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The ‘Pelleve-Peel’ treatment combines two of this year’s most popular treatments in one affordable package that will leave your skin fresh, firm and fabulous ahead of the party season.

This combined treatment was a brain child of one of our Nurses who got a last minute invite to a ball.  Wanting to look her very best, she asked one of the other nurses to firstly clear and freshen up her skin with a Jet Peel and then ease her tired looking eyes with a Pelleve. The results she got blow everyone here away and  ‘Nurse-ella’, went to the ball looking amazing and the ‘Pelleve-Peel’, treatment was born.

The ‘Pelleve-Peel’ is the ideal combination of two treatments that complement each other perfectly so your skin will look fabulous before, during and after the Christmas party season.

In a one-hour treatment your skin will benefit from:

• Jet Peel – a natural, non-invasive treatment that unblocks, cleans and revitalises the skin.  It is a painless treatment that dramatically improves the condition, tone and texture of your skin leaving it looking and feeling refreshed and glowing.

AND this year’s biggest skin firming launch

• Pelleve:  a new innovation for smoother tighter skin.  It is FDA approved to treat facial wrinkles with NO surgery, NO injections and NO downtime.  Pelleve firms, tightens and lifts the skin easing any tired eyes, lines and wrinkles.

Both of these non-invasive treatments require no downtime, meaning you can go straight from River Medical to your Christmas festivities, with firmer, revitalised skin that has a healthy refreshed glow.

All non-surgical treatments at River Medical are performed by a Registered General Nurse and every patient receives a free consultation and skin assessment before any treatment.

This very special Christmas offer is available at River Medical from 1^st November  – 31^st January 2012.   Try it yourself and we predict you will love it so much you will either recommend it to somebody else or purchase a ‘Pelleve-Peel’ as a Christmas present for someone special.

To find out more about the Pelleve-Peel click here or call 1850 88 50 50.

The management and team at River Medical are delighted to announce the amalgamation of two successful businesses:  The Cosmetic Surgery unit at Clane hospital and River Medical, now called Clane Cosmetic Surgery by River Medical.

River Medical is now the only hospital based private cosmetic clinic in Ireland. River Medical’s surgical patients now have the option of being seen in Clane or in Dublin’s Baggot Street along with the benefit of the River Medical support system, nursing staff and after care high standards.

We at River Meical are excited to have partnered with an institution that shares our goal of providing the highest medical standards for our patients.

With this new venture we hope to build on the excellent foundations that have been laid and all at River Medical are looking forward to a bright and successful future.

The TV3 Midday Ladies, Elaine Crowley, Jules Fallon and Mary McEvoy are well into their New Year Beauty Boot-Camp and they are looking fantastic!

The girls embarked on a sort of ‘new year new you resolution” except this programs is on steroid, they are being put through their paces by personal trainers and are all on low carb diets, River Medical were delighted to be asked to take part in their 6 week boot-camp as the ‘Skin & Anti Aging Experts’, providing the ladies with a host of non-invasive treatments to simply enhance their natural beauty and make them ‘glow’.

Their ‘Beauty Programs’ are in full swing and the girls have had an array of treatments such as Thermage, Fraxel, IPL and Jet Peels. They are not even half way through the boot camp and the girls are all looking amazing. We can’t wait to see how they look after another 3 weeks of diet, exercise and skin care treatments at River Medical.

Keep up the good work ladies,

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TV3’s Midday host Elaine Crowley and regulars Jules Fallon and Mary MacEvoy have offered themselves up for a 6 week Fitness, Nutrition and Beauty campaign. As part of ‘NO Pain, NO Gain with Elaine’, the ladies will be taking part in a array of  non-invasive skin procedures at River Medical.

We meet all the ladies today for the first time when they had their first consultations this morning with our wonderful nurse Aisling. They were extremely nice and we are looking forward to working with them over the coming weeks.

We will keep you posted on how they are getting on.

‘My breast caused me awful back problems, by Julie Keely:

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I STARTED to look into having a breast reduction first about eight years ago. When I was about 23 or 24 they suddenly started to grow – before that, they had been B or C cups, but when I hit 23 or 24 they just started growing and growing . . . no matter how much weight I lost.

They made my life really uncomfortable – for one, I was having awful back problems. My neck and shoulders were constantly sore, and my GP had me on regular pain meds, but I noticed I was developing a hump between my shoulder blades – a small fat deposit, which, it turned out, was because of how I was carrying myself.

