'First Time' aesthetic treatments

An effective skincare regime is important for maintaining healthy, beautiful looking skin, but there might come a time when you want to do a bit more to turn back the clock.

Thanks to a wide range of minimally invasive aesthetic procedures, we can now diminish the signs of ageing effectively and achieve natural appearing results non-surgically. However, it might seem daunting to choose the right type of treatment for your ‘first time’. Well, my first advice would be to go for a temporary treatment.

Two of the most popular minimally invasive treatments are dermal fillers and volumisers and wrinkle relaxing injections with botulinum toxin(known commonly as 'botox')

Hyaluronic acid is an example of an excellent temporary filler for so-called ‘static lines’ such as the nose-to-mouth lines. Fillers/volumisers can also be used to improve a gradually ‘deflating’ facial contour with a gentle cheek or lip plumping treatment for example.

For ‘dynamic lines’ caused by repeated facial expression movement ,such as frown lines between the eyebrows, the muscle relaxing botulinum toxin remains my all-time favorite.

Overall, I recommend a step-wise approach with phasing of treatments, so that changes will be gradual and you will continue to feel your own self, while optimal correction is achieved over time. Compare it to joining the gym – you wouldn’t expect to be all ‘sorted’ after a single session, would you?