Dr Yow Vascular Malaysia

08/03/2026

AS AN ACCREDITED ADVANCED TRAUMA & LIFE SUPPORT(ATLS) INSTRUCTOR & VASCULAR TRAUMA SURGEON WHO WORKED WITH MILITARY BALLISTICS INJURIES IN THE NHS QUEEN ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN THE UK, YOU MAY WONDER : WHAT DO I KEEP & USE IN MY FIRST-AID KIT AT HOME?

At home/outdoors, we all get cuts, scratches, bites & the occasional burn/scald.

Here is what I consider essential components in my first aid-kit at home/car AND back-up kit that anyone at home can use before the ambulance arrives.

1. Pressure bandages : Self adhesive or Crepe with gauze swabs. If you have a significant cut/a bleed from your varicose veins, place a rolled up gauze swab on the bleeding point (point pressure) & wrap bandage tightly above & below the bleeder. If it does not stop in 5 mins, press with 2 fingers, heel of hand or fist & call 999. For ARMS OR LEGS ONLY.

DO NOT use encircling, pressure bandages on neck.

2. Scissors can get off tight clothing to assess a wound. A 5 ml syringe with cool boiled water for eye splashes.

3. Triangular bandage: Doubles up as a tourniquet for any serious bleeding in the limb & to hold a splint for a fracture. Use pressure techniques above 1st before using a tourniquet.

4. Antiseptic & antibacterials: Once you wash off mud/food material with running water, disinfect the wound with dilute Dettol. Apply antiseptic cream.

5. Chlorhexidine wash is useful if you are re-dressing a wound & notice green pus. Once cleaned & dressed, see a doctor.

6. NSAID gels like Diclofenac: Good for sprains. Steroid cream(hydrocortisone) if you have a big reaction/bump from an insect bite. Dermatix/aloe Vera: Scar prevention for burns

7. Plasters are useful to stop temporary bleeding/hold wound edges together until healing/avoid clothing stains in abrasions. I prefer no plasters then breathable.

8. Bactigras is a slippery, non-adherent dressing for minor burns/scalds. Done right, it can avoid infections.

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY & IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR QUALIFIED, MEDICAL REVIEW. MR YOW HAS PERSONALLY USED ALL PRODUCTS & HIS OPINIONS ARE INDEPENDENT.

03/03/2026

WHAT A BETTER WAY TO WAY TO USHER IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A 'LOU SANG' WITH THE ALLIANZ FINAZ TEAM & FELLOW CONSULTANTS, DRS YEE & DR CHOONG, IN THE AUGUST SURROUNDINGS OF THE KUALA LUMPUR GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB!

ALONG WITH WHOM I RECENTLY COMPLETED A SERIES OF PODCAST INTERVIEWS ON CRITICAL AREAS OF VASCULAR SURGERY!

Delighted & grateful for the invite to the exquisite New Year lunch and an opportunity to meet & exchange inspiration, ideas & general life tales with other colleagues in Finance, Law, IT and Medicine!

From off-the-beaten track choices in China to nuances of insurance funds to strangest surgical cases to hidden trance dance micro-clubs, it was an truly stimulating Sunday afternoon over abalone & avocado coconut mousse!

One can sense great things afoot for all in the Year of the Fire Horse!!

21/02/2026

WE ARE NOW LIVE!!

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR OUR PRACTICE, DR(MR) YOW KUAN HENG, CONSULTANT VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON WENT LIVE & ACTIVE THIS WEEK!

As I mentioned, it has taken us 3 years from conception to writing & collecting the right material to trouble-shooting to going live.

Special thanks to Jonathan Mallett who rose to the daunting task of building the website.

The website is designed to provide the most up-to-date information on Vascular conditions & the evidence-based treatment for them.

This is divided into the 5 most common or important conditions we see on a daily basis:

1. Arterial Aneurysms
2. Varicose Veins
3. Carotid Stenosis Causing Strokes
4. Leg Ulcers & Gangrene
5. Dialysis Access

It is designed for you, the members of the public & non-specialist healthcare professionals.

1. The public: The website is set out not like textbook classifications but by the Vascular conditions, you or your loved one, might encounter. It aims to be as user-friendly as possible to enable you to find reliable, evidence-based information on your Vascular condition or symptom.

2. Healthcare professionals : There are frequent links throughout our website to Clinical Practice Guidelines, landmark research trials & respected medical journals to verify & update your Vascular Surgical knowledge.

Plus lots of pictures to tell you what to look for!

We hope, with this website, that we get the crucial, reliable information about Vascular conditions out into the wider domain so that the public is able to get timely review of their problem.

PLEASE NOTE OUR WEBSITE NOT EXHAUSTIVE & IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. We cannot be legally responsible for any reliance on the information without clinical review by a qualified & accredited Vascular Surgeon.

Happy New Year & to greater Vascular health!

21/02/2026

Our website is now live!
http://www.dryowvascularsurgeon.com

18/02/2026

KONG HEI FATT CHOY!! WISHING ALL MY PATIENTS, FAMILY & FRIENDS A FANTASTIC, PRODUCTIVE & MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEALTHY YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE!

IN OUR FAMILY, THE TEA CEREMONY HAS BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT START OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR SINCE I WAS A CHILD.

IT SIGNIFIES RESPECT FOR YOUR ELDERS, A CENTRAL PART OF CHINESE CONFUCIAN CULTURE.

AND THE REASON WE CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR.

It started with my Poh Poh & my mother insisted on it every year on the First Day of the New Year.

Respect & care for your elders is a default position in Asian culture rather than something you have to earn, like in the West.

That your elders, through their longer & more productive life have worthy wisdom & knowledge to impart.