And I couldn’t exercise because my boobs just got in the way. I couldn’t even jog because of the weight. I’d wear two ultra-strong sports bras at a time, and it still felt like there was a huge weight hanging off me. I was being dragged down every time I took a step.

I’m really tall, and I was so conscious of the fact that, when I stood up straight with my shoulders back, it felt like I was pushing my boobs out. But when I first started looking into it, it would have cost about €10,000 and I was buying a house and . . . I just couldn’t have afforded it.

I went back to my doctor a while later to talk about it, and he said they were very pendulous – that was his word – for a woman of my age, one who hadn’t had children.

So he asked if I would be interested in being put on a public waiting list, to have a plastic surgeon look at them. Of course, I said yes.

After that, it took about three years – and I had my first appointment in St James’s Hospital in March this year. The surgeon was very matter of fact, which is fine because I don’t really do touchy-feely, but she basically told me that I’d have to lose weight before I could be considered. She said I was a candidate for it, and that the surgery would definitely improve my life but . . . that was really it. I was weighed, measured and photographed, then told to wait for six months, and “see what happens”.

At the same time, I was asked if I wanted to go on the National Treatment Purchase Fund list. If I did, I could get a quicker appointment, but it wouldn’t necessarily be with the surgeon I had seen. I said yes, absolutely, because I just wanted to have it done as soon as possible. That was on March 10th, and by June or July, I was told I had been accepted.

I had my first appointment with the surgeon in the Blackrock Clinic on September 6th. He was just amazing. He just made it really easy – he explained everything, and went through a list of questions I had prepared. He told me, after I’d been measured and examined, that I was a perfect candidate. He recommended having the surgery immediately, and I was back four weeks later.

At that stage, I wasn’t nervous or scared – I knew I was really lucky to go through the public service. If you don’t, it can cost up to €15,000, but I didn’t pay a penny.

When I went in for the procedure, I was fully prepared. I might have scared myself slightly by Googling and YouTubing procedures, and before I went in I started blogging about it (at juleser.wordpress.com) because I realised there wasn’t that much information out there. I was looking for honest stories about what it was like, and in a way I wanted people to understand that it wasn’t a boob job; it’s not this tiny incision under your breast. During the operation, I was open from armpit to armpit, right around the front of my cleavage and up to my nipples, like an anchor shape. Afterwards, I had 60 internal stitches and 100 external – it’s not a little thing.

My surgery was at 1pm, and I think I woke up at about 5.30pm, totally woozy from the anaesthetic and completely out of it. Everything was bandaged and I was in this surgical support bra, with Velcro straps and a zip, and I just remember looking down and going, “Look at my new boobs!”

I was in and out in 24 hours, which was kind of strange because it’s such a huge procedure, but staying in means there’s a risk of MRSA and so on – and you’re more comfortable at home anyway.

But the recovery period was much more extensive than I thought it would be. I needed round-the-clock care for the first 10 days – I’m lucky that my parents, sisters and my boyfriend went above and beyond the call of duty to look after me.

Someone would stay over; there was someone there for me 24 hours a day. You can’t do anything physical – I couldn’t lift anything heavier than a cup and even getting up and out of a chair was difficult.

After the first week, I developed an infection around my right nipple – necrosis, where the flesh dies. I was back with the surgeon the next week, but we were lucky we caught it early, and I was with him every week after that for about five weeks. Since then, it’s pretty much cleared up – if it hadn’t, the next option would have been skin grafts.

It’s been nine weeks since the operation. I feel hugely different – last week I bought my first underwired bra, for example. I’ve gone from a 36-38H to a 38B – they removed three and a half pounds of flesh from my breasts, so there’s a big difference.

It takes six to eight months to heal completely, inside and out. They look great, although it’s uncomfortable at times, and I won’t be able to exercise for another four to six weeks, but I’m rearing to go. I don’t have any neck or back pain at all any more – nor do I have huge grooves on my shoulders, from where my bra straps used to be.

What’s most different is that now, I stand up straight. Friends of mine have said: “God, I never realised how tall you were!” I didn’t even know how much of a stoop I was standing at, all to cover up the fact that my breasts were so enormous.

I really love when people ask about it, especially if they’re considering it themselves. I’ll always be more than happy to talk about it to anyone who’s interested.’

