All site navigation as a Select menu Print FriendlyIntravenous Vitamin Injections | Cosmos Clinic Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide & Gold Coast Recovering from illness or just feeling rundown? A Vitamin Injection can speed the healing process and boost your immune system…. Some quick facts about IV Vitamins We inject a powerful vitamin cocktail directly into your blood stream through a cannula. Vitamins are used to boost the immune system. They help the body to recover from inflammations, infections, thrombosis, fatigue and post surgical healing. It can be done as a sole procedure or during the recovery period after a liposuction procedure. Patients can resume immediately normal activities. Cost varies between $120 and $500 depending on your needs. What are the benefits of Vitamin Infusions? Vitamin Infusions are a powerful immune system booster with anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-histamine properties. Vitamins helps the body recover from inflammation, thrombosis, infection, fatigue and with post surgical healing.
They play a role in heart and brain functions as well as our bodies immune system. Increasing your vitamin intake by eating more of certain foods or by taking oral supplements can lead to a healthier lifestyle, however not all of the required vitamins and minerals actually penetrate into the blood. More importantly there may not be enough of the essential nutrients that are needed during illness, high stress or for a person who is recovering post surgery. A Vitamin Injection can go directly into your blood stream where all of the nutrients can be readily absorbed by your body to speed up the healing process. During the recovery period from a liposuction procedure at Cosmos Clinic, we can provide our patients with the extra Vitamin C and additional nutrients their bodies need to speed up the healing process. How does Intravenous Vitamin Therapy work? The powerful cocktail of recovery vitamins are delivered straight into your blood stream using the Intravenous Therapy (IV) delivery method.
There is no downtime and you are able to resume your normal activities right away. Which Vitamins are included in the drip? At Cosmos Clinic we source our intravenous vitamins injectables from Biological Therapies; an Australian owned company fully licenced with the TGA (Australian Goods Administration) to manufacture and provide a comprehensive range of the highest quality sterile injectable products. We are able to tailor your treatment to meet your individual your needs and can offer a wide range of vitamin combinations including the following cocktails: Vitamin C (15-30g) – Useful for repair of tissue and boosts the immune system Vitamin B + Vitamin B12 – Useful to boost energy Strong Antioxidant– Powerful antioxidant Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) – Great liver detoxifier Vitamin D3 – Given once a year for healthy cell repair How do you feel after an intravenous drip? You may feel a warm feeling throughout your body as you have the intravenous drip.
Some people may develop flu-like systems for a few hours after the treatment. Are Vitamin Injections popular? Intravenous Vitamin Therapy is fast becoming one of the biggest health trends in both the celebrity and main stream worlds. The desire to live the healthiest life possible has lead to everyone from The Real Housewives, Madonna, Rhianna, Cindy Crawford and Simon Cowell to reveal they use vitamin infusion injections to maintain their a-list looks and the hectic demands of being a celebrity. Read more on celebrity vitamin infusion here. How much does an Intravenous Vitamin Infusion cost? The cost will vary from $120 to $500 depending on your needs. Intravenous Vitamin Therapy locations Our Intravenous Vitamin Injections are available at our cosmetic clinics in Double Bay – Sydney, Benowa – Gold Coast, Deakin – Canberra and North Adelaide – Adelaide. For more information please contact us today!Store Location & Hours | Neo-B12 Injection 1000mcg/mL x 3 Amps
Sign up for hot offers and HUGE savings! View our privacy policyAnaemia is when there are too few red blood cells or not enough haemoglobin in the blood. Vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia is caused when there isn’t enough vitamin B12 in the body. Symptoms of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia Complications of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia Causes of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia Diagnosis of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia Treating vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia Prevention of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia You need vitamin B12 for many important body processes, particularly for making red blood cells and keeping your nerves healthy. If it’s in short supply, your body won't make as many red blood cells; they will be abnormally large and won't last for as long as they should. If you don’t have enough red blood cells, your tissues and organs may not get enough oxygen. This leads to the symptoms of anaemia. The symptoms of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia include:
If you have vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia, you may also look pale or jaundiced (have a yellowy tinge to your skin and the whites of your eyes). As well as the symptoms of anaemia, vitamin B12-deficiency may cause symptoms related to your nerves. This is called vitamin B12 neuropathy. It may affect your movement and sensation, especially in your legs, cause numbness or pins and needles and decrease your sensitivity to touch, vibration or pain. It can also cause confusion, depression, poor concentration and forgetfulness. These symptoms aren't always due to vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia, but if you have them see your GP. If vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia isn't treated, there’s a range of possible complications. For example, it can affect your movement and co-ordination. It can also put you at risk of heart problems. Talk to your GP for more information. Pernicious anaemia is the most common cause of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia. It develops if your body can't absorb vitamin B12 from food as it normally would.
