Specialist Vein Health
Read the latest articles from our health blog about vascular health prevention, treatments and procedures.
Strokes affect thousands of New Zealanders each year. With stroke week NZ coming up - 1st-6th of October 2019, we want you to know the top 3 fast facts - to lower your risk. The first thing you...Read More
Why wear compression socks when your pregnant? Pregnancy is a time when physical changes occur rapidly to the all parts of the body and skin. Whilst pregnant you will produce 50% more blood...Read More
This Atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis - but both terms are sometimes used to mean the same thing. Atherosclerosis confusingly is a specific type of arteriosclerosis. Both...Read More
New Zealand's first female vascular surgeon Dr Lupe Taumeopeau talks smashing steryotypes, and how caring for others runs in her blood... To read more click here. Read More
We ask Mr. JK Wicks, one of Specialist Vein Health's vascular surgeons to explain in his own words what the paradigm shift if varicose veins treatment means to patients. There is a paradigm shift...Read More
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of amputation in New Zealand but a team of Wellington clinicians say in many cases it's entirely preventable. In an effort to prove their point the...Read More
We always promote wearing compression socks for health, travel, lifestyle, after vein procedures and surgery. But with long holidays just around the corner - there is no better time to come in...Read More
The aorta is the largest blood vessel (artery) in the body. It carries oxygenated blood from the heart to your arms, head, abdomen, pelvis and legs. It is shaped like a candy cane and is as...Read More
Pregnancy can be an exciting time for many woman but it is also a time when physical changes occur rapidly - most are harmless and some like varicose veins are very common. Pregnancy,...Read More
A venous lake is a common blue or dark purple soft macule or papule lesions due to vascular dilation. It is mostly commonly seen on the lips. Who gets a venous lake? Venous lake is most...Read More