Looking forward to partying over Christmas but can’t face that ‘morning after the night before’ feeling?
Fear not – help is at hand in the form of a patch which claims to stop hangovers before they start.
The Bytox Hangover Prevention Patch has gone on sale in the UK following its launch in New York late last year.
Invented by the US plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Leonard Grossman, the patch claims to replenishes the vitamins and acids lost when consuming alcohol.
Although it has not received any official medical backing either here or in the US, it has received glowing reviews from consumers who have posted on websites.
One user wrote: "I tried it twice. Both times after nine or 10 Martinis. I can only account for myself. It works great."
The patch - which is similar to a nicotine patch – is attached 45 minutes before drinking and left on until the next day or around eight hours after finishing drinking.
Dr Grossman claims the ingredients - B vitamins, acai berry, vitamins A, D, E and K and folic - are delivered continuously to the bloodstream as opposed to those from a pill which are excreted relatively quickly.
Firebox, which is selling the patch in the UK, says on its website: "The rationale for this 'game changing' body patch is to stop hangovers before they start.
"Easily applied, it is infused with a powerful blend of vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants which are absorbed whilst imbibing, meaning a faster recovery time.
“American inventor Dr Leonard Grossman claims 'only an intravenous stuck in your arm while drinking could be more effective than a Bytox patch'."
It adds: "It won't however prevent you getting drunk and definitely won't prevent embarrassing and/or regrettable behaviour."
Ben Redhead, product manager at Firebox, said: "Look, we'd never usually encourage excess partying but the Firebox team, armed with the Bytox Hangover Prevention Patch, are definitely intending to take it up a level this Christmas.
"And if the patch means more productivity at work the next day then bingo, we're not only helping cure hangovers but we're helping the economy too."
The patches cost £12.99 for a pack of five. Amazon also stock a similar range, with prices from £11.99.