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Video of botox treatment at Medicetics

Dr Vicky Dondos, one of the leading Cosmetic Doctors gives a short overview of what to expect during a “botox” cosmetic procedure. The video is a live demonstration of a patient having botox injected into their forehead as part of a cosmetic procedure to reduce lines and wrinkles.

Muscle freezing injections for the treatment of wrinkles

Botox® (botulinum toxin type A) has truly revolutionized the treatment of ageing skin. This is now the most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedure performed by doctors in the UK.

Botox® injections are unparalleled for the treatment of forehead lines. In fact they can have the same effect as a surgical brow lift. They’re also great for eliminating lines around the eyes, and the under-eye bulge, to open the eyes up.

Botox injections for wrinkles is an extremely safe procedure. In our London clinics we use Botox® with great success to treat dynamic wrinkles (those lines that form in skin where the underlying muscles are used frequently e.g. around the eyes, on the forehead and the area between the eyes.

For more information on botox or to book an appointment at Medicetics.

How to get perfect party eyes.

Top tips on how to beat those dark circles by Dr Vicky Dondos.

Dark Circles www.medicetics.com

Dark circles are leaky blood vessels due to genetics ageing or allergies.
Deep-set eyes, pigmentation, fatigue, clods and thin skin make them more noticeable
Pre Party fix easy things to use:
- Anti histamines for allergies (levo-cetirizine is the best one but you might need a prescription from your Doctor, you don’t get drowsiness with it)
- decongestants for colds can be great however decongestants that contain xylometalazine work really well but can only be used for a week or else you can get a rebound effect where it can make things worse
- Sometimes the old ones work well, cooled bags work in a number of ways including the high levels of caffeine helping to constrict the blood vessels. Then apply a corrector.

Longer term cure:
Vitamin K in certain creams such as Auriderm XO heals blood vessels and this helps reduce the dark circles.

Next - how to treat eye bags.

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Dr Feelgood: Lunchtime peel: fab or flaky? 4 stars at Medicetics (The Independent).

Sunday, 14 September 2008 4 stars out of 5

Dr Feelgood “The Independent’s”resident health and beauty investigator visits Medicetics to find out whether the lunchtime peel is all it is cracked up to be. She had a superficial peel with a low dose 30% glycolic peel which has minimal downtime and fast results. She describes her experience and the results.

Under the microscope: Lunchtime facial peels Around £95

In theory: With time-poor consumers demanding real beauty results in double-quick time, here come the “medi-spas”, staffed by qualified doctors performing a host of cutting-edge treatments. The lunchtime peel is a mild chemical exfoliation using glycolic or salicylic acid to remove damaged skin and stimulate underlying collagen regeneration refining pores and reducing lines and blemishes.

In practice: There’s something about being given a beauty treatment by a proper doctor — ahem, I mean a fellow doctor – that makes one feel in safe hands. After a thorough skin examination, Dr Dondos (www.medicetics.com) started me on a relatively low 30 per cent concentration of glycolic acid (still far stronger than the usual 5 per cent offered by regular salons). And all Dr F experienced was a mild tingle, which, she was pleased to learn, indicates a strong skin barrier.

Observations: Immediately after the peel, Dr Feelgood’s face was a few shades short of tomato, but that faded within a matter of minutes, and just a few hours later she could see and feel a marked improvement in her skin, which was softer and clearer. In the following days her skin flaked and peeled as predicted, but anyone worrying about Samantha’s post-peel hell in Sex and the City has nothing to fear.

Analysis: Having acid painted on one’s face is never likely to be a pleasurable way to pass five minutes but this is an almost painless way to baby-soft skin. It’s expensive – particularly since it should be done on a fairly regular basis – but the immediate improvement makes it feel less frivolous than most facials.

Prescription: If your skin is blemished, mildly scarred or just plain dull, this could make a big difference. Results far outweigh the standard salon facials.

Further experiments: For a similarly scientific home-care skin regime, Dr Dondos recommends the much-lauded Epionce range (www.epionce.co.uk). Dr F is a fan of Ren’s Glycolactic Skin Renewal Mask (£28, www.renskincare.com).