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VIVE LIFE CARE
West Midlands Hospital, Colman Hill
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 2AH
Tel: 08000 929221

WELCOME TO VIVE LIFE CARE

Do you want to change your look, boost your confidence and enjoy a more healthy and active lifestyle? At Vive Life Care we can help you ENHANCE your health, IMPROVE the way you look and EMPOWER you to achieve your goals.

Supporting you every step of the way

From the moment you contact us our team, we will help you through the process. Our enquiry handling team are here to help and answer your questions. Should you wish, they can arrange for you to visit the hospital and maybe speak to a nurse or other advisor about what you are considering.

We specialise in:
Cosmetic Surgery, including a full range of surgical procedures and treatments including breast surgery, body surgery and facial surgery

Non-surgical aesthetic treatments, including treatments to enhance the apperance of fine lines and wrinkles, soprano Laser Hair removal, dermal fillers, silk peels and spider vein treatment.

Men and women's health including aesthetics, weight management, physiotherapy and varicose veins

Weight management including nutrition, exercise and gastric banding
VIVE COSMETIC SURGERY

Vive Cosmetic Surgery is a leading provider of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery treatments in the UK. Vive is dedicated to providing a personal, friendly and professional Cosmetic Surgery service.

Vive is proud to work in partnership with some of the highest qualified and experienced Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeons in the UK. To maintain these high standards, Vive employ a vigorous vetting procedure. All consultants are listed on the General Medical Council Specialist register and have or still hold NHS posts.

WHY CHOOSE VIVE?

VIVE promises to provide all of its customers with the following quality assurance guarantees.

All our hospital facilities are guaranteed to be officially registered and independently inspected by the Care Quality Commission. All our hospitals are appropriately equipped to the needs of patients undergoing both general and cosmetic surgery.

All VIVE hospitals are appropriately staffed with fully trained medical and clinical staff on a 24 hour / seven day a week basis. Customers who choose to have their cosmetic surgery in a VIVE hospital are guaranteed free access to our hospital services at any time of day or night following their cosmetic surgery.

All customers will be treated professionally and with total discretion throughout all aspects of their enquiry, consultation and care with VIVE . Your confidentiality and privacy is important to us and completely guaranteed throughout every aspect of your enquiry and treatment.

VIVE prides itself on the quality of the advice and information it provides to all prospective patients. VIVE guarantee that all information provided to patients about their cosmetic surgery will be clear, straightforward and honest, especially regarding any potential risks of surgery. No attempt will ever be made to mislead or under-inform patients about the cosmetic surgery procedure they are contemplating.

All Consultant Plastic Surgeons, Consultant Specialist Surgeons and Consultant Anaesthetists who work with VIVE will be appropriately qualified and vetted by an independent Medical Advisory Committee at each hospital to ensure that they are appropriately qualified, skilled and experienced to provide the highest possible level of service to our patients.

VIVE promise that customers will be made fully aware of all important aspects of our clinical services, including the qualifications, experience and skills of our specialist Consultant Plastic Surgeons. Advice on how to independently verify that the specialist consultants we work with have appropriate credentials will be freely given to any patient wishing to check a Consultant’s credentials.

At VIVE we believe that regular evaluation of the standard of our cosmetic surgery service is essential in order to assure patients of the highest level of clinical standards. All aspects of our care and surgical services are audited, evaluated, reported and formally documented. Our audit process is subject to open scrutiny by the Department of Health’s inspection body, the Care Quality Commission, who ensure that our high standards are safeguarded and consistently maintained.

VIVE guarantee that all patients will be provided with full aftercare relating to their original cosmetic surgery procedure. VIVE guarantee to uphold this commitment up until the point of full recovery and a customer's formal discharge by their respective Consultant Surgeon.

SOPRANO LASER HAIR REMOVAL: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

In the super hair removal mode it is painless, safe and effective. Fast treatment with proven clinical results.
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

For hair removal and long term hair reduction on all skin types.

