West Of England Laser Centre

The West of England Laser Centre is able to offer various laser skin treatments for facial line softening and wrinkle removal, acne scarring, moles, age and sunspots, thread veins, fine leg veins, and unwanted hair and tattoos.Botox injections are available for frown, forehead and laughter lines around the eyes, and for excessive underarm sweating.Facial lines, creases and wrinkles can also be treated with injections of Restylane, the modern version of collagen. Restylane Vital is also now available to treat those areas that "give away" your age, such as your neck, decolletage and the backs of your hands."Skin tightening, improvement in appearance of cellulite and fat, and body recontouring can be achieved with Accent Radiofrequency, that employs selective dermal heating to stimulate new collagen formation, contract tissue and shrink fat cells."Cosmetic Eyelid surgery - Blepharoplasty - is also available, in conjunction with laser or Botox treatment, if necessary, as well as surgery for other eyelid problems and watery eyes.Premium Cataract and Lens Eye surgery for Lifestyle Vision, using the latest small-incision no-stitch techniques, with no-needle anaesthesia and the state-of-art bifocal implants (ReSTOR, ReZoom) that can correct your short or long-sightedness, and not only allow you to see in the distance but also read, without any glasses, is available as a fixed-price package in conjunction with the Nuffield Hospital Taunton.

The West of England Laser Centre, offering a variety of Laser Skin treatments, Botox and Dermal Filler injections, and Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery, is situated at the Nuffield Hospital Taunton in Somerset, and is run by Mr Kim Hakin FRCS FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon.BOTOX:Frown lines, facial furrows and wrinkles are caused by the constant movement and contraction of muscles beneath the skin. By the injection of minute quantities of highly purified Botulinum toxin ("Botox"), these muscles can be relaxed thereby softening and diminishing the appearance of the overlying frown lines and wrinkles. Botox also blocks the release of sweat from sweat glands and so is also used for the problem of excessive underarm sweating (hyperhydrosis).