Thread Veins Consultation
For effective long lasting results, we find and treat any cause of your thread veins. Our consultation includes a duplex ultrasound scan to determine what treatment is required.
Consultation Process
1. Discussion
Your consultant will begin by asking you questions regarding your current vein problems and why you’ve decided to seek treatment. If you’ve already had treatment to your thread veins; it is useful to understand what treatment you underwent and how successful it was. A full past medical history will be taken.
2. Scan
A colour duplex ultrasound scan on your legs (from your feet up to your groin) will be performed. This scan will rule out whether there is an underlying cause for your thread veins before commencing any treatment. The scan is performed with you standing on a stool; it is akin to a baby scan but on your legs.
If the scan does reveal an underlying cause for the thread veins, we strongly advise we treat it first.
Note: If you only have thread veins, it is rare that you have an underlying cause.
3. Tailored Treatment Plan
Firstly, the scan results will be explained to you. The consultant will then advise what treatment will achieve the best results – including the benefits and the risks. For thread veins, the most likely treatment option is Microsclerotherapy. For minor varicosities it’s Foam Sclerotherapy. It is important that any treatment plan is tailored to you and so your desired outcome and treatment preferences will be taken into consideration.
4. Cost
Our treatment prices for thread veins are fixed per treatment session. Our clinical team will outline the costs to you at the appointment however they will not alter from our upfront costs which can be found here.
5. Further Queries & Booking
The consultation results are valid for 6 months. If you decide to delay treatment, you will require a repeat scan prior to commencing treatment (to ensure nothing has changed since the last scan), however, this repeat scan is included in the treatment cost unless you attend over a year since your initial consultation.
If you wish to book, you can either do so with our receptionist in the clinic or over the phone with our patient advisers. Our patient advisers are on hand if you have any questions.
Consultation Cost
£250 – this includes the colour duplex ultrasound scan of your legs. You will be seen by a consultant vascular specialist.
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