Veins are the blood vessels that take the blood from your feet and legs back to the heart, ready for another cycle around the body. This means the blood in your leg veins should flow upwards. When your veins don’t work properly, they let blood flow backwards down the leg. This can cause you to have heavy, achy, tired or swollen legs, which feel worse when standing still. You get relief when you elevate your legs, as the bloods flows up the leg, back to the heart, under the influence of gravity.

As a liposuction surgeon I find there is a lot of confusion about who would benefit from liposuction. Essentially the answer is quite simple: anyone with body contour issues is suitable!

More youthful shape from liposculpture. This woman in her late fifties had liposculpture to her abdomen, waist and flanks which has created a much more youthful shape. The patient was delighted with her results.

Dr John Barrett of Palm Clinic is one of the most experienced liposuction practitioners in New Zealand having performed over 1000 cases of liposculpture to virtually every part of the body.

Palm Clinic is one of the most experienced Clinics for non surgical management of varicose veins in New Zealand.  We have performed over 2800 cases of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) which is regarded internationally as the most successful treatment for varicose veins.

Here’s a before and after picture of our lovely receptionist Lorraine, showing her in March 2012 and November 2013.

ELOS IPL for Improved Skin Colour. At Palm Clinic, a medical grade ELOS IPL treatment by qualified medical professionals will give excellent results such as this for superficial sun-spots and pigmentation.

Pubic Area Treated with Liposculpture. The mons pubis can look over full for some women to the point that they do not feel comfortable wearing tight fitting clothing.

In about 10% of abdomen liposuction cases we treat the mons pubis as well to provide a better contour.

The pubic area can also be treated on it’s own if the abdomen is not a problem. 

Men also have the pubic area treated as large amounts of fat in this area can make the penis look smaller than it actually is.

Dr Sam Dunn is currently attending the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Sydney where he will be updated on the latest techniques in cosmetic medicine.

Dr John Barrett is to attend an international phlebology (vein) meeting in Boston next week. Dr John Barrett presented lectures to doctors and nurses from New Zealand and Australia at the New Zealand College of Appearance Medicine in Queenstown last month and spoke on liposculpture  liposculpture to various parts of the body. Palm Clinic is committed to regularly updating all staff in the latest cosmetic and vein techniques. Our doctors are frequently in demand for lectures to other aesthetic and vein practitioners in Australasia and internationally.

Palm Clinic has treated over 2500 legs with varicose veins with laser. The UK is finally catching up with advice for all hospitals in England and Wales to use laser rather than surgery for varicose veins in new guidelines by NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).