I'd like to share my Vaser Lipo experience.. I called EF Medispa in Kensington for a consult after coming across their site online. I had a consult with Dr Charakida to ask about 3 areas that I hated which were my arms, inner thighs and knees. She showed me how much she's going to remove from each area but she told me not to expect too much from my inner thighs because of elasticity problems and really appreciated her honesty. I felt comfortable and confident about her doing it on me, so I decided to go ahead and book it for a Friday afternoon since I was told that I could rest during the weekend and on Monday I'll be fine to go to work. Vaser day arrived and I was super mega excited and nervous. I had it done under local anaesthetic and though I was awake aware of everything that was happening I felt fine. I went in at 1.00pm and by 3.00pm I was out and smiling it was a veryyyy good experience for me... almost ZERO pain (unlike all the crying and screaming I kept reading about :/) the only part that was little painful was when the Dr was injecting the anaesthetic into my arms but the rest was painless and I was talking to the Nurse who kept asking if I am ok and even offered me biscuits and water :) The following day, on Saturday morning, I went for my first after care appointment where they changed the dressings and checked my areas. The Nurse did an ultrasound massage which was sooo relaxing with zero pain and I was feeling so much more flexible and less stiff. On Monday I woke ready for work and to tell my colleagues all about it . On Wednesday which was Day 5 was the worst day for me so far. I woke up feeling veryyy stiff that made it difficult to walk, but it was also the day that I had my second aftercare appointment at EF Medispa in the afternoon. Just one word to describe the aftercare that day - AMAZING!! The Therapist did an ultrasound massage on each area, Lymphatic drainage massage on each area plus Presso Therapy and I felt immediately good and so more flexible afterwards. Well done to EF Medispa can't thank them enough for treating me sooo nicely and helping me recover quickly and painlessly! I'm now 1 week post op and this morning I took my first measurements... happily I have already lost 1 inch from each area!! I was told to wait at least six weeks ... roll on November :) I highly recommend EF Medispa for the perfect way they treated me, their amazing after care service! Feel confident like me to do it under expert hands and with people who truly care for you like they cared for me!! read more

I've visited Dr. Katerina Charakida for several things and I highly recommend her! First time I visited her for my stretch marks, which had covered all of my arms and chest. We did a treatment with lazer and dermaroller and the results are amazing with almost all the stretch marks gone. It was so bad before the treatment and although initially Katerina had warned me that I should expect a 60% improvement, she never gave up and now I am almost stretch mark free! I was very impressed about her work and decided to do Vaser liposuction on my tummy, sides and arms and my life has completely changed after that! I now have a new body and Katerina gave me the waist I've been dreaming all my life! I can now lift my arms without thinking about the unnecessary fat hanging out! The procedure itself was not painful at all but it did take some time to recover and get used to the idea of wearing the garment for a couple of months. I was scared that I will do something wrong and was in contact with her almost daily and she stood by me as a friend and as a doctor! I have friends who have done the same procedure with other doctors and their aftercare was very poor with a couple of visits only after the procedure and then letting them live with the result no matter what that is! Katerina asked to see me every week for a few months after the procedure to make sure that everything was perfect. 8 months later I can say that I have a totally different body, more feminine, I can wear anything I like and we are both very proud of the result! Obviously I wanted to do more parts of my body and Katerina refused to, as according to her there was no need. I get the feeling that her work is like creating art for her and this makes me trust her even more. I am happy to give more details on this procedure and share pictures as well for anybody who is thinking about it and would urge you to do it! It's very important to choose your doctor carefully and make sure you talk to people who have done the procedure with that doctor! Friends of mine visited Katerina for Vaser immediately after they saw my result! Of course I have done other things like botox, hair removal and tranexamic acid injections, which made a burn that looked as a moustache disappear. The results from botox are great! I haven't lost any of my facial expressions and I can still move all the muscles on my face. In summary, totally recommended! read more

Can I write a review if I haven't had a treatment. I want to recommend this place (efmedispa) even though I haven't signed up for the treatment. Sorry if that sounds odd, but I had such an amazing experience, the only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is because I haven't had the treatment yet. This is all about liposuction. I went to see Zoe who did the consultation. She was so understanding and I was obviously nervous and self conscious about my body. But what impressed me was that she was very honest that I was too overweight to have the liposuction. She wanted me to lose weight first, and gave me some useful tips. They even have a fitness club that is free. She spent more than 30 minutes talking everything through about the surgery I could have once I'd lost the weight. I almost felt guilty because she wasn't going to earn anything from me. On the other hand, that was pretty clever, because if I can ever get my weight down, I will obviously go back to see Zoe. Plus I am going to check out the fitness club. read more

I wanted to visit to see why they won the Professional Beauty Medi-spa of the year, and I kind of got it. When I'd been to other places and said I'd like to try this or that, they'd take me to the treatment room and give me my treatment. - sometimes good, sometimes not. Here it was a totally different experience. They spent time to understand what I wanted (I have acne), and then offered me an array of solutions. They were very open about how much I might need to spend to deal with my acne, and were not shy to tell me things about changing my eating habits to get the job done properly. When I had the treatment it was all done very professionally, and by the time I left I understood what being a real medispa meant. The medi bit gave me the sort of assurance you expect from a medical doctor and the spa bit gave me the type of experience you expect at a hotel spa. read more

I had the cosmelan treatment for pigmentation, melasma and skin damage-it was expensive but such a great investment! My initial feeling before having it done was fairly nonchalant-I was willing to give it a go but did not have really high expectations. However, I am thrilled and surprised by the results! Not only as the melasma disappeared and its memory too-forever-but the skin damage, freckles, sunspots and any other pigmentation has gone with it. The overall effect has left me with clear, fresh, smooth skin and looking so much younger. The feedback has been great from friends. The service at MEDISPA was fantastic - the whole treatment was handled with professionalism and warm reassurance. read more

I wanted to share my experience with anyone thinking of having vaser lipo; From the very first moment I walked in to have my consultation with Zoe down to the last appointment for my after care with Dr Katerina Charakida I felt I was in the best hands and happy with the choice I made. I'm delighted with the results and it was a painless procedure.I am also going back for two more areas at te end of tis mont Dr Katerina Charakida was extremely caring, tentative and highly professional, I felt very calm with her even with the unknown in front of me. All in all I'm a very happy customer and would recommend Dr Katerina Charakida for vaser lipo to anyone tinking of doing it. read more

I can not say enough good things about Dr Katerina, I had been to several consultations and did not receive the same warmth and sincerity as I did from Dr Katerina. She manages expectations and delivers in a very professional manner. I had the vaser done and it has changed my life, I am so much more confident than I have ever been. It was worth every penny and the aftercare exceeded my expectations. read more