16 Healthcare Innovations Specialist clinics


Molecular wellness


If working on your health sometimes feels like stabbing in the dark, get some advice. Scientific testing could help you find an approach suited to your body. Words: Mattie Lacey-Davidson


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pparently, the average British adult will try 126 diets in their lifetime, with many of us trying a new one


at least once a year, according to a new survey by OnePoll. I’m not one for diets, fad or


otherwise; sure, there’s been the occasional period of fasting and times when I’ve eaten little to no meat, but on the whole I’ve got by fairly well relying simply on (fairly) regular exercise and ‘normal’ eating. I’m probably somewhere in the middle — between the people in my life who are enviously able to eat whatever they want and not put on a pound (despite no exercise) and others who slog away in the gym, lurching from diet to diet, struggling to find the right fit for their physical goals. A stone’s throw away from


Buckingham Palace, in what was once Winston Churchill’s private wine cellar, is a place that can tell you exactly what you need — from the type of exercise and how much recovery you need to your optimum calorie intake, the exact percentage


of each macronutrient (carbs, fats and proteins) and when to eat throughout the day. Te high-tech health and aesthetics


clinic promises ‘hyper-personalised science-based solutions to health, wellness and beauty’ based on your genes. Its bioanalysis testing allows for unique cellular optimisation, hence the name BelleCell (a direct description when you consider the Italian translation). Trough this testing, the


team creates individual 100-day programmes tailored to specific needs, such as weight loss or increased bone density. Even without the testing, a simple


body scan at the clinic will tell you all about your physiological functions — including fat, bone density and water retention — all of which can indicate how likely you are to develop certain conditions later in life, giving BelleCell an insight into how best to cut your risk. Programmes include coaching


in nutrition, performance, life and health. High-tech devices tucked


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PHOTOGRAPH: BELLECELL


Te EMS suits allow a 20-minute workout to


have the same impact as a 1.5-hour session


away in the many rooms of this underground, space-age centre, will help you reach your goals at unbelievable speed. One is Infrashape, a machine that the user lies down in and cycles, like


a recumbent bike, while infrared rays stimulate cells, a collagen lamp rejuvenates skin and a vacuum massage speeds up fat transfer to muscles and encourage lymphatic drainage. It all sounds complicated but after being told I could burn between 600 and 1,000 calories in 30 minutes, I’m eager to try it out. Amazingly, I burn nearly 1,400 . Te clinic also has electric


muscle stimulation (EMS) suits that force muscles to tense, allowing a 20-minute workout to have the same impact as a session lasting


over an hour-and-a-half. For benefits that can be felt more deeply, there’s hyperbaric oxygen therapy — popular with athletes. Inside a pressurised tube (like to a tent), you breathe pure oxygen, which is able to reach into the platelets as well as blood cells, promoting healing and fighting infection. In an era when we’re overloaded


with information and varied health advice, the chance to get unique, personalised support is worth its weight in gold. bellecell.com


“Doctor, why is my nose always blocked?” M


The nose is a very prominent facial feature and, as a result, its appearance and function can be a significant source of distress


ak Tare is a consultant plastic surgeon and also a member of the Rhinoplasty


Society of Europe. He runs a septo-rhi- noplasty service in Essex and North London. Mak offers the functional septo-rhinoplasty procedure in order to improve both nasal form and func- tion simultaneously.


Why do patients request a septo-rhinoplasty? Some people are unhappy with the shape of the nose because it could be too long, or has a dorsal hump or crooked with gross deviation to one side. Sometimes it projects too far forward, the tip is droopy or too wide. Often the nose shape is due to ethnic origin, family trait, but sometimes it changes following trauma. As well as


Most patients are able to return to work two weeks after the operation


aesthetic considerations, abnormal- ities may result in obstruction of the nostrils, which can cause snoring, difficulty in breathing, waking up with dry mouth and altered smell.


What does the procedure involve? Septo-rhinoplasty is usually done under general anaesthetic and requires a one night stay in hospital. Te proce- dure involves midline septum removal,


using the septal grafts for opening up the nasal vault to improve the breathing. Surgery reshapes the bones and nose tip cartilage by sutures and grafts. A nasal splint and plaster are applied as a splint for a week.


What follows the surgery? Patients may have swelling and bruising of the eyelids following surgery, which usually fades within a fortnight. Te sutures and plaster are removed around the seventh postoperative day. Tough patients can resume their routine activities after two weeks, any forceful activity should be avoided for eight weeks. Most patients are able to return to


work two weeks after the operation. Te swelling usually takes more than a year to settle down completely.


What are the complications of this procedure? Septo-rhinoplasty can result in compli- cations such as bleeding, haematoma, infection, under-correction, over-cor- rection,


step deformity and a scar


inside the nose. Approximately 15% of patients require a further revision for minor irregularities of bone or carti- lage; this is usually undertaken after a year, if required.


For appointments: T: 07856 655206 E: maktare@protonmail.com maktare.com. Available to do telephone consultations


Mak Tare, consultant plastic surgeon


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