www.womanthismonth.com December 2017 LIFESTYLE | wellbeing 55 Plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery consultant at BSH, Dr Salil Bharadwaj, says: “HIFU is very new in the region, and has shown a lot of promise. One of the most popular brands of HIFU is Ultherapy or Ulthera. It is an effective facial tightening tool, particularly in the mild to moderately aged patient. “Although the treatment is non-invasive and results cannot be compared to those of a surgical facelift, it has an effect that is beyond just skin deep. Unlike earlier treatments, this machine allows you to go deeper into the muscle. “Modern strategies include replacing the volume that has been lost due to fat atrophy, as well as tightening the deeper musculature in an anatomically correct direction. Unlike before, where we would stretch it backwards, now it is the upward direction which is important, to defy the effects of gravity and other factors of ageing.” The immediate effects of the HIFU machine further improve over the course of two to three months. It is recognised for its efficacy and also for being natural and easily tolerated. The procedure takes all of 20 minutes and a topical anaesthetic is applied to the face to make it a painfree procedure. “It is recommended to be done once a year. Since we have offered Facial ageing is more of a muscle phenomenon, rather than just a skin problem. The underlying layer of ageing muscle is what makes the face look older. Traditional physiotherapy and rehabilitation will also be available for patients of all ages, cutting down the wait they endure for their treatment at other hospitals in Bahrain. this at BSH, we have had a very good response and happy patients,” says Dr Bharadwaj. Sporting Matters American Mission Hospital’s (AMH's) new centre set to open in Riffa come January 2018 will be the largest satellite clinic under its umbrella. Dr George Cheriyan, CEO and chief medical officer of AMH, says: “It will be unique because of its state-of-the-art rehabilitation and physiotherapy facilities, including the largest hydrotherapy pool on the island.” He informs us that a dedicated sports medicine clinic is going to be run here by one of the most famous sports medicine doctors from Italy, Dr Paolo Villigio. He is the personal physician of Lewis Hamilton of Formula One’s Mercedes team. “One aspect of sports medicine is assessment of potential athletes. Young aspirants are evaluated for their physical and psychological characteristics to gauge their ability to compete at international levels. Another aspect is preventive measures taken for established athletes who are already performing in highpressure environments. Sports doctors work to optimise their fitness, both physically and emotionally, so as to enable them to avoid injury and compete for as long as possible. “Timely and appropriate treatment of injury is the third aspect of this specialised field. The centre will have niche experts, whose knowledge and skill surpasses that of regular physicians or orthopaedic surgeons,” he states. “In addition to a fully fledged clinic, AMH Riffa will also have a wellness centre that tackles obesity, diabetes or prediabetes with advice from a dietician and prescribed workouts with trainers on site, as well as water aerobics when necessary. This makes it a one-stop healthcare centre that is easily accessible by all,” says Dr Cheriyan.
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