"It worked for me....."

(Article from coventry Evening Telegraph 9th September 2002)

MAUREEN HUDSON is the national beauty manager for Fitness First leisure clubs where Dr. Thevendra does his treatment. The 45-year-old who is based in the Midlands has visited Dr. Thevendra for Botox injections.
"It's important to have someone reputable who has the relevant certificates and training so you can be confident they know what they are doing," Maureen said. "I had some Botox in the bridge of the nose for frown lines and they worked quite well. I know Dr. Thevendra says the effect comes on gradually but I think you can see a difference almost straight away.
"People were saying 'you look well'. The beauty of Botox is that it gives very visible results and it is safe and effective. I do frown a lot and it worked for me, although you have to keep it up."
She added. "You have got to go out and make the best of yourself. I look good for my age so why not? Don't knock it till you've tried it, I say." 

Injection of youth?

(Extract from an article by Karen Hambridge Coventry Evening Telegraph 9th September 2002) 

Coventry GP Dr. Sabaratnam Thevendra has been providing botox for the past four years at his 'aesthetic' clinics. He runs two sessions a week at Fitness First at Cannon Park in Coventry offering Botox, collagen injections chemical peels and vein treatment. he refers to the treatment as 'muscle relaxant'.
He says most of his customers are women in their 40's or older who want to recapture the bloom of youth. Many have a combination of Botox for forehead and eyelines and collagen for wrinkles around the mouth and lips.

He gets between two and three new clients a week, and says: "we start to lose collagen from the age of 18 and when our skin is exposed to constant movement - speaking, smiling or frowning - the lines become more pronounced."

Clients interested in Botox are given a consultation first during which Dr. Thevendra will discuss their medical history, go through a consent form and explain about the the injections.
"I say if people are not sure then they should go home and think about it. There is no pressure put on them. Customers have to make up their own minds."
But if clients are happy to go ahead they can have their muscle relaxant injections there and then.

It's a relatively short procedure. Customers lie on a couch while Dr. Thevendra administers the injections using a very fine needle.

"The muscle relaxant does not usually work straight away. The effect comes on between three and 21 days," said Dr. Thevendra and continues "the effect will last about four or five months, after that the muscle will gradually start working again, so the lines will return. The effect lasts progressively longer the more treatments you have."