Pernicious anaemia is an autoimmune disease, caused by antibodies from your immune system attacking your own body tissue, which it mistakes as being foreign. This causes inflammation in the lining of your stomach. Normally, a protein known as intrinsic factor, which is made in your stomach, attaches to the vitamin B12 released from the food you have eaten and then carries the vitamin through your bowel wall into your blood. If you have pernicious anaemia, the stomach cells that produce intrinsic factor may be damaged, meaning vitamin B12 can no longer be absorbed and a deficiency develops, leading to anaemia. The exact reasons why you may develop pernicious anaemia aren't fully understood at present. It tends to run in families and is most common in people over 60. It affects women more than men. If you have another autoimmune disease, such as Addison's disease, you may be more likely to develop pernicious anaemia. Other, less common, causes of vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia include:
Your GP will ask about your symptoms, examine you and may also ask you about your medical history. You may be asked to have a blood test. This includes a full blood count (FBC) that will give information about your haemoglobin levels (the oxygen carrying pigment in blood) and how many of each of the different types of blood cells you have. An FBC will also give information about the size of your red cells and the amount of haemoglobin each one contains. If you have low levels of vitamin B12, you may need to have a test for the antibodies that cause pernicious anaemia. Your GP may refer you to a haematologist (a doctor who specialises in treating blood disorders) to have further tests. This may include a biopsy (surgical removal of a small amount of tissue to examine your bone marrow). Your GP will first try to identify why you're deficient in vitamin B12 so that the cause can be treated. If you don't get enough vitamin B12 in your diet for example, you may be referred to an accredited practising dietitian for advice on how to improve your vitamin B12 intake.
Vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia is usually treated with vitamin B12 supplementation. This will begin with a course of injections, for example once a week for six weeks. After this, you may need repeated doses every three months or so. If you have pernicious anaemia, you’ll need to have injections for the rest of your life. Vitamin B12 injections can sometimes cause bruising and soreness at the site of injection. Other side-effects include feeling sick, headaches and dizziness, but these are rare. Your GP will monitor you to check that your treatment is working. Shortly after you start, you’ll be asked to have a blood test to check that it's starting to have a beneficial effect. You’ll then need another blood test after about eight weeks to confirm that your haemoglobin and red blood cell levels have returned to normal. You only need a small amount of vitamin B12 each day – about 2.4 micrograms daily according to the Medical Health and Research Council. If you eat a healthy well-balanced diet and don't have a condition that affects your absorption of vitamin B12 (see Causes of vitamin B12 anaemia above) you're unlikely to have a shortage.
Good sources of vitamin B12 include meat and other animal products such as eggs and cheese. Some breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin B12. This means that vitamin B12 has been added during manufacturing. If you eat a vegetarian or vegan diet, it can be difficult for you to get enough vitamin B12 because it isn't found in fruit, vegetables or grains. Try to include foods fortified with vitamin B12. Yeast products such as Marmite (but not Vegemite) are also good sources of vitamin B12 and can be used by vegetarians. Your GP may suggest that you take regular vitamin B12 supplements to prevent anaemia. Food Standards Australia New Zealand Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Why haemoglobin and iron are important. Anaemia – vitamin B12 and folate deficiency. London: National Institutes for Health and Clinical Excellence. 2007 [last updated Jan 2011, accessed 1 Jul 2011] Available from: http://www.cks.nhs.uk/anaemia_b12_and_folate_deficiency Food Standards Australia New Zealand.