Tuesday 17 December 2013
Monday 9 December 2013
No More Wrinkles With Botox Anti-Aging Treatment in Glasgow
For the
person opting for a cosmetic intervention today, there are many avenues
open. As most interventions are medical procedures, you would think that
people would ask their GP or trusted doctor for advice or a recommendation in
the first instance. However there is clear evidence that the vast
majority of people don’t even consider this. This is largely in part to the
way that the industry has developed, unregulated, in the UK over the last
decade. It has become commonplace for these treatments to become easily
available in a hairdressers salon or a beauty spa, or you can organize yourself
a “Botox Party”, a bit like an Avon party where you can invite your friends
over and all have treatments by someone coming to your house.
Then there
is the issue of who might be performing the treatment, and what training they
have had, how much experience have they had, do they know the risks, can they
deal with anything that might go wrong? In the UK anyone who can
prescribe can legitimately administer a Botox treatment
that includes Doctors, Dentist, Nurses, Midwifes and Podiatrists. And
also, due to a legal loophole, anyone at all can administer a treatment under
the instruction of one of the above. Technically, I could ask my
receptionist to administer a Botox treatment to a patient I have seen and
neither of us would be breaking the law. With regards to dermal fillers
it’s even easier. They are not prescription only so anyone can administer
to another person so long as the person has given consent.
The
Department of Health, in response to the PIP breast implant episode,
commissioned a review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions. It
comes under the Policy umbrella of “protecting patients from avoidable
harm.” The review and its recommendations were published in April of this
year, but so far no progress seems to have been made with implementation.
The
review chairman, NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, said:
At the
heart of this report is the person who chooses to have a cosmetic procedure. We
have heard terrible reports about people who have trusted a cosmetic
practitioner to help them but, when things have gone wrong, they have been left
high and dry with no help. These people have not had the safety net that those using
the NHS have. This needs to change.
We
would like to see everyone who chooses to have any cosmetic procedure better
protected. We would like to see people who carry out procedures trained to a
high standard. We would like the public to feel confident they are going to be
well looked after and, if things go wrong, that they will be supported. And
ultimately, if someone needs to step in on the side of patients, we think there
should be an ombudsman to do that.
We talk
about trust a lot in Clinetix. It is the core ethos of our
practice. We want you to know that you can trust us. You can trust
that we are trained to an exceptionally high standard. You can be
Confident that you will be well looked after. You can trust that we will
give you the unbiased information to let you make the right decision about your
treatment.
To help
develop that trust we use iConsult, a custom built app that gives you access to
your entire patient journey, including information about what treatment you
have had, what products were used, who performed the treatment and what there
qualifications are, what exactly was detailed in your consent forms, and any
patient information that you may need.
If you would like to speak to one of our team to discuss your concerns,
phone us or click here to arrange an appointment. We look forward to seeing
you.Did Kim Kardashian use Vela shape? What is Vela shape?
Well
with ‘The Sun’ highlighting the Vela shape as the secret to Kim Kardashian’s
buttocks I think now is a good time to explain exactly what a Vela shape treatment is and what
it can achieve.
Vela
shape is a body contouring technology that can break down surface cellulite and
tighten the skin, whilst at the same time can cause a deeper fat redistribution
allowing the fat to be “modeled” into a more pleasant shape. In expert
hands it can be used to firm and tighten the buttocks giving a lifted
appearance, the so called “butt-lift”
It’s
a non-invasive technology, which means there are no needles, all of the
treatment is performed using a hand piece that is applied to the skin.
The device heats up the skin using infra red and radio-frequency energies,
whilst at the same time a vacuum is applied that molds and massages the upper
layers of skin and fat to help break down the cellulite and mobilize deeper
fat.
Vela
shape is not just for the buttocks though! It is also used widely to
tighten the skin on the abdomen and flanks, as well as the upper thighs, back
and arms. Many people find that as well as getting a more toned and tighter
skin, they also get a reduction in circumference too, often enough to drop a
jean size after a couple of treatments.
At
Clinetix we’ve been using the Vela shape for a couple of months now in our
Bothwell Clinic, and have been so impressed with the results we’ve just bought
a second machine for the Glasgow clinic.
If
you’d like to find out more about Vela shape treatments, or other aesthetic
treatments please feel free to contact us at either of our clinics.
To
help you get ready for the christmas party we have an early christmas present
of a buy one get one free offer - Two Velashape Treatments for the price of
only £150!! We’re getting busy so book soon.
Essentially
Body Contouring involves fat removing and skin tightening procedures to alter
the shape of the body. For a long time patients wanting to remove small pockets
of stubborn fat have been limited in their options with surgical liposuction
being the only reliable method of producing results. Now, we are able to
utilise non-invasive technologies to produce reliable, safe and reproducible
results without the need for any aesthetics and the risks of surgery.
We
have found many methods of reliably removing fat from the body without surgery,
and also many methods of reducing cellulite. The techniques we have chosen to
use at Clinetix have been found to provide painless, effective and permanent
fat reduction time and time again.
We
asked a few patients to put down a couple of words to describe their experience
with Body Contouring at Clinetix.
“Amazing
treatment for the results achieved”
“Helped
me gain confidence, especially in my clothing. Everything looks better”
“I
can’t believe something like this exists”
“Is
that it?” – referring to the pain level!
“An
amazing treatment, The results after just one treatment were fantastic and very
noticeable, I can’t wait to see the difference after the full course”
Ultrashape
uses focused ultrasound energy that harmlessly passes through the skin and
causes the fat cells underneath to rupture and release their contents
(triglycerides). The method is selective, meaning that only fat cells are
damaged, leaving blood vessels and nerves intact. This means there is little or
no pain and bruising. The contents of the fat cells are removed from the area
by your bodies own lymphatic system and processed in the liver and eliminated
from the body. Ultrashape can be used anywhere on the body where there are
stubborn subcutaneous fat deposits, mainly the abdomen, flanks and thighs.
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