Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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FILLERS

Oneofthemostcommonprocedures,

injectingfillersintothefacehaslong

beenthego-tosolutionforthoseseeking

togainthebenefitsofyoungerlooking

skinwhileavoidingafacelift.Thebest

knownisBotox,whichinhibitsmuscle

movementandtherebypreventswrinkles

fromdevelopingorworsening.Aswe

age,thefacelosesvolume,particularly

inthecheeks,temples,lips,aroundthe

mouthandundertheeyes,andfillerscan

effectivelyreplacethis.Thesubstances

usedcanbegel(normallyhyaluronicacid,

asinJuvedermorRestylane)orfat,though

theinjectionofthisisclassedassurgical.

Fat’smainadvantageisthatitlastslonger

andcanevenbepermanent.Nonsurgical

fillerscanbesafelyusedinvariousplaces

ontheface,likethelinesthatrundown

fromthecornersofthemouth,andcan

beinjectedalongthejawlinetoprovide

definition.Howlongtheylastvaries–

somecanlastforsixto 12 months,while

otherswon’tneedreplacingforfiveyears.

CHEMICALPEELS
Likelaserresurfacing,chemicalpeelsaimto
smooththetextureoftheskin.Theywork
inthesameway,byremovingtheoutermost
layers.

ULTRASOUND/
RADIOFREQUENCY
TREATMENTS
ThingslikeUltherapy,ThermiTightand
Thermage,ofwhichGwynethPaltrowand
KimKardashianaresaidtobefans.These
proceduresuseultrasoundorradiofrequency
energytotightentheskinbelowthesurface,
providingfoundationalsupport.Theenergy
isfiredintotheSMAS(themuscletightened
inafacelift),stimulatingthegrowthofnew
collagen.Youcanoptforasingletreatment,

LASERRESURFACING

Aimedattighteningtheporesandimproving

skinquality,includingbyreducingblemishes

andwrinkles,thistechniqueuseslight

beamsdirectedatspecificareas.Itismost

effectivearoundtheeyesandmouthand

ontheforehead,andcanhelpimproveacne

scars.Forsmallareas,you’llneedalocal

anaesthetic,while,forthewholeface,you

mayrequiregeneralanaesthesia.Treatment

timesrangefromabout 30 to 45 minutesto

twohours,andtheresultscanlastforupto

fiveyears.

whichproducesaninstantresultbutis

uncomfortableandexpensive,or,moregentle

andlessfinanciallyprohibitive,aremultiple

treatments.Improvementtypicallycontinues

forthreetosixmonths,andtheeffectslastas

longasyourbodycontinuestoproducenew

collagenanduntilthenaturalageingprocess

takesoveragain.

LIFTINGFACIALS

Ifyoupreferyourtherapiesatthelower

endoftheinvasivenessscale,thenyoucould

goforaliftingfacial,whichisclosertoa

beautytreatmentthanBotox.Awell-kept

secret(allegedly)istheversionatfacialist

Vaishaly’sMaryleboneclinic,whichcomes

withamassage.Thetherapeuticelement

iscombinedwiththeuseofagalvanic/

BEAUTY WELLNESS