Treat varicose veins during the great cover-up

AS TEMPERATURES tumble, our legs retreat beneath layers of clothing — a great cover-up that provides the perfect opportunity to address any unsightly varicose veins we might have.

These bothersome bulges affect 50 per cent of women and at least 15 per cent of men at some point in their lives. They can be hardest to live with in the summer, when lighter clothes put our legs on show.

But while they are covered up, much can be done to ensure they are silky-smooth come spring.

The bulges appear after valves in the veins stop working effectively, allowing blood to flow the wrong way and pool. As well as being unsightly, varicose veins are often painful. And traditional procedures can be invasive, time-consuming and not necessarily reliable.

Pioneering EVLA (endovenous laser ablation) treatment offers a new, gentler way to eliminate varicose veins — and is now recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as the gold standard method of varicose vein removal.

It uses ultrasound technology to locate problems areas, while radiofrequency energy gets rid of the damaged vein for good by collapsing its wall and eliminating it, without any need for a hospital stay.

Walk-in, walk-out and taking as little as 45 minutes to perform under local anaesthetic, EVLA produces unparalleled results with recovery within weeks and an impressive 95.4 per cent success rate after five years.

So at last you’ll have legs you’ll be proud to show off once the leggy season returns!