And, thus deserving of respect.

Whilst one may disagree with another's position, offering tea to your parents & grandparents brings us back together as a family & society, to talk, to work out differences.

And your social connections, the quality & its warmth, with your family & friends, are one of the key determinants of a long & healthy life.

My father at 89, is testament to that.

It has been one of the key tenets of Confucian teaching that has guided me as a person & a professional.

MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE ONE FILLED WITH BOUNDLESS SUCCESS, HEALTH & HARMONY!!

15/02/2026

This is a proper Valentine's story... And it doesn't have to be the 14th!!

14/02/2026

Moutet the Magician... winds up even Sinner...

14/02/2026

YOU MAKE LEMONADE....

REMEMBER 2 YEARS AGO WHEN WE SAID WE WERE EMBARKING ON A CAMPAIGN OF GUERILLA GARDENING TO GREEN UP OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD?

WELL, THESE ARE THE FRUITS OF MY LABOUR...

There are now about 20 fruit & curry trees along the roadside verge & in the children's playground which I planted with seedlings from our dinner table..

Actually, we planted 50 but we have lost more than half to snails, heat, & errant grass cutters.. But we carried on & will keep on planting..

Yep, seeds from the fruit at our dinner table were stuck into a re-purposed plastic biscuit container, germinated & then grown in our backyard until ready for planting ..

Rambutan, longan, papaya, nangka(jackfruit), soursop, curry & of course, our sole lemon tree...

Heck, we even tried durian but they didn't like flat ground..

Why?

1. To provide shade & cooling to an otherwise barren space
2. To provide fruit for the community
3. To teach my son the value of slow living & what truly matters
4. Most importantly, to fight the climate crisis: Every tree matters.

Why fruit trees?
We figured they would be less likely to be cut down if they were useful : fruit for everyone & curry leaves for cooking.

And so, our lemon tree was the first to flower & bear fruit.. And we kid you not, it actually has a fragrance that we have not experienced elsewhere... a unique Malaysian terroir..

Amalfi had better be concerned!

This New Year, the lemons are going into our salt-baked prawns!! And lots of ice-cold minty lemonade!!

07/02/2026

Statins have had bad press for some time .. As a Vascular Surgeon, this is a workhorse drug for all my patients with arterial disease...

Now this landmark meta-analysis paper from the Lancet, one of the world's most respected, high impact medical journals has shown that the majority of its side-effects are NOT due to the statins themselves...

This should hopefully reduce the number of patients rejecting a potentially life-saving drug due to misinformation from unverified sources..

Research suggests statins are not as risky as once thought

04/02/2026

A FULL AUDITORIUM ! : WHAT A DELIGHT TO HAVE OVER 80 HEALTHCARE COLLEAGUES : CONSULTANTS, MEDICAL OFFICERS, NURSES & PHYSIOTHERAPISTS ATTEND THE TALK BY MR YOW KUAN HENG, CONSULTANT VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON, AT HOSPITAL SHAH ALAM RECENTLY!

IT WAS A PARTICULAR HONOUR TO HAVE THE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR & HEAD OF MEDICINE PRESENT!

MR YOW IS THE VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON AT SRI KOTA SPECIALIST MEDICAL CENTRE.

The talk on '5 Most Important Vascular Conditons You Need To Refer & Modern, Evidence-based Treatments' covered :

- Why Carotid Surgery is 1st Line Treatment in Prevention of Ischaemic Strokes from Carotid Stenosis
- How Level One Evidence shows that Carotid Surgery is Safer than Stents When You've Had a TIA/Mini-stroke
- How Varicose Vein Treatment Prevents Leg Ulcers
- Why Leg Ulcers & Gangrene Must Be Seen by a Vascular Surgeon Within 2 Weeks of Diagnosis
- Why Early Referral to a Vascular Surgeon Can Save Lives & Legs
- How Aortic Aneurysm Screening with Ultrasound Saves Lives
- The Pros & Cons of Open & Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair(EVAR)
- Why It Is Important that Arterio-Venous Fistulas Are Created & Maintained by Dual-trained Vascular Specialists

It was very gratifying to see Mr Yow inundated with loads of probing questions about important Vascular conditions, an indication of audience engagement.

It was even more satisfying to be delivering Continuing Medical Education to fellow colleagues in the public sector, a sign that we remain involved in the health of the nation.

May it lead to many more Vascular referrals. With it, many more lives & legs saved and strokes prevented!

25/01/2026

As a human being, healthcare professional & Vascular Trauma surgeon, this is appalling & has to stop!!..

‘I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know,’ the doctor wrote in a sworn declaration

21/01/2026

BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM AT HOSPITAL SHAH ALAM : '3 MOST IMPORTANT VASCULAR CONDITIONS THAT NEED REFERRAL' IN 2 DAYS TIME

WHEN : FRIDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 2026, 8 - 9 AM
WHERE : MAIN AUDITORIUM, HOSPITAL SHAH ALAM

THRILLED & PRIVELEGED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PRESENT TO ALL MY MINISTRY OF HEALTH/KKM COLLEAGUES ON THE ABOVE TOPIC.

Vascular & Endovascular Surgery is a vital but under-exposed specialty in the modern, healthcare setting.

There are many critical areas where we as Vascular & Endovascular Surgeons are called upon for our surgical input & important conditions that we treat.

Teaser : It will be on any one of these topics:

Carotid Surgery in Stroke Prevention
Aortic Aneurysms
Leg Ulcers & Gangrene
Dialysis access
Varicose veins

If you're a doctor or a heathcare professional looking to fill in gaps in your Vascular knowledge or an update on what you already think you know about Vascular conditions or their treatments, do drop by.







Breakfast provided!