Vascular surgeon and pioneer of the Whiteley Protocol, Professor Mark Whiteley has spent over two decades transforming the way we diagnose and treat varicose and thread veins—conditions that affect nearly all of us at some point in our lives.

As founder of The Whiteley Clinic, his scientific, personalised approach to leg health has become the gold standard—focusing not just on cosmetic fixes, but on getting to the root cause with precision and care.

Our founder Kate Shapland caught up with Mark to talk myths around pregnancy and veins, why “Leg MOTs” should be as routine as dental check-ups, and how the wrong treatment could do more harm than good.