Our team
Providing you with the best specialists for the best care
Mr Simon Ashley MS FRCS (Eng) BM
Consultant Vascular Surgeon &
Vein Specialist
Simon Ashley is one of the UK's leading experts in the treatment of varicose veins and thread veins. He has expertise in all available minimally invasive treatment options for varicose veins. Formerly, he was the senior vascular surgeon at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
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He is recognised nationally for his expertise in the treatment of varicose veins by Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy as well as his contribution to the development of the technique Foam Sclerotherapy through his own clinical research and large personal experience of treating several thousand patients since 2006.
Simon Ashley is a member of the British Association of Sclerotherapists.
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Julie Bammens SRN
Vascular Nurse
Julie Bammens qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1986. She has worked in Intensive Care, Theatres and the field of Plastic Surgery. She hold's a BTEC Professional Award in the Principles of Laser, Light and Associated Therapies and has worked in the field of Aesthetics for the last 16 years.
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She has trained in Microsclerotherapy under several leading Consultant Vascular Surgeons and has over 15 years' experience treating leg veins.
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