Contact & consultation

Arranging an assessment

Outpatient appointments are booked through the hospital on the numbers below; international patients can ask for Michael Yu. Bring photographs of yourself from earlier years if you have them, because they show what has changed and in which direction. Bring a written list of your medicines, and mention any previous facial treatment, including when it was and what was used.

What a good assessment includes

An examination of the face at rest and in movement, with the position of the cheek and jawline assessed separately from the volume of each area. Skin quality and elasticity should be judged on their own, because they decide whether a thread will hold. It should end with a clear statement of whether the finding is descent, volume loss or both, and which treatment addresses which part.

Asking about the plan

Ask which finding is being treated, in what order if there is more than one, and what would be left alone. Ask what the plan is if the result is not what you wanted, whether the material used can be dissolved or removed, and who would be available if something went wrong. Ask what would make this treatment the wrong one for you. A clinician who answers that last question specifically is assessing you rather than presenting to you.

Before you commit

No decision needs to be made at the first appointment. Take the plan away, read it against the guides on this site, and come back with questions. A discount that expires, or a package that combines both treatments before either has been assessed, is information about the clinic rather than about your face.