My Face My Body Awards Finalist 2017

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We are absolutely delighted to be finalists for the ‘Best Aesthetic Clinic Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland’ at the prestigious My Face My Body Awards 2017 💜

Please spare a couple of minutes and click on the link below to vote for Claudia McGloin Clinic 💜

http://www.myfacemybody.com/uk/award-entry/?nid=1780

Thank you all so much...Your votes are very much appreciated 💜

#myfacemybodyawards #sligo #claudiamcgloinclinic

Finalist for Blog Awards Ireland 2017

The Claudia McGloin Clinic and Skin Secrets Blog have both made it to the final of the Blog Awards Ireland 2017.

We are absolutely delighted and cannot wait until 5th October 🥂🎉🥂

Milia

Milia are small, 1-2mm pearly white sub epidermal keratin filled cysts on the skin. They are most commonly found on the skin around the cheeks, nose, eyes, eyelids, forehead and chest. Milia are very common in newborn babies but can affect people of any age. 

What are the types of Milia and what causes them?

There are several different types of Milia. They occur when the skins ability to naturally shed and exfoliate is impaired. 

• Neonatal Milia. These are Milia that are seen in young babies soon after they are born. They are very common and are usually found around the nose area but may also occur on the scalp, cheeks, upper body and inside the mouth. They are thought to arise from sweat glands that aren't fully developed or mature. Around half of all babies develop Neonatal Milia. In fact, because they are so common, they are actually considered as normal in newborn babies.
• Primary Milia. These are Milia that can occur in both children and adults.
• Secondary Milia. These are Milia that develop in an area of skin, anywhere on the body, that has previously been damaged or injured. For example, after a burn or a blistering rash. The Milia develop as the skin heals and it is thought that damage to the sweat glands may be an underlying cause. Secondary Milia also sometimes develop after certain skin creams have been used - for example, corticosteroid skin creams.
• Milia en plaque. Milia of this type are extremely rare. The Milia develop on an inflamed, raised patch of skin known as a plaque which may be several centimetres across. The cause for Milia en plaque is not fully understood. It usually occurs behind the ears, on an eyelid, or on the cheeks or jaw area. This type of Milia tends to particularly affect middle-aged women.
• Multiple eruptive milia. The Milia appear in crops, or patches of Milia that develop over a period of weeks or months. The crops usually appear on the face, the upper arms and the upper trunk. Milia of this type are also extremely rare.

Treatment for Milia

Milia are harmless. In babies, they clear up after a few weeks however, in some adults, Milia can persist for months or sometimes longer. Secondary Milia are sometimes permanent. Because they normally clear by themselves, Milia do not usually need any treatment. Some people find milia unsightly and so opt for treatment. Milia may be removed using a fine needle and then squeezing, or pricking, out the contents. No anaesthetic is needed. It is not recommended to squeeze or try to treat Milia yourself. This can lead to skin damage and scarring or infection.

If Milia become very widespread and persistent, various other treatments may be suggested, usually by a skin specialist. They include:

• Cryotherapy: a type of treatment that freezes skin lesions. Where a patch of skin has changed in appearance, it is known as a skin lesion.
• Laser treatment.
• Dermabrasion: a procedure that removes the topmost layers of the affected skin.
• Chemical peeling: a treatment where a chemical is applied to the face to burn off skin lesions.
• Advanced Electrolysis: a treatment that pierces the Milia with a needle & uses an electric current to break up the Milia. 

In the rare type of milia called milia en plaque, certain creams such as isotretinoin or tretinoin are sometimes suggested as treatment, or the antibiotic tablet, minocycline.

Contact the Claudia McGloin Clinic on 0719140728 for more information. 

Join me at Professional Beauty Ireland

Join me on the Live Stage at Professional Beauty Ireland where I will be discussing Skin Peels and introducing Advanced Facials to your treatment menu! 

Find out more and see the full line-up at www.professionalbeauty.ie/livestages 

#professionalbeautyireland #claudiamcgloin #skinexpert #sligo

Interview for Up and Running on Ocean FM

Claudia McGloin was recently interviewed by Claire Ronan for Up and Running on Ocean FM. 

The interview can be heard by clicking on the link below:

https://www.oceanfm.ie/2017/07/15/up-and-running-with-claire-ronan-23/

Teolabs Training Day

The Claudia McGloin Clinic were delighted to be invited to the Teolabs Training Day in Dublin recently. 

