Other useful websites
Please note that there are many non-medical websites that may not have very accurate information about varicose vein conditions and their treatment. We have provided a summary of reliable sites that you may visit linking from here. We cannot however be responsible for their content.
The British Association of Sclerotherapy supports professionals dealing with Sclerotherapy. Dr Raj Bhat is a member of this association and attends and contributes to the annual meeting and regular online networking.
www.venousforum.org/patients/what-is-vein-disease/
The American Venous forum promotes venous and lymphatic health and aims to advance science, education and advocacy in Venous and Lymphatic Disease.The patient information page has wealth of information which is useful.
www.myavls.org/assets/pdf/SuperficialVenousDiseaseGuidelinesPMS313-02.03.16.pdf
American College Of Phlebology Guidelines for Superficial Venous Disease
www.nice.org.uk/Guide/Topic ( enter varicose veins )
An excellent British resource provided by the NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. This is the government appointed independent panel that decides what are the approved treatments for all medical conditions based on best medical evidence. It has produced 3 good documents for the public on radio frequency ablation for varicose veins, endovenous laser treatment and ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. These are available to you as pdf files in the Vein Treatments section of our website.
American and European Guidelines
www.ejves.com/article/S1078-5884(21)00979-5/fulltext
European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Guidelines on Management of Chronic venous disease of the lower limbs
A very informative website, newly established by Mr Mark Whiteley, a vascular surgeon and a pioneer in establishing new endovenous ways to treat varicose veins.This is supported by other international vein experts with an Advisory Board, of which Dr Rajesh Bhat is a member.
Dr Bhat is Vascular Interventional Radiologist, an Image Guided Surgeon . Please visit the BSIR website for more info on Interventional Radiology . Dr Bhat has been a member of the BSIR since 2003 and has held many positions, currently he is the Chair of the Vascular Specialist Committee