Below is an interesting Article that appeared in The Irish Times regarding safety in Cosmetic Surgery. Again River Medical cannot stress enough the importance of asking the following questions when considering Cosmetic Surgery these questions will ensure that you are safe and well cared for:

1.      Who is your Surgeon?

2.      Is he on the Specialist Register?

3.      Does he live in Ireland?

4.      Will my procedure be preformed in a Private General Hospital with full medical back up?

5.      Will I receive unlimited aftercare from fully trained medical staff?

The Irish Times 29^th November 2010

THE STATE’S chief medical officer has urged members of the public considering undergoing cosmetic surgery at home or abroad to not opt for procedures on the basis of price alone.

Dr Tony Holohan issued his patient safety advice yesterday following a number of reports of adverse events among patients who travelled overseas for cosmetic surgery, as well as among patients who had cosmetic procedures at clinics in the Republic.

In 2005, a 42-year-old Co Limerick woman, Kay Cregan, of Skagh, Croom, died three days after she had minor facial surgery at a New York clinic. Since then there have been reports of no follow-up being provided for Irish patients who suffered complications following gastric band surgery in Hungary, as well as poor follow-up for those suffering complications following surgery at the now liquidated Advanced Cosmetic Surgery (ACS) clinic in Dublin. Earlier this year Dr Marco Loiacono, an Italian plastic surgeon, was found guilty of professional misconduct in relation to his treatment of a 33-year-old Dublin woman who attended him for a breast augmentation operation at ACS in 2006.

The operation was provided at a discounted price.

Members of the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons also said recently they were seeing a few post-operative complications a month in their hospitals following treatments at private cosmetic surgery clinics in the State.

Dr Holohan said anyone planning to undergo cosmetic surgery should bear in mind some important guidelines before they undergo any procedure.

He said patients should ensure the procedure they are planning is carried out by an appropriately registered medical practitioner either in Ireland or the country to which they are travelling. This can be checked through the Medical Council here or through similar regulatory bodies in other countries.

“Prior to any procedure, you should identify what follow-up care and medical support you will need,” he added.

EITHNE DONNELLAN (The Irish Times)

Twenty years ago, cosmetic surgery was largely the preserve of the rich and famous, says Aileen O’Donnell, of River Medical , a Dublin-based Plastic Surgery clinic.

“Nowadays we treat people of all ages and all walks of life, from young professional women seeking a breast augmentation to more mature women hoping to improve their body shape and look,” explains Aileen.

But aging skin and bodies are common reasons why many clients seek help says Aileen, and they are seeing record numbers of women looking for both breast uplifts and breast augmentation.

“As women get older, breasts can sag or lose their former volume. Very often, women who’ve had children will come to us because they’re eager to get their old body shape back.  They may want to return to work or just feel good about themselves.”

Breast augmentation can often be a life changing procedure instilling new confidence and energy into their lives.  

A Breast Lift, or Mastopexy, removes loose, excess skin and the remaining skin is tightened, without removing any breast tissue.  As a result, the overall shape of the breasts is improved and are more upright.

Clients undergo a full consultation and assessment with the plastic surgeon before any treatment is recommended, and all procedures are carried out in one of Ireland’s well-known  private general hospitals.

“There have been huge advances in technology and cosmetic surgery in recent years, and all of these procedures have a proven track record because they’ve been around for so many years, and are constantly improving,” adds Aileen.

River Medical provide a wide range of both surgical and non-surgical anti-aging and other procedures.

But one that is a huge success for them is ThermaFrax, a state-of-the-art non-surgical treatment which is being hailed ‘the facelift without surgery’ by the professionals.

Exclusive to River Medical in Ireland, ThermaFrax combines two innovative new treatments, Thermage and Fraxel, which when used together, offer the same results as a face-lift and skin-peel, but without the recovery time needed for surgery. Several treatments are administered at four to six-week intervals, says Aileen, explaining how it works.

“ThermaFrax targets deeper layers of the skin, causing your body’s own collagen to repair itself, creating an amazing facial rejuvenation.”

“Slack skin is tightened, wrinkles are smoothed out, fine lines are erased, and skin discoloration disappears. There are no incisions or sutures, and no scabbing that is sometimes associated with traditional skin peels.”

Even better, you can return to your normal active lifestyle immediately afterwards. ThermaFrax is also suitable for the neck, body, hands and eye-lids, all areas which  show the telltale signs of aging skin!

Further information on www.rivermedical.ie or 1850 88 5050

Acne is a common condition that affects most people at some point in their lives and often sufferers can be left with ugly scaring as a result.  Such scaring is permanent but the good news is that it can be treated…

So you don’t have to live with Acne Scars anymore!

There are many safe and effective treatment options available right here at River Medical www.rivermedical.ie.  Treatment depends on how severe the scars are but our trained staff will be there to help decide what treatment would be the best for you!

