Elle UK May2020

WHATIS IT?RadiofrequencylaserwithCoolSculpting

(fat-freezing)technologytoredefinea softjawline.

T HELOWDOWNIf usingfillertorediscovera long-lost

jawline(it’scommonintheUS)isn’tforyou,consider

this.ACoolSculptingdevicemeltsawayfatpockets

aroundthejaw(basedonthepremisethatfrozenfat

cellswilleventuallybeflushedawaybytheliver),then

thefirmingradiofrequencylaserencouragesplumping

collagentotightentheskinoverthetop.

THENAMETOKNOWDrSophie

ShotteratIlluminateSkinClinic.

BEAWARETheCoolMiniis the

newandupdatedversionofthefat-

freezingtechtraditionallyusedon

muffintops,saddlebagsandstomachs,

butthistimeusingsmallerpanelsfor

yourface.Whiletheprocedureisn’t

painful,havinga rolloffatpinched

betweentwoice-coldmetalplates

for3Ominutesfeelsanythingbut

comfortable– thewarmingradio

frequencyis a walkintheparkbycomparison.And,

whileCoolSculptingresultsarepermanent,thefirming

radiofrequencyfirmingresultsonlylastuptosixmonths.

THEDETAILSOneCoolMiniandeightrounds

ofweeklyVenusLegacyradiofrequencytreatments

costfrom£2,OOO;illuminateskinclinic.co.uk

WHATIS IT?Injectionsofhyaluronicacidundertheskintoplumpthingsup.

T HELOWDOWNAlthoughstillnota householdnamelikeBotox,Profhilois

becomingthepreferredface-refreshinginjectableformanyaestheticdoctors.

It hasfewercomplications:it doesn’t‘freeze’muscle,whichis scaryfor

some;it giveslonger-lastingresults(sixmonthsformost,whileBotoxis usually

fourtosix);anda morenaturalfinish,improvingskinqualityfromwithin.

THENAMETOKNOWDrVickyDondosatMediceticsSkinClinic.

BEAWAREAruleforlife:alwayssayyestothenumbingcream.Whileit’s

overinlessthan1Ominutes,it is painfulandpinching,especiallyaroundthe

mouth.Butthere’snodowntime,solongasyoudon’tmindthebee-sting-like

bumpsonyourfacefora fewhourswhiletheliquidmeltsintoyourskin.

THEDETAILSGivenintwodoses,fourweeksapart,for£85O;medicetics.com

WHATIS IT?Atripledoseaestheticcocktail(hyaluronic

acid,mesotherapyandPRP– platelet-richplasma:the

goodbitsofyourblood)torejuvenatetheeyearea.

T HELOWDOWNTheeyeareais thefirsttoshowsigns

ofageingbutthehardesttotreat.Forvisibleresults,this

three-prongedattackis stellar.First,small,injecteddoses

ofhyaluronicacidboosthydrationandvolume.Then,

thebloodthatwastakenpre-treatment(likea standard

bloodtest)toextractPRP,is injectedbackintoskinto

regenerateandbrighten.Finally,themesotherapy–

a mixofvitamins,mineralsandaminoacidsadministered

viatinyneedles– erasespigmentationandfinelines.

THENAMETOKNOWDrMaryam

ZamaniatCadoganClinic.

BEAWAREAnythinginvolvinginjections

aroundtheeyesshouldbeapproached

withcautionbecausetheskinis delicate.

And,well,blindness.ButDrZamaniis

anoculoplasticsurgeon,soyou’rein

safehands.Thenumbingcreammakes

it comfortable,thoughtheuseofPRPwill

givemanytheheebie-jeebies.

THEDETAILS£1,7OOforthefirst

treatment,then£1,OOOforsubsequent

ones;drmaryamzamani.com

theymaybe having...Prof hilo

theymaybe having...

TheTripleBoostHydraBright

theymaybe having...Shape&Sculpt

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PRE -TREATMENT TO

extract PRP,

WHICH IS T HEN

injected back

INTO SKIN TO

REGENERATE AND

BRIGHTEN ”^

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