Dark hairs are most easily treated due to the large concentration of dark melanin in these, which gives maximum absorption and conversion of light energy to heat.

Very fair hair has less melanin and consequently less heat is produced making it slightly less certain of
permanent destruction of the hair follicles. Grey (white) hair has almost no melanin and cannot be efficiently treated.

The upper skin layer of the epidermis, also contains melanin and the concentration increases when the skin is exposed to UV light. We are therefore unable to treat dark skinned and very tanned individuals.
WHO CANNOT HAVE THE TREATMENTS?

Previous history of cancer, in particular skin cancer
Pregnancy (including IVF)
If you are on a photosensitive medication or herbal remedy/or taking blood thinners
Prolonged exposure to the sun or artificial tanning 4 weeks before or after treatment
Active Herpes Simplex (cold sores) in treatment area
History of Keloid scarring (overproduction of scar tissue)
Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Very fragile or dry skin
Epilepsy
WHY IS GEL USED?

To aid the gliding of the laser head across the skin.
HOW IS THE TREATMENT CARRIED OUT?

The applicator is placed in contact with the skin and either the laser light is passed as the head is moved across the skin for super hair removal or in static shots for normal hair removal.
DOES IT HURT?

Super hair removal is painless. Normal hair removal can produce some mild discomfort. In both cases the treatment is assisted by cooling heads.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE AFFECTS?

The skin of some patients becomes quite red immediately after treatment and very rarely small blisters as from excessive sun exposure can occur. However, most patients experience no side effects at all and the described skin reactions usually disappear within hours to a few days.
DOES THE PATIENT NEED TO SHAVE PRIOR TO TREATMENT?

Hairs should be 1 to 2mm long when the patient comes in for treatment so it is possible to mark out the treatment area. Long hairs take up the energy and prevent all of it reaching the hair follicle.

Therefore hair is trimmed just before treatment for maximum transmission of the energy. If the hair is normally shaved and can be seen when shaven then patients can shave right up to the day of treatment although plucking and bleaching should not be done.

By avoiding epilation and waxing 4 weeks before treatment it ensures as many follicles as possible contain a hair and thus can be destroyed by the light.
WHY DO HAIRS 'GROW' AFTER TREATMENT?

Hairs are not vaporised by the Soprano treatment. The hair follicles are killed by the heat but the hairs remain in the skin and often becomes attached to the epidermis. They will fall out after 1 to 4 weeks as the epidermis is renewed. During this period it will seem that the hairs are growing as the epidermis pushes them out.
HOW LONG DOES THE TREATMENT TAKE?

The facial treatment can take as little as 10 minutes whereas both legs and/or an entire back take approximately 1½ to 2 hours.
HOW MANY TREATMENTS ARE NECESSARY?

Only hair in the growth phase can be treated. The number of hairs in this phase varies from 10% to 70% depending on the body site. The lengths of the growth cycles also vary. For most patients (unless there is a hormone imbalance) up to eight treatments is sufficient to remove virtually all hairs on the body.

Facial hair may require more treatments. After the first treatment most patients get a significant reduction in hair density also new grown hairs tend to become finer. It is important to know that the first treatment is believed to synchronize the anagen (growth) phase of the non-anagen hairs. This may cause what seems to be re-growth but which is actually just the sleeping hairs starting to grow at the same time (new growth). This in turn makes the next treatment(s) more effective.
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR TREATMENT?

Patients should avoid tanning 1 month ahead of and during the entire treatment scenario to avoid excessive discomfort and complications from excessive light absorption in the epidermis. Immediately after the treatment the skin is particularly sensitive to UV light and strong sunlight should be avoided for 4-5 days.

Please do not apply deodorant, perfumed products or aromatherapy products on treatment day.

* Please note the above treatment may not be offered by every hospital. Please contact your local hospital to check if the treatment/service is available in your area.

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