McKeown Medical
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A complete guide to women’s health screening at every age
Published by Dr Iain Martin
Date posted — 18.07.25
For many women, day-to-day life is busy, demanding, and often leaves little room to prioritise personal health. Keeping up with routine health checks is one of the most empowering things you can do, not just to detect problems early, but also to prevent them from developing in the first place.
At McKeown Medical, we recognise that women’s health needs evolve with each decade. That’s why we offer expert-led wellness consultations tailored to your age, stage, and specific concerns. Whether you’re in your 20s and navigating contraception, or in your 50s preparing for menopause, we’re here to help you stay in control of your health.
Why women’s health screening matters
Women’s health screening isn’t about reacting to problems; it’s about being proactive. From cervical cancer checks to hormone testing, regular reviews allow you to identify risks, spot subtle changes early, and feel confident in your wellbeing.
These checks evolve throughout life, reflecting shifts in hormones, lifestyle, and risk profiles. Here’s what to consider at each life stage.
In your 20s and 30s: Building the foundations of lifelong health
Your 20s and 30s are often a time of change, careers, relationships, and for many, decisions around pregnancy. This is also a critical time to monitor reproductive health and build healthy habits that will support you for years to come.
Recommended screenings:
- Annual wellness examinations – A full review of your general and reproductive health, including breast and pelvic exams.
- Cervical screening (Pap smear) – Every 3 years to detect early signs of cervical cell changes.
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing – Annually if under 25, or more frequently if sexually active with new partners.
- Chlamydia screening – Recommended annually for sexually active women under 25.
- Fertility assessments – For those planning or delaying pregnancy, including hormone profiling and ovarian reserve tests.
- Contraception reviews – Ensuring your method is still safe and effective for your lifestyle and goals.
Even if you feel perfectly healthy, these tests can pick up silent issues like HPV infection, endometriosis, or irregular cycles, allowing for early action and peace of mind.
In your 40s and 50s: Navigating the perimenopausal transition
From around your mid-40s, many women begin to experience the first subtle signs of perimenopause, even if their periods are still regular. These may include fatigue, mood shifts, hot flushes, and changes in libido or weight. At this stage, health screening becomes increasingly focused on maintaining hormonal balance, preventing cancer, and assessing cardiovascular risk.
Recommended Screenings:
- Annual wellness exams – Continued monitoring of overall and reproductive health.
- Breast checks – Clinical breast exams and imaging (such as mammograms or ultrasounds if needed).
- Cervical screening – Every 3 to 5 years, depending on previous results and your country’s guidelines.
- Hormone level testing – To assess perimenopausal and menopausal changes and guide treatment.
- Menopause consultations – Discussing symptoms, treatment options (including HRT), and lifestyle changes.
- Cardiovascular risk assessment – As oestrogen declines, the risk of heart disease increases, making cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes screening more important than ever.
This is also a good time to reassess your long-term health goals. Are you sleeping well? Are your bones strong? Are you managing stress effectively? A tailored women’s health consultation can help provide these answers.
Putting your health first - how we can help
At McKeown Medical, we offer a range of dedicated women’s health consultations designed to meet your needs at every stage. Our services are comprehensive, discreet, and led by highly experienced practitioners who specialise in women’s health.
Our consultations include:
Women’s wellness consultations
A general health check focused on gynaecological wellness, contraception advice, STI testing, cycle tracking, and symptom management.
For women beginning to experience hormonal changes, these sessions include symptom review, hormone testing, and HRT advice tailored to your goals and preferences.
Advanced menopause consultations
A more in-depth review is recommended for women experiencing more complex symptoms or with medical concerns such as a history of cancer, cardiovascular risk, or bone density issues.
Menopause wellness consultations
Designed for those already on treatment who want to optimise their wellbeing, these sessions include lifestyle advice, nutrition guidance, and symptom monitoring.
Breast Augmentation UK Consultations
For women considering aesthetic breast surgery, Dr. Iain Martin offers expert-led consultations focused on safety, balance, and long-term outcomes. Whether you are exploring breast lift and implants to restore shape after pregnancy or weight loss, or researching surgical breast augmentation to enhance volume and proportion, every consultation is personalised to your anatomy, lifestyle, and goals.
Dr. Martin takes a comprehensive approach, discussing implant options, surgical techniques, recovery expectations, and long-term care so you can make a fully informed decision. For patients searching for breast augmentation near me, McKeown Medical provides discreet, professional care in a trusted clinical environment, ensuring results that look natural, proportionate, and aligned with your overall well-being.
Stay ahead of your health at every age
Your health is your most valuable asset, and it deserves expert care at every stage of life. Whether you’re in your 20s and want to build healthy habits or in your 50s managing menopause, McKeown Medical is here to support you.
With a dedicated team, extensive diagnostic tools, and a calm, patient-focused environment, we’re proud to offer a level of care that puts women first, always with discretion, compassion, and clinical expertise.
Put your health first and keep on top of necessary health checks. At McKeown Medical, we provide expert women’s wellness consultations with our highly qualified team to help boost your health at any age. Book today to discover more.
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No, and here’s why.
A deep plane facelift goes deeper into the face, removing deep fat, muscle and salivary glands which is how you get those sharp neck contours. The Quantum Lift works more superficially, tightening skin and reshaping jowls in 90 minutes under local anaesthetic, but it can’t reach those deeper structures.
