Introducing our new liver clinic at The Private GP Group
FibroScan®
& The Liver Clinic
Available at The Private GP Group
A FibroScan® is a non-invasive procedure used to assess your liver health by measuring the velocity of the sound wave passing through the liver (transient elastography) to determine the amount of fat (steatosis) and scarring (fibrosis) in your liver. The FibroScan® is painless and easy. You will feel a slight vibration on the skin at the tip of the probe.
Many of us know that excess alcohol can damage the liver but what’s less well known is that our diet and lifestyle can also affect our liver health. Eating more calories than we need and leading an inactive lifestyle is a major reason for this. Each of these factors are also affecting our liver health and can cause a condition called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or NAFLD. If you have Type 2 diabetes or have high fasting glucose levels, are overweight, have heart disease or high cholesterol levels you might benefit from knowing more about your liver health. The good news is that there are steps that you can put in place to help reverse the early signs of a fatty liver, before significant damage and disease develops.
This non-invasive test takes no more than 15 minutes and is conducted in a private room by a qualified professional. Our expert team will be able to talk through the results immediately after the scan. A full report will be sent to the recipient shortly afterwards and a follow up call with our Nutritionist can be arranged if required.
The Liver Clinic Scanning Service is available to persons aged 18 and over. We request that you provide details of your GP or doctor when availing of the service. This will allow for a copy of the results evaluation to be shared with them, to support you with any follow-up care required.
We don’t recommend you complete the liver scan at this time if:
- You’ve recently completed some intense exercise activity e.g. run a marathon (wait for 8 weeks after)
- Had a recent illness e.g. taken antibiotics, COVID-19 infection within the last 4 weeks
- Are or suspect you are pregnant – we would ask that you get a referral from your doctor before booking with us.
Please note: You should not eat for 3 hours before your consultation and the service is not indicated for the diagnosis of Liver cancer.
Booking your appointment...
Book your appointment
Select your service and a date and time that is convenient for you and make payment.
Complete the online pre-appointment health questionnaire.
This will be sent to you after you have secured your appointment.
Select any Add-ons
Book an accompanying blood test for a greater understanding of your liver health, our bespoke blood profile includes: lipids, liver function and Hba1c for £45. Contact our reception team to arrange a your blood test.
Book a Post-FibroScan Wellness Consultation with one of our GPs for clinical advice and to discuss your scan results.
Have your Fibroscan® consultation
Visit the clinic location at your scheduled appointment. Our specialist, trained colleague will conduct your scan.
Please wear loose clothing to make accessing the scan area easier.
It is important that you fast for 3 hours prior to your scan, should you require a drink please only drink water.
Get your Liver score
Indicative results are immediate and will be shared on the day. A full report will be sent to you shortly after and a follow up call with one of our GPs can be arranged.
Please note: reports can take longer to be sent whilst we wait for blood results to be returned.
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FAQs...
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition whereby there is too much fat built up in the liver. If left untreated, it can progress to serious liver problems, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes. It can range from hepatic fat accumulation (steatosis) to steatohepatitis (fat accumulation with inflammation), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease.
A healthy liver is important for your long-term health. The liver plays a key role in many body functions including the processing of nutrients such as sugar, proteins and fats. It is also important in the detoxification of drugs and the making of substances for blood clotting. If you can identify early stages of liver inflammation e.g. due to having a fatty liver, you can work to help reverse the damage or prevent it getting worse.
If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, we would ask that you get a referral from your doctor before booking with us.
You will lie down on your back and with your right arm raised behind your head on our bed plinth in the consultation room. Our qualified technician will apply a small amount of gel to your right side of your abdomen and place the probe with slight pressure against your skin. Eight consecutive measurements will be made at the same location. It is completely painless and all you will feel is a gentle buzzing on your skin.
Unlike a CT scan the FibroScan® doesn’t use any radiation and is more suited to clients who may suffer from anxiety or claustrophobia.
Initial results will be immediate, however a more comprehensive, medically endorsed report, will be sent to you within 7 days of your scan. If necessary we can also arrange a follow up call with our nutritionist.
This will vary depending on the result obtained from your liver scan, your overall general health and the consultation evaluation. The recommendation for any repeat scan will be provided in the follow up results.
No you don’t need to fast overnight, just 3 hours directly before your scan is scheduled.
If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, we would ask that you get a referral from your doctor before booking with us.
Ultrasound scans can be useful in detecting top line changes in liver health however a FibroScan® is far superior, taking 10 readings, to identify liver scarring and an accurate fatty liver reading.