While catching up with some colleagues it was lovely to see demonstrations and hear lectures from some of the UKs finest. 

Thank you to Teoxane for the invite and we look forward to the next one. 

Safety in Beauty Diamond Awards 2017

Truly honoured and humbled to be a finalist for Nurse of the Year at the Safety in Beauty Diamond Awards in London. 💎

To be shortlisted for this prestigious award along with 7 amazing nurse collagues was fantastic. Equally so, being shortlisted for the second year in a row was extremely humbling 💎

Congratulations to Helen Blanchard who won 💎 

Pics from The White Party 2017 to follow 💎

What is Keratosis Pilaris?

Keratosis pilaris is a common condition where the skin is rough and bumpy. It looks as if the skin is covered in permanent goose pimples.

Keratosis pilaris most commonly affects the back of the upper arms, and sometimes the buttocks and the front of the thighs. Less often, the forearms and upper back may be affected.

How it affects the skin

The patches of affected skin will be covered in tiny spiky bumps, which may be white, red or skin-coloured. This spotting looks like "chicken skin" and the skin feels rough, like sandpaper.

In some people, the skin itches and there may be inflammation and pinkness around the bumps. The skin tends to improve in summer and get worse during winter months or dry conditions.

Who's affected

Keratosis pilaris is very common, affecting up to one in three people. It can affect people of all ages but typically starts during childhood, although it can sometimes occur in babies, and gets worse in adolescence, around puberty. 

Keratosis pilaris sometimes improves after puberty, and may even disappear in adulthood, although many adults still have the condition in their 40s and 50s.

What causes keratosis pilaris?

Keratosis pilaris is hereditary and occurs when too much keratin builds up in the skin's hair follicles. Keratin is a protein found in the tough outer layer of skin, which causes the surface of the skin to thicken, hence the name "keratosis".

The excess keratin blocks the hair follicles with plugs of hard, rough skin. The tiny plugs widen the pores, giving the skin a spotty appearance. It's often associated with other dry skin conditions, such as eczema. 

Treating keratosis pilaris

There's little that can be done to treat keratosis pilaris, and it often gets better on its own without treatment. However, if it's bothering you, the following measures may help improve your rash:

• use cleansers rather than soap – ordinary soap may dry your skin out and make the condition worse
• moisturise your skin when it's dry – creams containing salicylic acid, lactic acid or urea are thought to be the most effective
• gently rub the skin with an exfoliating foam pad or pumice stone to exfoliate the rough skin – be careful not to scrub too hard and rub off layers of skin
• take lukewarm showers rather than hot baths
  

You can also seek advice from a medical Skin specialist about treatments available such as:

• creams containing retinol, which is derived from vitamin A
• chemical peels
• microdermabrasion 
  

For more information contact the Claudia McGloin Clinic on 0719140728. 

Nomination for Mrs2Be Brides Choice Award

The Claudia McGloin Clinic are delighted to have been nominated for a Mrs2Be Brides Choice Award 2017 💜💜💜

Thank you to our wonderful brides that took the time to nominate us 💜💜💜

Please vote for us 💜💜💜

We would be grateful if you could vote for us for Best Cosmetic Clinic at The Irish Hair & Beauty Awards 2017.

The link is below:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/The2ndIrishHairandBeautyAwards2017

Thank you all so much for your support...Means a lot 💜💜💜

 

#claudiamcgloinclinic #sligo #irishhairandbeautyawards2017

Sockies 2017 nominations

We are absolutely delighted to hear that we've been nominated in 4 categories for the Social Media Awards 2017 known as the #sockies17

Our nominations:

• Best Business Twitter Account
• Use of Facebook by a Small Business 
• Best Blog of an SME
• Best use of Social Media by an SME

 

Sugar ages the skin!

Happy Easter 🐣 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news while you're all tucking into your chocolate BUT...

Eating too much sugar over time ages the skin, making it dull and more prone to wrinkles. This is due to a process called glycation. 

Eat chocolate in moderation & cut out sugars where you can e.g. In teas/coffees and on breakfast cereals. 