For example, Fraxel laser treatment is one of the latest breakthroughs in Acne Scar treatments and has dramatic results for all skin types.  This non-surgical procedure significantly reduces the appearance of Acne Scars and leaves skin feeling softer, smoother and tighter with minimal down time or pain.

Fraxel laser treatment is one of the most effective procedures for the treatment of Acne Scars and offers patients significant results and accelerated healing time.

Faxel works by purposefully stimulating the bodies own restorative processes by controlled damage to the skin surface.  Fraxel helps to stimulate the body’s restorative abilities and thus new collagen and skin is formed.

Fraxel is a great way to achieve clearer and even more radiant looking skin!

You can return to your regular activities after the treatment, even apply make up and it is suitable for all skin types and colours.  To find out more call one of our helpful team today on 1850 88 50 50 and arrange a free consultation to find out more information from a trained member of staff.

Be gone with Acne Scars with Dermal Fillers!!

Dermal Fillers are one of the most popular non surgical treatments for Acne Scaring because results can be seen immediately.

Acne Scars can make the skin uneven and rough and this can ruin a person’s complexion and self confidence.

Dermal Fillers are injected within the scar area of the skin and make the skin instantly smoother by promoting collagen production.

The best thing about Dermal Fillers is that the results can be seen instantly and give you natural looking results and no downtime is required.

You can return to your normal activities afterwards.

Sculptra is another non surgical treatment available here at River Medical to treat Acne Scars.  Sculptra treatment can help to ease the appearance of these scars significantly.  Sculptra is used to restore volume and smooth contour defects like Acne Scars.

Scultra is an effective and safe treatment and is very popular in the treatment of Acne Scars which have dampened people’s lives and caused them embarrassment for years.

The best thing about Sculptra is that the treatment can guarantee prolonged results giving you confidence for longer and excellent improvements in skin appearance can be achieved.

To find out more about any of the above treatments simply call one of our helpful team on 1850 88 50 50 or log on to http://www.rivermedical.ie/activescarring.html.

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The use of wrinkle relaxant treatments is the most common aesthetic procedure undertaken in the world today.

A huge body of climical experience confirms its safety and efficacy

The areas of the face that can be treated with such treatments include:

1.         Glabella (central frowning) lines – usually vertical or oblique.

2.         Forehead lines (horizontal lines of forehead)

3.         Crow’s feet (3-4 deep lines radiating from the outer corner of the eye)

4.         Bunny lines (downward radiating lines from the side of the nose)

5.         Platysuna bounds (vertical lines on the neck)

History

The use of such injectibles for aesthetic reasons was pioneered approximately 30 years ago by a couple of Canadian dermatologists, Jean and Aliastrair Carruthers.

They realized that most wrinkles on the upper half of the face are due not to the laxity of ageing but because of  the continuous usage of the facial muscles over time.  When one expresses him or herself by either smiling, frowning, in laughter, or when angry or surprised, certain groups of facial muscles contract.

It is these muscles that tether the skin and produce those wrinkles.

Injectible anti-relaxants have been used for almost 50 years now to paralyze muscles that cause problems with eye coordination (strabisuies) and other neurological disorders resulting in muscle spasms of the neck, shoulders, wrists and hands of patients who have suffered stroke or in the legs of children who have cerebral palsy.

The Carruthers thought that they could use very small amounts of an injectible toxin to paralise the muscles that cause the dynamic wrinkles described above.

The result is a transient or temporary paralysis of the muscle and smoothening of the skin.  These results last for about 4-6 months and then the functionality of the muscle returns to normal and the wrinkles re-appear.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE AWARE OF WHEN CHOOSING A PRACTITIONER:

1.         Make sure the treatment is performed by a qualified Doctor – not a Nurse.   Ideally either a Dermatologist or a Plastic Surgeon, although certain GP’s and Dentists have been trained to perform it as well.  Never let a Beautician perform this procedure on you.

2.         Make sure a new vial is used every time.  Injectibles sometimes comes in powder form and must be diluted with normal Saline.  Once it is diluted or activated it can only last a few hours.

Some clinics working “production line” arrangements will argue that the “left-over” is only a few minutes old.  Do not accept this, insist that a new vial be opened.

