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News from the Crescent

Who can believe it has been three months since we moved into our premises at 11 The Crescent in Taunton? It didn’t take long for us to settle into our new surgery and patients tell me that they are enjoying the facilities. One new change we have made to our service is that all new patients are…
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Change of scenery!

Change of scenery!

Somerset Cosmetic Clinic has been based above Confident Orthodontics in Bridge Street for seven great years… …but now it’s time for a change. From the 5th of July 2021, we will be relocating to central Taunton and I will be working out of Taunton Dental Practice at 11 The Crescent. This move gives us the environment…
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The Eyes Have It

The EYES have IT

This year has been like no other and I wanted to share a few thoughts and observations with you, my patients. Due to the events that none of us could have foreseen, we now find face coverings as part of our daily lives. As a result, our eyes have become the most visible part of…
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Acne Vulgaris

ACNE VULGARIS

Acne Vulgaris is a very common condition and affects nearly every individual at some point in their lives. It is not just a condition that affects teenagers and 64% of 20-29 year olds and 43% of 30-39 year olds still have visible acne. The most common triggers are hormonal and the time of puberty is…
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Retinoids can help when injectables are not available!

Retinoids can help when injectables are not available!

I hope you’re all well. At this time it’s not easy to maintain and indeed improve your skin’s appearance without injectable treatments. This unfortunately is not possible at this time. There are however topical treatments that can go a long way to help. One group that’s particularly effective is the Retinoids. These are creams that…
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prescription

Some changes to terminology…..

Rules around “prescription only medicine” are being evoked due to blatant misuse on social media of the advertising of botulinum toxin to the general public. It is an interesting move, and one we support at Somerset Cosmetic Clinic. The bottom line is that as a prescription drug it should only ever be prescribed by a…
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no new years resolutions

No New Year’s resolution this year!

Phew, you may think! The pressure on us every year to rebuild our lives in some way implies that we are not happy with what we have…isn’t that really negative? Even couched in terms that are positive we are still saying we need to change, and we need to ‘resolve’ to do so… is it…
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Festivities

The festive season is nearly upon us!

Look how carefully I avoided mentioning Christmas in the headline. Who can believe it is less than 10 weeks until Christmas Eve! So, what have you planned? Work parties? Family Gatherings? Lots of great food and the occasional glass? Whatever it is, I bet it involves you looking your best, and meeting people you only…
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7 Point face lift

The New 7 Point Face Lift

You may have heard of the 8 point face lift? It has been hugely popular ever since we introduced it in June 2015. Learn more about the 8 Point Face LiftThe process was invented by one of the greats in cosmetic aesthetics, Dr Mauricio De Maio. He had been using the technique for some time…
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Me time

September!!

Whether the weeks of the kids being home from school have flown by or taken their time – it’s pretty fair to say that our little darlings take centre stage for the duration. Days on the beach, late nights, endless chauffeuring and bribing with the latest games on their tablets followed by copious amounts of…