COVID Information & Considerations

Please read this general information and considerations in advance of your appointment. This forms part of our information and advice series and our approach to treatments and personal safety going forward. 

As some treatments present a higher degree of risk than others, not all will be immediately available.

We have risk assessed and determined which treatments require specific and additional measures and which treatments cannot be offered at this moment.

Please use this information in conjunction with other information we have provided, to help you decide if and when treatment is right for you. 

As the situation and advice from government changes quickly, we will do our best to keep this document as up to date as possible.

Circumstances which increase coronavirus risk

• Have you been sent a shielding letter from the NHS? If so you are already at higher risk.
• Living with vulnerable family members (elderly or shielding).
• Recent contact (within 14 days) with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.
• Current employment without effective/possible social distancing measures.
• Living with family who continue to work without adequate/possible social distancing.
• Use of public transport.

Vaccinations

Updates about skin reactions, that may or may not be COVID-19 vaccination-related, are coming in thick and fast from our medical colleagues.

These reactions centre around skin inflammation, but are not limited to this, so other unexpected reactions could occur.

To minimise any reactions, please read the current advice outlined below which may affect your next treatment with us and rearrange your appointment with us if necessary.

Please do not re-arrange your vaccination appointment – this must be a priority.

Dermal Filler Treatment
You should not have treatment 2 weeks before and up to 3 weeks after your vaccination.

All other treatments
You should not have treatments until at least 2 weeks after your vaccination. You can continue to have your treatment up to the date of your vaccination.

Consultations
You can continue to have your consultation at any time provided you feel well enough.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include but are not limited to

• Fever 
• Lethargy, tiredness, no energy, feeling wiped out
• Shortness of Breath
• Loss of Sense of Taste or Smell
• Cough: dry or productive (with phlegm)
• Chest aching/ discomfort when breathing or coughing
• Runny Nose, congestion, pressure sensation (similar to sinusitis)
• Sore Throat
• Headache 
• Nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pains
• Muscle aches and pains in back and/or limbs
• Rash

Many cases are asymptomatic (have no symptoms) but they are still very contagious. 

The COVID-19 virus has a long incubation period during which carriers of the virus may not show symptoms and still be highly contagious. 

If you develop COVID-19 symptoms following your medical treatment/ procedure/ surgery, or a known contact of yours develops symptoms, please inform the Clinic to enable appropriate measures to be put in place and contact tracing to commence. 

In addition, you need to contact NHS 111 for clinical assessment. Please visit the NHS website and log your symptoms. 

For the most up to date information regarding the Coronavirus, please visit the NHS  and Gov.uk websites. 

PUBLICATION & REVISIONS
First published: 1st June 2020
Revised: March 2021 – Vaccination info added.