Botox Peterborough

2010-12-28T19:12:00.002Z

Wansford health can now offer Botox Peterborough Stamford areas

Facial beauty is sought after and desired. It creates attention, and it affects our status in society. Botox is a major breakthrough in fighting the ageing process and has revolutionised how and why we stay looking and feeling young. More and more people are opting to change the way they look by using non surgical treatments such as botox.

As we age, collagen production slows down. Our skin becomes less elastic over time and repeated muscle frowning may create visible lines and wrinkles. These lines are sometimes referred to, depending on location, as crows feet, forehead furrows and glabellar folds (between the eyebrows). These wrinkles are caused by overactive muscle movement which gradually wear away the collagen in the skin, causing the skin to crease and wrinkles to appear.

Every time we frown, squint or smile, the skin is creased in the areas of greatest use. The more expressive you are, the deeper the lines become. Prominent facial lines can be misinterpreted as anger, anxiety, fatigue or sadness and are characteristic of the ageing face.

Botox

Botox injections reduce the wrinkles on your face and take years off your appearance. Botox injections are the fastest growing cosmetic procedure in the industry and are the beauty world's hottest commodity.

Botox was first approved in 1989 to treat muscle disorders and was approved by the FDA for cosmetic use in 2002.

Botox is a purified therapeutic agent that temporarily removes lines and creases in the upper part of the face by inactivating specific muscles that pull on the skin. It works to eliminate the faces dynamic wrinkles - those wrinkles caused by years of facial movements such as laughing, smiling or frowning. The allure of the product is that it helps battle the signs of aging in a non-invasive way, leaves no unsightly scars and doesn't require any recovery time.

How Botox works

Botulinum Toxin temporarily blocks the nerve endings to the facial muscles causing them to relax. By reducing muscle movement, the skin stops being creased and is allowed to recover, causing the lines to soften and fade away. Maximum smoothing is reached in 14 days. In most areas you can expect excellent results for about three months with somewhat diminishing results for an additional three months.

Botox provides an excellent non-surgical solution to facial lines and wrinkles.

What Will Be Involved In My Treatment?

You will initially be consulted by one of our medical professionals who will advise you and answer your questions. Your indications for treatment will be assessed and the advantages and possible side effects will be discussed. You will be asked to sign a consent form and to fill in a medical questionnaire. You will be photographed prior to treatment and these photos will be kept in your medical records for future reference. The treatment will then be carried out at one of our out sourced clinics.

The treatment involves injecting very small doses of Botox via an extremely fine needle into the appropriate area. This can cause a brief stinging sensation. The discomfort is so mild that anaesthesia is not required. There is generally no recovery period. You can go directly back to your normal activities

Wansford innovation evening - invitation

2008-09-07T07:13:00.002+01:00

Innovation Evening: 6.30 – 9.00pm Tuesday 23^rd September 2008

I am writing to invite you to this evening event focussing on innovation

The programme is designed to provide you with the opportunity to meet some members of Health Enterprise East, the NHS Innovation Hub for the East of England, and to hear about their various services aimed at supporting innovative new ideas which have the potential to improve patient care.

There will also be a presentation, and we hope some creative discussions, about ‘Statements of Clinical Need’. This is a small national initiative which is attempting to align more innovation with the needs of the health service. The idea is to provide a mechanism for clinicians to identify the most important problems and deficiencies in currently available therapeutic applications, and to guide innovation in health technologies.

As an early adopter site, the Wansford practice is assisting the SOCN team in learning how best to engage with NHS staff, patients and organisations, with the overall aim of capturing and promoting clinical needs via a new website. http://www.clinicalneed.com

An information flyer about the SOCN project is at

http://www.kpmd.co.uk/socn2007/downloads/SOCNFlyer.pdf

Updates and developments of local initiatives will be posted at www.wansford.co.uk/innovation

This is all very much in line with the NHS Next Stage Review and other policy initiatives

The venue is the Haycock Hotel, Wansford and refreshments will be provided from 6.30; the programme is shown below

The event is open to all primary care colleagues

Innovation Evening: Programme

Time: 7.00 – 9.00 pm

Date: 23^rd September

Venue: Haycock Hotel, Wansford

6.30 - 7.00 Refreshments

7.00 - 7.10 Welcome and introductions

Dr Amrit Takhar

7.10 - 7.30 Health Enterprise East

Katherine Evan-Roberts

Robert Donald

7.30 - 7.50 Statements of Clinical Need Project

Noreen Caine: NHS Communications Lead

John Egan: Project Manager

7.50 - 8.00 Questions

8.00 - 8.45 Identifying Clinical Needs – Group Discussion

8.45 - 9.00 Summing Up and Follow-up

Clinical needs - Innovation

Botox Peterborough

Wansford innovation evening - invitation