#skinsecrets #antiaging #wrinkles

Interview for Shemazing on Lip Fillers

Claudia McGloin was interviewed for this feature on Lip Fillers for Shemazing where she discusses her own personal experience of botched lip fillers! 💉💋💉

This article also discusses the cosmetic cowboys offering cheap lip fillers, professionals who split syringes of filler and fake products on the Irish market. 💋💉💋

Safety is paramount so, please only choose reputable experienced medical professionals in clinics. Non health professionals cannot deal with complications such as Vascular Occlusions! 

 

For more information, please contact the Claudia McGloin Clinic on 0719140728 or email claudia@claudiamcgloinclinic.com 

#lipfillers #cosmeticcowboys #sligo #claudiamcgloin

Lip Lite Augmentation

Our signature Lip Lite Augmentation is a Less IS More enhancement to create the Perfect Pout that looks natural 💋💉💋

 

For more information on Dermal Lip Fillers contact the Claudia McGloin Clinic by calling 0719140728 or emailing claudia@claudiamcgloinclinic.com 💜💜💜

#claudiamcgloinclinic #sligo #lipliteaugmentation #lipfillers

6th National Aesthetic Nursing Conference

The 6th National Aesthetic Nursing Conference took place on Friday 20th January in the Liver Building in Liverpool. It was attended by over 100 Aesthetic Nurses in the industry who travelled from all over the UK and Northern Ireland and me from the Republic of Ireland.

The conference was a huge success and all presentations and speakers were amazing! Looking forward to next years conference already!

I was absolutely delighted and honoured to have been invited back for the second consecutive year as a guest speaker. I am currently the only Irish Medical Professional that has been invited to speak at the National Aesthetic Nursing Conference.

For the first time ever at the conference, JAN's consultant editor Cheryl Barton posed a motion regarding whether delegates have confidence in non-health groups injecting Botox and Fillers.

Aesthetic Nurses attending the 6th Annual Aesthetic Nursing Conference, voted unanimously (no abstainers) that they have 'No Confidence' in the provision of medical aesthetics (namely facial injections) to the general public by the non health groups.

Watch this space to the future of non medics offering Medical procedures!

If you missed the conference, here is a collection of tweets and pictures of the day! Please click on the link below:

https://twitter.com/i/moments/822517439107858433

We need your votes!

New You by Claudia McGloin has made the final for Best Professional Skincare Range at the most prestigious My Face My Body Awards 2016.

We are a small Irish brand from Sligo and we are up against some of the bigger global brands. We would absolutely love to win this award as it would be a huge step forward for us as a business.

We would be grateful to everyone if they could spare 1 minute to vote for us by clicking on the link below: 

http://www.myfacemybody.com/award-entry/?nid=1330

Thank you all so much 💜💜💜

#newyouskincare #claudiamcgloin #myfacemybodyawards2016 #sligo

My year in review!

As the new year fast approaches its time to reflect on the past year and also wonder what the next one will bring! This year flew but it was amazing! I have achieved so much in 12 months that it amazes me how I managed to fit it all in! Each month had something to be proud of. 

In a quick recap, I turned 40, launched my own skincare range New You & co created a new medical procedure for menopausal women called Rejuvula with my colleague Dr Daniel Sister. I have appeared in media globally, been invited onto This Morning and started working in London on a Monday. I won a fantastic prize with Bank of Ireland and saw my slogan for the Leinster Rugby team on a flag flying high in Aviva and also in Toulon. My blog was a finalist in The Blog Awards Ireland 2015 and the Claudia McGloin Clinic was a finalist in the Best Clinic Ireland category of The Aesthetic Awards 2015 in London. I also got to meet some amazing people throughout the year and formed some fabulous new friendships!

It's impossible to list everything but a snapshot of my best bits is below. 

I do hope next year will be even better and going by events lined up so far it looks to be awesome! 

Happy New Year! Here's to a fabulous 2016! X 

Botched Lip Fillers

You have probably heard and read a lot about botched fillers and here's what botched lip fillers look like. Apart from the swelling, there's horrendous lumps each side of the top lip and in the middle. Not pretty eh?

This is not what lips should look like post treatment! While there is always the possibility of swelling, bruising and bleeding from the injection sites which will subside 48-72 hours post procedure, these lumps should not be there!

It is possible to have a lump after injection that will settle in a couple of days but it's clear to see in these pictures these are lumps! 

