PE Vein Clinic
Management in Port Elizabeth

Our vision is to develop excellence in the management of venous disorders, specifically varicose veins.By assembling a multidisciplinary team of clinicians interested in the treatment of varicose veins, we aim to achieve both academic and clinical excellence.

VNUS procedure: under sedation and local anaesthetic, a catheter is inserted into the varicose vein at the level of the knee and advanced to the groin. The catheter is carefully positioned under ultrasound guidance and the vein is destroyed using high frequency waves. Venous surgery and stripping: this traditional therapy will be offered to selected patients who are a high sedation risk, or whose anatomy is not suitable for the above procedures. This is done under general anaesthetic and requires hospitalization. Ambulatory phlebectomy: specialized hooks and needles are inserted under local anaesthesia and ultrasound guidance to remove veins. Foam sclerotherapy: a special foam chemical is injected into veins causing the vein walls to stick together. This leads to destruction of the vein over the next few weeks. Early vein treatment often prevents the symptoms from worsening and, of course, removes the unsightly appearance. In fact, the earlier you receive specialized treatment, the better the long-term clinical and cosmetic results. A combination of non-invasive treatments is usually recommended in order to ensure the immediate and long-term results. By assembling a multidisciplinary team of clinicians interested in the treatment of varicose veins, we aim to achieve both academic and clinical excellence. We feel that the management of venous disease is a specialized field that has long been neglected in SA. The assessment and understanding of venous disease is complex, thus needing a dedicated multidisciplinary team approach. We offer therapies apart from open surgery ( laser, radiofrequency ablation, foam sclerotherapy, ambulatory phlebectomy) that has been the gold standard treatment in the rest of the world in the last 10 years, but has not been available in South Africa. These therapies offer pain-free, non-surgical and very effective treatment of venous disease. These therapies are offered as in-room procedures, not requiring hospitalization. Our aim is thus to revolutionize the assessment and treatment of varicose veins and venous ulcers in Port Elizabeth. Coast Wellness Centre offers the services of a vein clinic twice a month, where a qualified specialist surgeon and anaesthetist can treat you with different forms of therapy. Venous disease is a condition where the flow of blood through the veins is inadequate, causing blood to pool in the legs. It can be caused by several different vein disorders, but is most often caused by blood clots or varicose veins. Gold-standard treatment for veins only recently available in South Africa can be provided at Coast Wellness Centre: laser, radiofrequency ablation, foam sclerotherapy, and ambulatory phlebectomy are all pain-free, non-surgical and effective. All are in-room procedures not requiring hospitalisation.