I believe in the Quantum Lift. I just won’t pretend it suits everyone.
Good aesthetic medicine means the right procedure for the right patient, not one treatment doing it all.
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Some more Quantum Lift magic!
This patient is just 24 hours after her Quantum lift with fat redistribution. As part of the procedure we sometimes take some of excess fat that’s been removed from the neck and jowls and replace it along the chin and jaw to create more definition.
Although she’s still bruised and swollen, I think we can all already see where this result is heading.
The patient is delighted! What do you think?
Here she is… the one we’ve all been waiting for!
Lorraine, our incredible Assistant Manager, was the very first patient to have The Quantum Lift.
She’s now approaching 12 weeks after her procedure - the point at which we really start to see the result mature - and she is absolutely over the moon with her new jawline.
It’s been especially exciting watching this result develop because Lorraine was patient number one and I think you’ll agree, she set the bar pretty high.
What do you think of her result?
This is not a facelift.
This patient is just one week after The Quantum Lift, immediately after having her tape removed - you can still see a little residual adhesive on her cheeks.
The Quantum Lift is our new minimally invasive approach to rejuvenating the lower face and neck. We first use precision liposuction to remove excess fat from beneath the chin and around the jowls, sculpting a cleaner jawline. We then use QuantumRF beneath the skin to contract and tighten the tissues of the lower face and neck.
What has impressed me most about QuantumRF is the degree of tissue contraction we can achieve. You can actually see the tissues tightening during the procedure itself, but that`s only the beginning. Most patients are through the main recovery within a week or two, while tightening and collagen remodelling continue for 3–6 months afterwards.
So, at only one week, this is still a very early result but she`s already delighted with the improvement.
No facelift. One week post-treatment. And plenty more improvement still to come.
What do you think?
Dr Rhona is back!
We’re delighted to share that Dr Rhona Cameron will be returning to clinic at the beginning of September following her maternity leave and her diary is now open for appointments!
We know many of you have been looking forward to seeing Rhona again, and we’re so pleased to welcome her back!
If you’d like to book an appointment with Dr Rhona, you can do so via our website or app, or contact the team on 0141 370 0509.
We’ve shown you lots of side profiles from the Quantum Lift, but what does it look like from the front?
This lovely patient is just four weeks after her procedure, and I think the front view really shows how much we can change while still keeping the face looking soft and natural.
As part of her Quantum Lift, we removed unwanted fat from beneath the chin and around the jowls. Rather than simply discarding that fat, we used some of it to restore volume to her chin and jawline, helping to replace some of the volume she had lost over time and bring back a little of the youthful softness to the lower face.
You’ll also notice a small amount of lumpiness beneath the chin. At four weeks, this is very common after liposuction in this area and is part of the healing process. She’s now using firmer massage to help soften this over the coming weeks, and we would expect the result to continue settling and refining.
Most importantly, she’s absolutely over the moon with the change, and we are too!
What do you think of the front view?
Once again, the combination treatment wins the day!
This patient came to us hating her neck and jowls, but she would not consider anything invasive. Treating the neck is always a challenge especially with non-invasive treatments only.
For this patient we first of all reduced the fat under the chin using CoolSculpting, then we did some hyaluronic acid under the mandible to define the jaw and finally we did some Sofwave to tighten the skin.
The patient is over the moon with her results. What do you think?
There is no single "best" facial rejuvenation treatment - only the treatment that`s right for the individual patient.
For patients with more advanced facial ageing, significant jowls and loose skin of the neck, a deep plane facelift remains the gold standard. In the right hands, it can achieve results that more significant than what we can do with less invasive treatments.
This is one of our recent patients following deep plane face and neck lift surgery, performed by the incredibly talented @bramhallplasticsurgery. It`s always a privilege to work alongside Russell and see the exceptional results he consistently achieves.
One of the things I`m most proud of at McKeown Medical is that we`re a genuinely multidisciplinary team. We don`t believe every patient needs fillers. We don`t believe every patient needs surgery either. We offer injectables, lasers, minimally invasive procedures like the Quantum Lift, and facelift surgery because different patients, at different stages of the ageing process, need different solutions.
Our job isn`t to sell you a procedure - its to help you choose the right one.
If you want to have a conversation about which option is right for you, you can send us some pics by PM.
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I genuinely think the Quantum Lift is changing what is possible for patients who want to improve their jawline and neck, but do not want to undergo facelift surgery.
I have used earlier generations of skin-tightening technology and, honestly, I was often underwhelmed by the results. This is different.
By combining precise power-assisted liposuction, targeted treatment of the neck muscle where needed, and QuantumRF skin tightening, we can address the three things that most commonly age the lower face and neck: muscle, fat and skin.
This patient is shown just 24 hours after treatment. There is still swelling to settle, but the early change in her jawline and neck contour is already clear.
I have also included clips from the procedure for anyone who likes seeing the technical side of what we do.
Would you consider a minimally invasive alternative to facelift surgery for your jawline or neck, or would you rather go straight to surgery?
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When you first make contact with us you will be assigned your own personal Patient Relationship Manager. They’ll start by understanding your needs and liaising with our doctors to book you an appointment with the most suitable specialist. For any additional questions or needs, you can message or call them anytime and they’ll be delighted to assist you. Our entire team is dedicated to providing you with the best possible treatment and care tailored to your needs.
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