The Embarrassing Bodies clinic has opened its doors for a one off special looking at the conditions and problems that affect older people. It’s a fact that we’re going to have to get used to living longer in older bodies, and the EB doctors are here to show that there’s nothing embarrassing about getting old. First through the clinic doors is Derek who is suffering from a condition that is very common in women, but is much less understood in men. The condition is called andropause, and is where a man’s testosterone levels dip, causing irritability, lack of energy and a lowered sex drive. Fortunately the condition is simple to treat using a testosterone replacement therapy. Dr Christian takes his dad with him on a visit to the clinic to find out how the body ages, as we get older. Both of them are scanned using an MRI scanner, allowing Dr Christian to compare how the body changes internally as we get older. The doctors have set up a free clinic for the over 65s in Benidorm, where Dr Christian meets Patricia, whose foot has become mangled by an enormous bunion that has left her in constant pain. Dr Christian thinks that the situation has got so bad that surgery is the only option. Fortunately for Patricia, the new techniques are so effective that she will be in and out of the clinic within a day. Patricia’s Operation was a 3 Dimensional Osteotomy of the MTI Joint which is done in 3 important steps: 1. Realignment of the big toe to a 10-15 degree angle 2. Reconstruction of the square and the longitudinal arch by uplifting; using the existing ligament structure 3. De-rotating the big toe to a normal position of the nail showing upright again All is done in one procedure without additional incisions. The diagnosis is not so simple for another lady who’s come to the clinic with a resumption of her periods, four years after she had finished the menopause. Dr Pixie is concerned enough to send her for further tests, as this a potential