Medical Aesthetics News and Views

NEWS AND VIEWS

Introducing Macrolane, the new breast and body reshaping injectable

For many years women and men alike have been using aesthetic treatments to counter the signs of ageing and replace lost volume in the face. Now there's a non-surgical body shaping treatment that can naturally regenerate body contours.

Macrolane VRF is an innovative product currently indicated for volume restoration and shaping of body surfaces, for example, the breast, calves and buttocks. Macrolane can also even out discrepancies in the skin surface, for example those caused by liposuction. Macrolane is an injectable treatment based on Q-Med's patented technology, NASHA™, for the production of stabilized non-animal hyaluronic acid.

Macrolane - Gracefully shapes your body.

For Before & After images, press here (treatment performed by Marc Armangue, MD, Medical Aesthetics physician)

                  
                        Exposure® range
                              launch at Harrods 

Medical Aesthetics Ltd., in partnership with Harrods, is proud to introduce its
new approach to skincare. 

The Harrods Urban Retreat is on the fifth floor of the world famous Knighstbridge
store, offering top-class medispa, hair and beauty services, and also an exclusive
retail area with only the most luxurious brands available. Our innovative approach
to skincare is now available in one of the world's most prestigious and fashionable
shopping venues, making the Exposure® range conveniently accessible to all
Harrods customers.

                            Exposure® range
                            available online 

The new glamorous online shop Beautique.com, sister of the magazine of the same
name, is considered the ultimate shopping experience for exclusive beauty products,
only second to a real retail trip to the Harrods Fifth Floor! Exposure® is
now available to purchase online at www.beautique.com 
                        
                        The Which? Magazine
                            Investigation on Medical Cosmetic Treatments

                                    On January 2004, Which? Magazine published
                                a very interesting report. Undercover researchers
                                visited 16 UK clinics for advice on treatments
                                such as botox injections, laser treatments and
                                chemical peels. 
                                Four researchers
                              sought advice at 16 clinics in London on botox
                              treatment to eradicate lines, injections for lips,
                              chemical peels and laser treatment for facial lines. 
The consultations
                              were recorded and assessed by a consultant plastic
                              surgeon and two nurse specialists. 
Half were classed
                              as poor - and only five were thought to be "good". 
Only consultations
                              given by a Medical Aesthetics Physician at the
                              Hurlingham Clinic and Spa in London and other four
                              clinics were considered to have taken good medical
                              histories and provided thorough details about risks
                              and side effects. 
This independent
                              undercover investigation proved that our standards
                              of practice are considered amongst the best in
                              the country. We strive every day to offer the latest
                              advances in Cosmetic Medicine, but always putting
                          first our patients' best interests.

Facing up the future with Medical Aesthetics
Emma Samms, 43, played Fallon Carrington in the 80s supersoaps Dynasty and The Colbys. She is also a successful photographer and screen writer, and divides her time between here and the US .

She reports: "I'm not obsessed with my appearance, but it is important for my work that I look the best I can. By my early forties a couple of wrinkles were starting to appear, so I decided to do something about them. But it was important to choose a treatment that looked natural and left no tightness or scars, however tiny. A few days after a single session of a Medical Aesthetics' non-surgical treatment by Marc Armangue, MD, I was looking in the mirror thinking, "I don't know why I bothered to have that treatment, I haven't got any wrinkles". That's when I realised it had worked. The change is amazing, but very subtle. The skin in the treated areas is softer and more youthful, and everyone has noted the difference - though no one has guessed that I've had treatment. One American friend, who does know my secret, is coming over here for treatment!".