Dr M. R. Rakus MBBS FBACD FBCAM
GMC No. 3627765 | Fellow of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine
Cosmetic Medical Advice (UK) Ltd
34a Hans Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 1RW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7460 7324
E-mail: drrita@drritarakus.com
Dr Rita Rakus
Dr Rita Rakus is a highly experienced practitioner in the field of Cosmetic Medicine. She has been widely known in the media as the 'London Lip Queen' for many years and more recetly has been dubbed by Tatler as 'The Machine Queen' thanks to the clinic's arsenal of non-invasive technologies.
Having qualified as a medical practitioner at Sydney University, Australia in 1974, Dr Rakus has subsequently developed expertise in all aspects of non-surgical face & body rejuvenation, facial line reduction and lip enhancement. She is fully registered with the General Medical Council, Care Quality Commission and Treatments You Can Trust. She is the co-founder and a Fellow of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine ( www.bcam.ac.uk) and in addition to her own clinical work is also involved in training, lecturing and setting standards for practicing doctors within this field. Her name has been inaugurated on the Wall of Honour at the Royal Society of Medicine in recognition of her work. Dr Rakus has been listed as Tatler Top Doctor for Lips in the prestigious Tatler Beauty & Cosmetic Surgery Guide every year for over 10 years and also features in the Tatler Address Book. Dr Rakus was also recently named as a Global Ambassador for BTL Aesthetics for their range of face and body treatments including the revolutionary EMsculpt Neo and EMface - and the clinic is proud to be the largest EMsculpt Neo clinic in Europe with 3 machines. Dr Rakus is also International Key Opinion Leader for Sofwave and for Saypha fillers from Croma among others.
Dr Rakus is on the Board of the International Medicine Council for National University of Singapore exploring the latest in anti-ageing treatments and incorporates these into her practice.
She has received many accolades and awards in acknowledgement of her outstanding achievement and leadership including the Solta Black Diamond Award (for Thermage and Fraxel), Ellman Glide-Safe Award (for Pelleve), BTL Award (for Exilis), Ulthera Award, HydraFacial Award, Allergan (for lip injections), Resytlane Lifetime Achievement Award and the Academy Award from The Aesthetic Medicine Congress (TAMC). Her clinic in Knightsbridge has been designated as a Centre of Excellence by Biotherapies Ltd. (for PRP), CoolSculpting and Dr Levy Switzerland and is the largest provider in Europe for both EMsculpt Neo and Sofwave treatments.
As an internationally renowned expert in her field, Dr Rakus appears regularly in the media. She has appeared on television in 'Under the Knife'(ITV), 'Kitchen Sink to Catwalk' (Biography Channel), 'Plastic Fantastic' (BBC), ' Lunch-Hour Facelift' (C4), 'Celebrity Fat Club' (ITV) and '10 Years Younger' (C4). She is regularly mentioned in articles e.g. Tatler, Harper's Bazaar, Daily Mail on Sunday, Elle, The Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, London Evening Standard, The Observer, Pashion, Independent on Sunday, Sunday Mirror, Allure, Glamour, Grazia, Hello, Cosmetic News, Aesthetic Medicine, and many other publications.
She has an international celebrity following and regularly travels all over the world to treat patients, attend seminars and visit cutting edge practices to keep ahead of the latest technology and techniques.
Dr Rakus has expanded her offering internationally with clinics around the world - the first US-based clinic opened in the Fairmont Spa Century Plaza in Los Angeles in March 2022, a new clinic in the Raffles The Palm Hotel in Dubai in May 2023 along with a presence at the partner clinic in Cannes, France.
Call us now to book a complimentary consultation (either virtual or in clinic) with Dr Rakus who will be delighted to assess and advise you on appropriate treatments.
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