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What causes spider veins?
Dr Alex Vesey is our expert consultant vascular surgeon who heads up our varicose vein team at McKeown Medical. Here, he discusses what spider veins are.
Published by Dr Alex Vesey
Date posted — 25.08.24
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Spider veins, or thread veins, are caused by the dilation of small blood vessels near the skin’s surface.
Factors contributing to their development include genetic predisposition, hormonal changes (such as during pregnancy or menopause), and prolonged exposure to sun or extreme temperatures.
Other risk factors include prolonged standing or sitting, obesity, and ageing, which weaken the vessel walls and valves. Spider veins are often seen on the legs and face and are generally harmless but can be a cosmetic concern.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, managing weight, and protecting your skin from sun damage can help reduce the risk of developing spider veins.
We offer a range of treatment options for varicose veins including VenaSeal™ – the most up to date method of treating varicose veins that causes less pain and allows you to get back to normal almost immediately, without the hassle of wearing bandages or compression stockings.
Get in touch with our friendly team and we’ll help you find the right varicose vein treatment for you.
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Thank you to this lovely patient for allowing us to share these photographs.
This is before and just 14 days after laser resurfacing for the lower eyelids. Laser resurfacing is the gold standard for tightening the eyelid skin and removing fine lines and wrinkles under the eyes.
We think her eyes look incredible already. What do you think?
Thank you SOOO much to our incredible patient Pauline who documented her laser treatment in a video diary to show you what the recovery is like.
Pauline had our favourite BBL / Halo combo which is a great option for patients who want a noticeable improve in their skin quality, but don`t have the downtime (or stomach!) for full field resurfacing.
We posted Pauline`s incredible before and afters a couple of weeks ago, but this is an insight into the `during`. What do you think?
The UK continues to be the international outlier when it comes to the regulation of cosmetic procedures. Today I got to write about some of my thoughts on why this is for the Agenda column in The Herald.
This is something I’ve been campaigning about for years. At some point the government will have to do something. What’s your thoughts on it?
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
Laser season continues to roll on!
This is another one of our early bird patients who got in for her full field laser right at the end of September so she can recover over the winter months when it`s a bit cooler outside.
She is just 5 weeks after her laser and already got great improvement in her wrinkles, especially above her lip.
She`s over the moon with the result. What do you think?
#laser #laserskinresurfacing
The hollow upper eyelid - one of the trickiest challenges in eyelid surgery! As well as the eyelids developing excess tissue with age, some people also really lose volume from the eyelid.
In these patients simply removing the skin can look ok and better than before, but it doesn`t necessarily make the eyelid look any more youthful. To really create youth again you need to restore some of the softness, which is exactly what we did for this patient.
This was a joint effort between @bramhallplasticsurgery and myself. Russell did an upper blepharoplasty to remove the excess skin, and I then followed up with some filler below the brow and in the eyelid to give her back the youthful softness.
The patient is literally ecstatic with this result. What do you think?
Thank you to this incredible patient who has kindly allowed us to share her photos!
She underwent a deep plane face and neck lift with our very talented facelift expert @bramhallplasticsurgery. The deep plane technique is considered the gold standard facelift technique employed by the world`s most elite facelift surgeons. We were the first and, to date, the only clinic in Scotland to offer this.
This patient is three months after her surgery and is over the moon with her result. What do you think?
Now the clocks have changed we are now well and truly into laser season.
This is one of our patients who had full resurfacing just two weeks ago. She`s still a bit red, but already loving her new skin. She told me that she invented a new game called `find the wrinkle`. She`s still looking!
Look at how the lines and wrinkles around the mouth have been erased, as well as the lines and wrinkles on her cheeks, under her eyes and above her eyebrows.
When it comes to removing wrinkles, nothing does it quite like full resurfacing!
We recently shared the incredible results our patient Gary has achieved just a few weeks after being the first in Scotland to be treated with VenaSeal™ for varicose veins. Here’s the fabulous Dr Alex with an overview of the treatment.
VenaSeal™ is the star of our new vascular surgery treatments. It is already the most popular treatment for varicose veins in the US because it’s less invasive and you can walk out straight after treatment, without the hassle of wearing compression bandages for weeks afterwards. It’s also less painful than other procedures!
If you or someone you know has varicose veins and would like to come along for a consultation with Dr Alex, send us a message or drop an email to [email protected].
Here`s another one of our wonderful patients who has kindly allowed us to share her before and afters of her skin transformation with a course of BBL and Halo.
She`s not wearing any make up in either the before or afters, although she does have semi-permanent make up on her lips, eyes and brows - the rest of that glow is all her and her new fresh skin!
She is DELIGHTED with her new skin tone. What do you think?
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Our dedicated team of experts are on hand to help you as you navigate your journey with us.
When you first make contact with us you will be assigned your own personal Patient Relationship Manager. They’ll start by understanding your needs and liaising with our doctors to book you an appointment with the most suitable specialist. For any additional questions or needs, you can message or call them anytime and they’ll be delighted to assist you. Our entire team is dedicated to providing you with the best possible treatment and care tailored to your needs.
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