I was 24 when I first stepped into the world of facial aesthetics. When working as a foundation dentist, my principal practiced facial aesthetics alongside dentistry and I asked for lip fillers. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect or the process, but I did know I wanted to build my upper lipContinue reading “Lip Enhancement: A Journey.”
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Ageing On your Own Terms
Skincare and Anti-Ageing As we age the epidermis layer of our skin starts to thin. This can cause discolouration from trauma to the skin such as blemishes, sun damage and windburn. The elastin fibres in our skin also start to weaken with age, and collagen production decreases. This causes sagging, fine lines and wrinkles withinContinue reading “Ageing On your Own Terms”
Botox and Filler, they’re all the same….right?
Short answer, no! In the media the term botox is a term used to refer to aesthetic treatment. For example “She’s got her lips fuuuull of botox”. In reality this would be a huge mistake. Let me explain. Botox Treatment Botox, botulinum toxin or toxin treatments are not all made equal. Botox is a brandContinue reading “Botox and Filler, they’re all the same….right?”
Retinol Who?
Ageing Skin As we age the epidermis layer of our skin starts to thin, discolourations start to appear due to trauma and environmental damage such as sun and wind burns. The Elastin fibres weaken and collagen production slows, this causes sagging, fine lines and wrinkles within the skin. Sun exposure causes 85% of ageing andContinue reading “Retinol Who?”
Safe
We all need somewhere we feel safe Emma Thompson In this post I’ll be discussing safety in facial aesthetics. From finding a practitioner to consultation to treatment. Hopefully this will provide some guidance to an often confusing and worrying industry. Practitioner Not all aesthetics practitioners are the same. Shock. It is so important to findContinue reading “Safe”