood flow in one direction. The valves in the legs have to work harder to pump the blood that extra distance and problems occur when these valves become weak and don’t close properly. The blood flows backwards and pools in the veins. This causes the valves to weaken under the pressure and become enlarged and bulging in appearance – what we call varicose veins.

There are a number of available treatments at Nuffield Health for varicose veins such as:

Before your treatment

There are a number of things you can do to help make your operation a success. And these will be discussed with you by your GP and surgeon and will include in general:

Make sure your surgeon knows if you take Warfarin and follow his/her and your GP’s advice closely on stopping your intake before surgery.
If you smoke, try to stop and if you are heavier than you should be, this is a good time to lose a few pounds.
If you take hormone replacement therapy or an oral contraceptive pill, it may be advisable to stop taking this medication in advance of your surgery, but discuss this with your GP.

Returning to normal activities

When you leave hospital, your surgeon will discuss any follow-up treatment or check-ups you might need. You should ensure that you contact your GP about resuming any medication you stopped taking before your operation. You shouldn’t drive certainly for the first week following your operation and then not until you are 100% confident about controlling your vehicle. Check with your insurance company to see if they have any policies on this that you should take into account.

You can expect to return to work after one to three weeks depending on the type of work you do. As long as your wounds have healed you should be able to carry out normal activities within a month.

Contact details

If you have any concerns or questions about your veins, get in touch. It’s easy to make an appointment, just give them a call on 0845 602 9262 or make an enquiry online.

You are welcome to familiarise yourself with the hospital environment before your admission or treatment date. If you would like to visit the hospital, please call 0845 602 9262 and Nuffield Health will be pleased to arrange a suitable time to show you around.

Nuffield Health Headquarters
40 - 44 Coombe Road
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 4QF

Tel: 0845 602 9262

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Website: Nuffield Health

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