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
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