Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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microcurrentwand-likedevice,which
introducesahyaluronicacidseruminto
theskin(likehavingapleasantfiller).For
thebestresults,fiveweeklytreatmentsare
recommended,thoughyoucanbookitasa
one-offbeforeabigevent.

MESOTHERAPY

Thisinvolvestheinjectionofamixture

ofvitamins,aminoacidsandmedications

justmillimetresundertheskin.Itworks

byplumpinganddeeplyhydratingthe

tissue,which,inturn,softensthesurface

linescausedbydehydration.Theformula

injectedintothemesoderm(orsurface

layeroftheskin)duringmesotherapy

dependsontheproblembeingtreated,but

substancescanincludealocalanaesthetic,

productstoreduceinflammationandtreat

veins;musclerelaxants,enzymes,vitamins,

minerals,plantextracts,hormones,and

hormoneblockers;tonamebutafew.

Theresultsaresubtlebuteffective–this

treatmentisn'tdesignedtoremovescarring

orsunspots,butrathertobrightenand

firmtheskin.Betweenthreeand 15

sessionsarerecommended,andtheeffects

lastforuptoayear.

THEPHIPRINCIPLE
Possiblythemostbizarrefaceliftalternative,
thisdrawsonthemathematicalprinciples
ofPhi,usingtheso-called“goldenratio”
todeterminefacialsymmetry.Atthe
HarleyStreetPHIClinic,thisisusedasthe
foundationforanon-surgicalfacelift,inwhich
specificareasareinjectedwithJuvederm.
Again,it’sanicerwayofhavingafillerbut,
judgingbythenumberofawardstheclinic
haswon,itmustbedoingsomethingright.

‘Possiblythemost

bizarrefacelift

alternative,thisdraws

onthemathematical

principlesofPhi,using

theso-called“golden

ratio”todetermine

facialsymmetry’

BEAUTY WELLNESS

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