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WHATIS IT?Superchargedskincarefromtheinsideout:dozensofshallowjabs(intothe

subcutaneousfatanddermis)todelivera cocktailofvitamins,mineralsandhyaluronicacid.

T HELOWDOWNDrMauriceDrayboughttheartofinjectableskincarefromFrance

overtotheUK,makinghiseponymousLondon-basedclinicthefirstwordinMesotherapy

• justaskGwyneth,whovisitsregularly.Drayhassincespentthepast1Oyearsperfecting
  theprocedure,nowofferinga blendof2Oaminoacids,vitaminsandhyaluronic,allin
  onesyringe.EachMesoliftis tailormade,too,sozinccanbeaddedtotreatacne,and
  levelsofvitaminCloweredif someoneis sufferingwithdryskin,forexample.
  THENAMETOKNOWDrDrayattheDrayClinic.
  BEAWARETheglow-giving,firmingresultsareseenasquicklyasthemorning
  afterandlastforweeks,makingthistreatmentabsolutelyaddictive– if youcanaffordit.
  It is worthpointingoutthat,whiletheprocedureis quick,thenumbingcreamand‘Meso
  gun’canleavethefacefeelingpeculiarforuptoanhourafterwards,sothisis probably
  bestbookedforoff-dutydays.THEDETAILSBestbookedasa courseofthreetreatments
  oversixweeks,from£2OOpersession;drdray.co.uk

WHATIS IT?Acombinationofradiofrequency

andultrasoundlasertreatments.

T HELOWDOWNWhileradiofrequencytriggers

fibroblasts(cellsintheskin’sdermislayer)toboost

collagen,thelasergoesa littledeepertostimulate

thefacialmusclestolifttheskinfromtheinsideout.

Theydescribethisfacialashigh-tech‘selfhealing’,as

thelasercombocausesmicro-trauma

tostimulateourownrestructuringand

sculptingtissue.It resultsina noticeable

andmorenaturaleffectthanif you’ve

beenmanhandledwithfiller.(You’ll

seechangeafteronetreatment.)The

answerforanyonewhowantstotone

andtightenbutalsohasfillerfear.

THENAMETOKNOW

DrNyla’sclinicsatMedispa,and

NumberOneHarleyStreet.

B EAWA R E There’snodowntime,

butplentyof‘ow!’timeduringthe

ultrasound,whichcanbeuncomfortablewhen

workingaroundthejawline.

THEDETAILSFrom£1,OOOfora courseoffive

one-hourtreatments;doctornyla.com

the ymaybe having...GlassBotox

theymaybe having...MesoliftFacial

theymaybe having...

TransformationFacelift

WHATIS IT?Botox,butnotasweknowit.

T HELOWDOWNTheideaofBotoxforitsface-freezing

effecthardlyraisesaneyebrow– ahem– thesedays.

Theinjectabletoxinis usedtoparalysefacialmuscles

• nomovement,ergonowrinkles.ButGlass(alsoknown
  as‘skin’or‘meso’)Botoxis increasinglychampionedbythe
  niftiestneedleworkersintheindustry,suchasourpickof
  thebunch,DrMichaelPrager.ThisformofBotoxworksnot
  inthemusclebutontheouterlayersoftheskintosmooth
  poresandtexturefora wonderful,juicy-facedeffect.Note:
  whilethecushioningeffectis excellentforfillingoutfinelines,
  it’snotsoeffectiveondeeperwrinklesaround
  theeyes,foreheadormouth.
  THENAMETOKNOWDrMichaelPrager
  atBeauchampPlaceClinic.
  BEAWAREWhereasstandardBotox
  treatmentsusearoundfourtofiveshotsper
  area,thisusesaround3Oto5O,sowhileit
  doesn’tstingasmuchasdeepBotox,it is not
  fortheneedleshy.Theeffectscanbeshort
  lived(aroundthreetosixmonths)compared
  withtraditionalBotox.
  THEDETAILSFrom£595pertreatment;
  drmichaelprager.com

“A RULE FOR LIFE:

ALWAYS SAY YES TO

the numbing cream

B E F O R E H A N D,

E VEN THOUGH

the procedure is

OVER IN UNDER

1O M INU T E S ”

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