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Surgical treatments for all types of blood vessel conditions, from common vascular conditions such as thread veins to more complex vascular conditions.
Vascular surgery treats conditions that affect the arteries and veins. It's a highly specialised yet far-reaching area that covers cosmetic issues such as birthmarks and thread veins through to serious circulatory conditions that can lead to strokes and aneurysms.
We have specialist vascular surgery units at three of our HCA UK hospitals so you can benefit from access to the highest quality expertise.
The Harley Street Clinic, London Bridge Hospital and The Wellington Hospital offers an extensive range of surgical treatments, including tumour removal and surgery to unblock narrow arteries.
A carotid endarterectomy involves removing a calcified build-up (plaque) on the inner wall of an artery to help prevent strokes and improve blood flow in narrowed arteries. It's usually carried out on the arteries of the lower limbs but can be performed on any artery.
Whilst excessive sweating isn't usually a sign of anything serious, it can have a negative impact on your life. We offer a range of surgical and non-surgical treatments that can help reduce the amount you sweat and improve your quality of life.
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Varicose veins are swollen, enlarged veins that are purple and bulging in appearance. Normal veins have many one-way valves to help flow blood back to your heart. If you have varicose veins, the valves in your veins aren't working properly. There are several different types of treatments available to...
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Vascular access refers to a group of procedures that use a catheter to deliver drugs intravenously over a period of time. It includes chemotherapy, long-term intravenous feeding, blood transfusions and dialysis. If your consultant needs to take repeated blood samples, they may use the same method.
Vascular embolisation can shrink or slow down the growth of a tumour by reducing or blocking its blood supply, depriving it of the oxygen or nutrients it needs to grow. It can also be used to stop bleeding from a damaged artery or vein, or to block blood supply to a particular part of the body or an...
General Surgery
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