About St Mellion & Exeter Clinic

St Mellion & Exeter Cosmetic and Laser Clinics are also experts in non-surgical cosmetic treatment and radio sugery for scarless mole removal.

We are specilaist medical aesthetics clinic. We are dedicated to bringing our patients the very best aesthetic and cosmetic procedures available in the Plymouth, Truro, all over Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and Southwest England UK.

All treatments and procedures are performed by fully qualified professionals.

Specialist Treatments St Mellion Plymouth, Exeter,Devon and Cornwall

What non-invasive treatments are there?

There are various kinds of procedures offered, including:

• Muscle paralysis, for example injections of botulinium toxin (such as Botox) to relax facial muscles and so make lines and wrinkles less obvious.
• Dermal fillers, Juverderm, Radiesse injected into wrinkles or creases to fill them out.
• Chemical peels, which use chemicals to remove the outer layer of skin cells.
• Microdermabrasion (using fine crystals and vacuum to remove dead skin cells).
• Laser therapy, which uses light to smooth skin.

Some treatments can leave the treated area sensitive or red for days or weeks.

This website contains information about non surgical cosmetic treatments such as Botox®, injectable fillers (dermal fillers), Juvederm®, Radiesse®, Restylane®, Collagen, Aquamid®, Hylaform®. These cosmetic products are used for skin rejuvenation and to fill or remove wrinkles without surgery reducing the cost and the risk associated with a surgical procedure.

Acne Rosacea

How Dermatologists Treat Rosacea: To treat rosacea, a dermatologist first identifies the subtype or subtypes of rosacea that are present on the patient’s skin. This diagnosis is crucial because each subtype has its own unique signs and symptoms, which often require different therapies. The following are sub type provide information about the different treatments used for each rosacea subtype:

• Subtype: Erythematotelangiectatic type rosacea: Redness, Flushing, and Visible Blood Vessels, Spider Viens.
  
• Subtype: Papulopustular rosacea: Bumps and Pus-filled Lesions
• Subtype: Phymatous rosacea: Thickening Skin
• Subtype: Ocular rosacea: Eye Problems

IN THE NEWS:

Botox clinics told to tighten up on safety

Beauty parlours and clinics providing Botox treatments and "filler" injections to plump up lips or smooth sagging skin are to be controlled for the first time in an attempt to drive out "rogue" practitioners.

Only doctors, dentists and nurses will be invited to apply for registration, which will allow them to present a certificate of approval to prospective patients as evidence of the safety and quality of their service. Organisations that provide the service will also be able to apply.

Botox is one of the best known and popular non-surgical treatments for treating lines and wrinkles caused by smiling, laughing and frowning.  It is used to prevent the muscle contractions that cause furrows and fine lines when the face is in motion.

At St Mellion & Exeter Clinics all our anti-ageing injectable treatments are carried out by a cosmetic doctor who is highly trained and experienced in the art of facial aesthetics. In his experienced hands Botox is used in an artistic way to restore a relaxed and more youthful appearance to the face, lending a subtle lift to the brows.

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Botox Regulations Toughened by GMC


The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a new document concerning the use of botox which is aimed at recuding medical complications that occur as a result of a popular trend called ‘botox parties’.

The GMC’s ‘Good Practice in Prescribing Medicines’ guidance has been amended to target improperly performed botox procedures that do not meet supply and administration requirements, especially if a medical doctor is not present during the procedure.

Before the release of the amended document, doctors have been able to prescribe botox to groups of people, which enabled a nurse to perform the procedure on a group of people without them needing to see a doctor. However, from now on prescriptions of botox and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments will have to be “patient specific”, according to a GMC spokesman.

“The doctor must know the patient’s medical history or have for example seen a photo of the patient,” he added. “This is because the treatment is delivered by injection and the doctor needs to be able to assess where (for example on the face) the injection is needed and where it should not be administered.”

Patients are recommended to only address reputable cosmtic surgery clinics at all times to receive botox injections and should strictly avoid alcohol consumption in botox parties.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a new document concerning the use of botox which is aimed at recuding medical complications that occur as a result of a popular trend called ‘botox parties’.

The GMC’s ‘Good Practice in Prescribing Medicines’ guidance has been amended to target improperly performed botox procedures that do not meet supply and administration requirements, especially if a medical doctor is not present during the procedure.

Before the release of the amended document, doctors have been able to prescribe botox to groups of people, which enabled a nurse to perform the procedure on a group of people without them needing to see a doctor. However, from now on prescriptions of botox and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments will have to be “patient specific”, according to a GMC spokesman.

“The doctor must know the patient’s medical history or have for example seen a photo of the patient,” he added. “This is because the treatment is delivered by injection and the doctor needs to be able to assess where (for example on the face) the injection is needed and where it should not be administered.”

Patients are recommended to only address reputable cosmetic surgery clinics at all times to receive botox injections and should strictly avoid alcohol consumption in botox parties.