Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2011/January 2012 | Page 103

FASHION HEALTH & BEAUTY the beauty doctor Dr Máire Rhatigan of Orchard Cosmetic Clinic, Newport Dr Máire Rhatigan of Orchard Cosmetic looks back on her year Q. What has been the most popular cosmetic treatment in the past year. A. Treatments for facial ageing have been the most sought after treatments at my cosmetic clinic. The most commonly requested anti-ageing treatment has always been and continues to be, Botox. This treatment is also the most popular cosmetic treatment world-wide so the island is in line with global trends! Q. Which treatment makes your patients the happiest? A. There is a clear winner here. This treatment is one that most people are totally unaware of but it has the most dramatic effect on the sufferer’s quality of life and the one I most frequently get hugged for! The treatment is for a condition called Hyperhidrosis which causes excessive sweating. This may not seem much to most people but to the person affected it is something that causes problems for them every waking hour. The treatment involves injecting a substance which blocks the secretion of sweat from the sweat glands and stops the misery of persistent wetness. Q. Do you have any treatments yourself? A. Absolutely. I have had every treatment except one, which is sclerotherapy for leg veins. There is really no way of knowing how it feels to have a treatment unless you have it yourself. It is very important that treatments are a comfortable experience for patients and I can do that much better if I know exactly how it feels to have it done. With the correct use of numbing medicines all treatments can be done very comfortably. performing Voluma filler treatments the most. It is a very elegant procedure using the Softfil cannula technique and the results are astounding. It has magical results in the area below the mouth corners and to see the immediate lifting it achieves is very satisfying as a practitioner. Q. Is there anything new on the horizon for 2011? A. The main thing that drives all of us at the clinic is achieving great results for patients. One area that I am delighted to introduce a great new treatment for is fine, downy facial hair, the type which doesn’t respond to laser or IPL. This treatment is called Alkaline Wash and I am very excited by the results I have seen with it. Q. What treatment do you enjoy performing the most? A. That is a difficult question to answer as there are many aspects to a treatment which give me a feeling of satisfaction and job well done. The best feeling comes from hearing the response of a patient who is delighted with the results of a treatment even though performing the treatment may not be technically difficult in the right hands. Aside from that I enjoy HAVE A QUESTION? Orchard Cosmetic Clinic 13 Lugley Street, Newport TEL: 01983 719772 EMAIL: [email protected] www.orchardcosmetic.co.uk Authors of published questions receive a £50 voucher for Orchard Cosmetic Clinic. Email Máire at: [email protected] www.visitislandlife.com 103