t usedtobethatthebiggestsignifierofgood‘work’
wasthatpeoplewouldaskwhoyourdoctorwas.
Thesedays,thequestionthatconfirmsa facialtweak
hasbeenasuccessis,‘Haveyoujustbeenaway?’(We’ll
alsotake:‘Whatfoundationareyouwearing?’)Because
non-surgicalaestheticproceduresdonewellarenolonger
aboutnoticeablychangingyourface,butperkingit upinan
indefinableway.Theaimisnota fakelook,ratheronethat
communicateshappiness,goodhealthandenoughsleep.
Theworldofaesthetictreatments– essentiallyanything
froma facialtosurgery– hascomea longwaysincethedays
ofice-rinksmoothforeheadsandbouncy-castlelips.Clunky
oldmachineshavegivenwaytoa whizzy,multifunctionalkit;
injectableformulasarefargentler;anddoctorsthemselves
havehoneda moredelicatetouch.Theresult:quick,effective,
oftenpainlesstreatmentsofferingapayoff(sometimes
immediate)beyondthereachofskincarealone.
Nowonderourappetitefor‘tweakments’hasgrown.
Aroundoneinfourofuswouldnowconsideranaesthetic
treatmentsuchasBotoxtogiveourskina boost,*withtheUK
non-surgicalmarketsettobeworth£3billionby2O24.**
Butwhatabouttheotherfiveoutofsix,forwhomit’sa
hardnotoneedles?Well,that’swherethenon-invasive
optionscomein–lasers,fat-freezingandoxygenjets
blastinggoodnessintotheskin.Thesedays,whereveryou
drawyourlineinthesand,youcanachievebrilliantskin
(bankbalancenotwithstanding).If you’veeverwondered
justhowyourcolleaguesomehowstoleAngelinaJolie’s
jawlineovertheweekendorwhereyourfriend’sporeshave
suddenlygone,ourround-upofthebestnew‘Havethey?
Haven’tthey?’treatmentsmightprovidesomeanswers.I
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