3.         Expect to be told the possible complications or side effects which are not serious and definitely not permanent.  Acknowledgement of possible side-effects confirms that the person performing the treatment is serious and professional.    Complications can include:

(a) Very slight bruising on the injection site for up to 1-2 hours;

(b)  Headache for 1-3 hours;

(c)  Allergic type reactions (rash) for a few hours;

(d)  More importantly but usually a very rare complication can be a slight droopiness of the upper eyelid that lasts about a month.   If this happens the doctor can prescribe eye-drops to reduce the effect of this droopiness.

4.         Expect to be asked if;

- you MIGHT be or ARE pregnant – in this case you should not have the treatment;

- your age – this should never be carried out on people younger than 18 years old;

- you are on any medication – specifically anti-coagulant therapy;

- you have any allergies;

- you are on any other medication.

5.         The treatment can last 4-6 months but in fact anything longer than four months is a bonus.   If you are told that it can last any longer than this then you should be wary of the practitioner!

6.         Sign a consent form and check that the person countersigning it does so under the “Doctor” line.   Do not accept pre-signed consent forms – the person doing it might be a nurse, a Beautician etc.

7.         Inquire if the Doctor is a local and resident, there have been many incidents of “travelling salesman” type approaches to this practice i.e. a practitioner who is here today…. in Cape Town tomorrow! If anything goes wrong who is going to help you?

Finally;

Do not expect miracles!

Do not expect to look significantly younger.

You will look less tired and when you frown, smile or shout your face should still move and produce some wrinkles.

You do not want the frozen, expressionless face of a doll, we are all human after all!

Do not expect to have it on the 23^rd of December for the Christmas party.

Most injectibles have a short lead time and need 7-10 days to start working.

Labros Chatzis MD PhD B Plast

Mr Labros Chatzis is the Medical Director of River Medical in Dublin.

Mr Labros Chatzis is fully certified and is one of only a handful on the Specialist Register in Ireland and the UK. Furthermore, he is the only surgeon to hold a PhD in Plastic Surgery in Ireland.  To contact him call 1850 88 50 50.

Announcing the Arrival of the ground-breaking Thermage skin tightening System at River Medical.

Many people dream of taking years off their faces…

To smooth fine lines and wrinkles or even get rid of the sagging skin that causes us to appear tired or aged before our time.

In the past there were only two options, surgical intervention or non surgical treatments that were very ineffective.  Now though, thanks to technological advancements, genuinely excellent results can be obtained without surgery.

What if now there was a way that you could rid yourself of those ugly wrinkles and unsightly sagging skin without the inconvenience and discomfort of a surgical procedure?

Well now there is and it’s called Thermage.  And up until now people had to fly to New York or other parts of the US to benefit from this ground breaking technology but now it’s available here in Ireland at River Medical.

A wonder treatment for ordinary people with ordinary skin.  Just check out the photos, these aren’t actors and they aren’t models, they are just normal people.

Most people who have experienced the fantastic results of Thermage have said that they feel; younger, sexier, proud, confident and full of energy.

“I was thrilled, my skin was smoother.  My laugh lines were less visible and my jaw line had better definition.  I couldn’t put the mirror down.”

Jane aged 42

Thermage is the only non-invasive procedure that helps tighten and contour your skin in a single treatment — with no surgery, no injections, and little or no downtime.  Imagine, recapturing all the benefits of younger looking skin.

Thermage stimulates your body’s natural renewal of collagen, which creates subtle, natural looking results on and off the face,

Imagine, you too could get;

• Tighter, smoother skin;
• Softened wrinkles and lines and;
• An overall younger looking appearance.

And all of this is now available in one visit to River Medical.  People won’t think you’ve been away having surgery but you’ll see immediate results which will continue to improve for up to six months and which can last for years.

Clearly this is a treatment that everyone will want!

Other tightening systems require numerous treatments to see results and these results do not tend to last as long.

Thermage technology however safely delivers uniform heating to deep, collagen-rich layers of the skin. creating smoother, tighter skin; improved tone and texture; and an overall younger-looking appearance.

At River Medical, we believe that if you buy this treatment you will be 100% satisfied with the results so pick up the phone now and don’t miss your chance to benefit from this fantastic new technology.

Act now to book an appointment because when the word gets out that River Medical can offer these results, we believe the demand will be overwhelming.

Clearly, Thermage and Thermafrax are the most effective and convenient ways to recapture the look and feel of younger skin, so call our helpful team now on 1850 88 50 50 to book a free consultation and learn how Thermage can change your life too.

“The benefits of Thermage are truly astounding, the treatment took years off me.”

Karen aged 39

To get that rejuvenated look, call us now at 1850 88 50 50 and book a FREE consultation with one of our highly trained registered nurses.