Plymouth Vein Clinic

The Plymouth Vein Clinic Specialist treatment of varicose veins and thread veins The Plymouth Vein Clinic is based at the Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital and offers "state of the art" clinic facilities for private patients. The clinic is situated just north of the city and easily accessible by road for patients living in Devon and Cornwall or elsewhere in the South West. We are dedicated to the treatment of varicose veins and thread veins using the latest minimally invasive techniques. Most varicose veins treatments are literally "walk-in, walk-out" with little, if any, discomfort. We treat all types of varicose veins problems whether it is purely for cosmetic reasons or more severe symptoms or complications including chronic venous insufficiency causing skin problems or leg ulceration. Initially, a detailed assessment of your varicose veins or thread veins will be made by consultation and physical examination. This will be followed by hand-held Doppler assessment (a very basic ultrasound test) and in most cases, a colour venous duplex scan (a detailed vascular ultrasound test) will be arranged before making a final decision regarding the optimal treatment. The latter is an essential component of the management of most patients with varicose veins in order to clarify the venous anatomy and sites of venous incompetence (leaky valves in the veins) as well as to check on the integrity of the deeper veins before embarking on any treatment.