It’s pretty clear that winter is here, even if we’re not even half way through autumn. The mere fact that there was 15cm of snow in Matroosberg this past weekend is reason enough to swap the summer wardrobe for the winter one and layer up every day – and there’s nothing wrong with that. Except one thing: we can easily get into hibernate mode.

With hibernate mode comes laziness, the need for warmth and lack of general body maintenance – like letting that body hair grow long and luscious. But it’s a dangerous game to play because once summer comes around again we all strive for the perfect beach, wedding, and special occasion body.

It’s really important to have a long lasting approach to the way you treat your body and ensure that you maintain good results. There’s one place that will assist you with that process. At Skin & Body Renewal there are various courses of treatments available that, along with tailored advice, will give you collagen stimulation, fat reduction and body shaping, lax / loose skin improvement and overall healthier skin. All you have to do is pop in for a visit at a branch closest to you:

1. After a thorough consultation, the doctor will discuss your main concerns and work out a custom treatment package to best suite your needs (fitting in with your budget, objectives and realistic result expectations).
2. This treatment package can be a combination of treatments, to best complement each other and give the patient the best benefits and results – each person is different with specific requirements and body composition, that is why they don’t have a “one size fits all approach”. Patients often come in saying “My friend is doing this treatment, I want to do the same…” but each individual has different body composition and therefore an individualised approach as discussed during your consultation.

Here are some typical concerns that patients come with, and how they are treated at Skin & Body Renewal:

• Weight Loss – It’s important to have the correct healthy BMI BEFORE body shaping treatments are done. If you are overweight it does not help doing body shaping treatments, as you will not get optimal results and actually be wasting your money. The attending Skin & Body Renewal Doctor will advise on how to lose weight through a Medical Weight Loss programme before embarking on body shaping treatments.
• Cellulite – As cellulite has various grades (levels of severity) it requires different treatments / interventions:
  Carboxytherapy: For resistant fat reduction, Carboxytherapy at high volume is introduced deep into the fat which then breaks up the fat cell and stimulates new vessels and rejuvenation.
• Fat reduction:
  Cecarrelli – The new Ceccarelli solution uses the Fenton reaction/metabolism to enable the aesthetic practitioner to re-sculpt the contours of the face and body using a solution made up of Vit C and Iron. The Ceccarelli lipolytic solution, when injected, acts on the fat cells and causes a process of natural fat cell death (also called fat cell apoptosis).
  Cryolipo fat freezing (to tone and shape an already trim body with resistant fat pockets).
• Body Shaping & Toning:
  Radio Frequency Options: Titania / Exilis / Vela on the right settings will improve circulation, skin tone, texture and general appearance.
• Stretchmarks:
  Carboxytherapy: by increasing circulation in the treated stretchmark area, new blood supply loaded with oxygen, growth factors and nutrients are pushed to the treated area, resulting in improved appearance of stretchmarks. The results are greatly dependant on factors such as the age, location, size and colour of the stretchmarks, but your Doctor will address realistic results during your consultation.
•  Vein removal:
  Laser treatment / sclerotherapy to improve the appearance of facial & bothersome body veins. Laser Vein removal can be done any time of the year, but for larger veins sclerotherapy is performed by a Medical Doctor and best done during winter as patients have to wear compression stockings, which can be quite uncomfortable during the hot summer months.

Walking hand in hand with the Skin & Body Renewal team to ensure a safe and optimised journey, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Whilst they educate their patients, they provide the best service, advice and treatment benefits.