Botox isn't just Amanda Holden!

It always surprises people when I tell them that Botox isn't just a great anti wrinkle treatment, it's also used in the medical profession at times.

So it's nice to see this piece in the Times about Australian stroke victim Russell McPhee, who is walking again for the first time in 20 years, thanks to the aid of Botox.

Mr McPhee, now 49, had a stroke at the age of 26 and was left in a wheelchair and unable to walk.

It's still early days, but he can now walk the length of a room with help, and 100 metres with a walking frame, which is fantastic news.

It's nice to see a good story in the press - Botox isn't just Amanda Holden!

What women like about men and more male beauty stats!

Well, according to Extreme Male Beauty:

• 86% of women said that a man's face is more important than his body 
  
• 79% of women said most important part of mans face is his eyes
  
• 83% of women prefer their men non-hairy
  
• 46% of women would have sex with a man with a nice face but a rubbish body
  
• There was a 9% rise in eye bag surgery on men last year
  
• Men spent £100 million on hair replacement treatments last tear
  
• 20,000 men had hair replacement transplants last year
  
• There was a 47% rise in men having Botox injections last year
  

We'd love to hear the thoughts of women (and men!) below!

Macrolane Breast Enhancement

Looking at the Macrolane breast enhancement page on our website, I didn't feel that it conveyed just how great this fantastic service is, so I've rewritten it to let people know the benefits:

• No Surgery – No Scars
• Takes Only 30-45 minute – Walk In/Walk Out
• Requires Only a Local Anaesthetic – Low Risk
• Minimal Recovery Time – Little or No Bruising
• Biodegradable Substance - Further Minimising Risk
• Rapid Results – Buy a New Bra on the Way Home
• Natural Look – Natural Feel

So if you're thinking of enhancing your breast shape in 2009, why not find out more about us now?

"Manboobs made my life a misery..."

The Sun recently covered the story of 24 year old Lee Jardine, who developed man boobs at the age of 13.

At the worst point, he was able to fill a Dcup bra, and it wasn't until one of his relatives read about his plight in the newspaper that he had the money to get rid of them.

In the interview he says: "At school, the other lads laughed at me changing after PE, calling me 'pretty boy' and pointing. The bullying got so bad over the next couple of years that I just walked out and never came back. My confidence was rock bottom."

Man boobs (gyaecomastia) are one of those phenomena that weren’t there before and suddenly they seem to have appeared, almost overnight.   As the years pass, gravity starts to have an effect.  Breast reduction is not something that is only for the girls - you don’t have to spend the rest of your life hiding in baggy clothes and holidaying in colder climates – there is a solution!

You could, of course, have surgery – but there is a cost to that in time, discomfort and money.  What you may not know is that you can remove man-boobs without surgery and go right back to work without anyone being the wiser – except they’ll think you’ve lost a few pounds and may have been working out.

Our non invasive technique:

•    Reduces the fat content – permanently, 

•    Tightens the skin, 

•    Is relatively painless, 

•    Has minimal recovery time (hours, rather than weeks) 

•    And costs less than half as much as the surgical procedure.

As I said in this article from the Daily Star:

"Patients are increasingly realising that there are alternative treatments out there which mean they don’t have to take extended time off. 

Is scarring inevitable after cosmetic surgery?

It's sad to see that a woman in Wales is taking her cosmetic surgeon to court after suffering from scarring after having a facelift and eye surgery in 2005.

The woman says she is now embarrassed to be seen in public and claims that she has been left with prominent scarring around the eyes and the ears. She says she has also experienced numbness of the face and a 'lack of symmetry' on the left side of her face. To hide the scarring she has had to grow her hair long.

It's a sad story, but scarring is a real risk people must consider when choosing surgery. Lots of elements can affect the risk of scarring. Wound infections often cause the worst scars but in some cases, some people will scar badly no matter what. Bad scarring is very rare. If it was more common – cosmetic surgery would not exist.

There are some methods to reduce the risks: 

•     LED Phototherapy – we use the Omnilux system which has proven capabilities speeding up wound healing and scar reduction
• Fractional Laser resurfacing –we use Smartxide DOT
•  Topical creams – such as Vitamin C serums and HEAL cream
•  Stiching techniques
•  Incision placements
•  Compression garments

One of the most important parts of our service is the aftercare of our patients, and we're thrilled to have the success rate that we have, and very happy customers!

Macrolane breast specialist joins Riverbanks Clinic!

At Riverbanks Clinic, we are delighted to announce that we have one of the most experienced Macrolane Specialists in the country. Our newest addition is a plastic surgeon whose breast augmentations with Macrolane are natural, long lasting and probably the best in the country if not the world. Her patients are extremely satisfied and travel from all over the country. 

You really can have the bust of your dreams for this summer with NO surgery. Fill out your bikini top with a fuller bust. Macrolane gives very natural looking results and the gel used is biodegradable, carries minimal risk and lasts for longer than other aesthetic gels.

Each individual treatment programme also includes a yearly top up as required to maintain patient expectation.

So to get the bust of your dreams, visit Riverbanks Clinic now and book your consultation!

 

Riverbanks  Clinic – owned by Dr Ravi Jain. Multi-award winning clinic. Best New Clinic in the UK, Best Business Development.

Does cosmetic surgery have to mean going under the knife?

At the age of 50, Janet Cunliffe decided that she wanted to do something about her appearance. 

Her long term relationship had ended, she had moved in with her 22 year old daughter, and was desperately in need of something to cheer her up.

While many women would have settled for a new haircut or a fling with a toyboy, Ms Cunliffe decided to travel to Croatia and have cosmetic surgery on her lips, breasts, eyes and nose, to the tune of £10,000. 

Money well spent? Well the papers are raving about how she looks just like her daughter, and you can see the results for yourself above.

I just can't help thinking that the operations and 'going under the knife' were unnecessary, and travelling to a foreign country to have these procedures is fraught with unknown dangers.

Maybe Ms Cunliffe didn't know that there is a much easier and safer way?

For example:

• Macrolane breast enhancement could have given her the boob job of her dreams
  
• Vaser lipo-selection and Smart Lipo could have contoured her body and got rid of her cellulite
• Botox anti-wrinkle treatment could have smoothed out any wrinkles and crow's feet around the eyes
• Nose mouth and chin treatments don't have to be invasive
• And we could have offered her teeth whitening too!

It's great that she has a new lease of life, and I wish her all the best, but whenever I hear of a woman putting herself through cosmetic surgery and the resultant recovery period, I wish someone had told her about Riverbanks Clinic.

Anna's reaction to Smartlipo is rare

For any of you who saw Anna Richardson on Supersize vs. Superskinny on Ch4 last night, you may have heard her comments regarding her painful experience with Smartlipo.

Anna was not treated at my clinic but as an experienced practitioner in Smartlipo, it sounds to me like Anna had a complication during the procedure which is rare and unusual and must not be regarded as normal. Any surgical and minor surgical procedure does carry some risks which she should have been advised upon, and despite these risks being small, they can still happen as in her case. A repeat procedure at a later date would correct the unevenness.

However, I suppose it does show that the procedure does work as the other arm is noticeably skinnier!

Smartlipo and Vaserlipo are generally much safer procedures than traditional liposuction aslong as they are performed by suitably trained and experienced doctors, so always make sure you choose a practitioner who is skilled and experienced in the specific procedure you are interested in and performs the procedure regularly.