These lumps didn't subside post treatment and they didn't reduce when massaged! These lips needed correcting and even though this was 3 years ago - the lumps are still there but are now camouflaged with more filler to even out the top lip. When the filler breaks down, the lumps become noticeable. 

The most annoying thing about this botched procedure is everytime I fly - YES, you read that right - these are my lips! 

Everytime I fly, my top lip swells. For the first year it was so embarrassing and despite being annoyed, it really got to me and was always noticeable on landing! I didn't inject myself either! Just in case anyone thinks I did! This was the work of a medical professional. I put trust into someone to inject me as I feel more comfortable with someone else do it rather than me attempting to do it! Hindsight!

It took weeks for these lips to settle...Initially, I couldn't eat or drink unless it was through a straw! With the swelling brought pain and my best friend for a week was Codeine!

The bruises on the lips are needle marks! Notice the horrendous swelling of the top lip! It made the lip look distorted! 

When the initial swelling subsided and the lumps had settled a tad - the lumps were still visible. Below is just before they were corrected with additional filler to camouflage the lumps. I had another medical colleague fix these. Worked well! 

I've decided to share these pictures now to warn people about the importance of researching the treatment, researching the person that's treating you and to ensure that they're medical with expertise, knowledge and experience. Don't accept practitioners that can talk the talk but cannot walk the walk!

Im not naming and shaming, I'm a professional but this did happen and while the topic of lip fillers is trending due to celebs like Kylie Jenner, I want to highlight that this procedure can go wrong!

Non Surgical doesn't mean it's safer than Surgery and it certainly doesn't come without risks and potential complications but getting the correct aftercare is key! This highlights that anyone can have botched procedures - I'm a medical professional working in this industry - I call it the lived experience but it's how it's dealt with afterwards is the important factor! 

I had to sort myself out - the injecting practitioner didn't want to know! Enough said! Mistakes can and do happen, To Err is Human but as I said its how the complications are handled that is crucial. This separates the men from the boys!

You guys only have 1 face, don't let the cowboys ruin it! Research and if you're in doubt don't proceed! X

Creams that act like Botulinum Toxin Injections

We've been asked this question time and time again - does a cream work the same way as Botox???

FACT - there is NO lotion, potion or cream on the market that can ever work the same as a Botulinum Toxin Injection!

The injections are into the muscle and let's face it, no cream is going to penetrate that deep or even paralyse the muscles! 

There are lots of over the counter gimmicks which are not cheap but please be aware you are wasting your money. 

There are however, some temporary solutions by adding a sticky egg white like substance which reduces puffiness and wrinkles but only for a couple of hours!

That said if you want a good longer lasting result which will actually do as it says, injections are the ONLY solution! 

You must always ensure that you have researched this procedure and that the person injecting you is a medical professional with expertise, knowledge and training in this area and is insured! Also ensure for your safety that you are in a medical clinic! 

Skin Care Sales...

One of the big misconceptions that people have about Skin Specialists is that we are sales people trying to sell Skin Care Products to you as well as Skin Treatments. This couldn't be further from the truth! I'm a Medical Professional with little sales experience apart from a short time working part time at weekends in Penney's in Sligo while I was in secondary school!

I do sell Skin Care at the clinic but I also sell a variety of Medical Brands so, I'm not affiliated to one particular company. I personally mix and match but I'm using what's suited to my Skin and I tailor each product to individual needs by prescribing what is needed for your Skin Type and Skin Condition. 

I have researched Medical Skin Care not only for myself but for my patients and clients so, that I can bring you the very best of treatments to the clinic. I have tried and tested them all and am happy to say that only brands that I feel comfortable using on my face and ones that work will be ones that I use daily in the clinic. 

The truth is the Skin Care compliments the Skin Treatments giving you better results. I only ever use clinically proven products and the results of these products used either on their own or following treatments speak for themselves. 

You don't need to have several Skin products at home and you certainly don't need to spend hours in the bathroom in the morning or at night! A simple but effective Skin Care routine is all you need to keep your Skin looking fresh, healthy and hydrated. Not many people know this but the most important Skin Care product is actually an SPF - Sun Protection Factor. 

At the Claudia McGloin Clinic, we can tailor a good simple yet effective Skin Care routine for you and help you achieve the flawless radiant complexion you've always wanted all year round. 

Contact us for further details or to book a Skin Consultation.