Top aesthetic treatments for beginners
Where to start with aesthetic tweatments, West Malling, Kent
If a fear of looking overdone or no longer like yourself is holding you back from dipping your toe into the world of non-surgical ‘tweakments’, you needn’t be concerned. Any good, experienced aesthetic practitioner will take a full-face approach. In other words, they offer natural, balanced, and understated results that complement the whole face – as opposed to ‘plumping’ one particular feature. And an in-depth consultation with a medical professional is also crucial for understanding treatments, how they work and addressing any fears that you may have. Indeed, a good practitioner will also help you establish a treatment plan that contains a step-by-step breakdown of aesthetic procedures, available aftercare, and support.
Curious about where to start? Here are several highly effective, results-driven treatments worth considering…
Profhilo
What is it?
Profhilo is a fluid form of a hyaluronic acid gel that, once injected, sits beneath the skin’s surface and stimulates collagen production, giving the skin the fuel it needs to regenerate itself.
Who is it for?
Profhilo nourishes the skin and delivers deep hydration for all skin types on the face, neck, decolletage and body. I recommend Profhilo for those individuals complaining of tired, lacklustre, or dull skin. Profhilo can be used to help treat crepey skin and fine lines by stimulating collagen and elastin production as opposed to filling an area.
How does it work?
Profhilo attracts water into the deeper layers of the skin whilst stimulating four different kinds of collagen and elastin production and takes hold of the moisture from within to condition the skin from the inside out. This leads to skin that is tighter, firmer, and youthfully radiant.
Sofwave
What is it?
If you’re looking for a needle-free anti-ageing treatment or want to tighten skin without surgery, this non-invasive procedure is an excellent entry-level treatment. Using clever ultrasound technology, it penetrates the skin using patented parallel beam technology to deliver heat at a depth of 1.5 millimetres. Unlike rival devices, which may hit the muscle, Sofwave targets the mid-dermis, where it revs up collagen for that all-important lifting effect
Who is it for?
In the more mature patient, when combined with dermal fillers, Sofwave can give significant lift and work synergistically with deep-level dermal fillers to provide results similar to a facelift. It can be used to effectively lift hooded eyes, define the jawline and tighten the neck.
How does it work?
A one-time treatment doesn’t just offer short-term tightening and lifting, it works to bank your collagen and future-proof the health and quality of your skin. The exciting thing is its preventative nature. By treating patients from their 30s onwards, we can maintain skin health over time and work proactively.
Botox
What is it?
We’re all familiar with its line-reducing capabilities (it works by interfering with muscle contractions that create and accentuate wrinkles), but it’s more versatile than you might think.
Who is it for?
Done properly, it’s not about freezing your face entirely, rather it offers a subtle, gentle way to freshen up your appearance. If you’ve yet to try it for yourself, you might be surprised to know it’s not just effective at softening expression lines, it’s also fantastic at treating excessive sweating and correcting a naturally downturned expression to brighten up the look of the face. The list goes on. It can also be used to slim the face, prevent teeth grinding and even to treat tense, sore muscles in the shoulders.
How does it work?
Botox doesn’t just treat lines and wrinkles, it works preventatively, too. If you’re constantly moving a muscle and you get a crease in that area, it’s difficult to get rid of it. If you prevent that line from appearing in the first place, it’s easier to remove it entirely.
LightEyes
What is it?
Light Eyes Ultra is an innovative cocktail of hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, and botanical extracts formulated for the delicate eye area. This treatment involves an injection to the upper and lower eyelid area to help improve microcirculation, skin elasticity, puffiness, and dark circles. It may also be used in conjunction with tear trough fillers and eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) to help amplify results.
Who is it for?
LightEyes can treat all manner of concerns. It helps to brighten, firm, and refresh the area around the eyes and also reduces puffiness and swelling in the upper and lower eyelids. This is an excellent option for those concerned with dark circles and swelling around the eyes.
How does it work?
Light Eyes Ultra is injected into multiple points with a fine needle tip to deliver a cocktail of hexapeptide, ascorbic acid, cucumber, chamomile, holly, rosemary, and blueberry extracts around the eyelid skin. The unique formula can counter dark shadows under the eyes, dark circles, swelling, and skin wrinkles.
Facial fillers
What is it?
Dermal fillers are primarily made from hyaluronic acid and are used to help restore lost volume in the face to give a fuller, lifted and more structured appearance.
Who is it for?
While fillers are commonly used in the cheeks and lips, they can be used to great effect all over the face, including under the eyes to plump out sunken hollows and in the jawline to add definition. Different fillers have different properties, so you’re going to have some that are for bone placement which are very robust and give a lot of projection, and some that are thinner, which are for hydration.
How does it work?
With age, we lose significant amounts of collagen and facial volume, leading to sunken cheeks, nasolabial lines, upper lip lines, and jowls. Dermal fillers come in a wide variety of densities to suit the various areas of volume loss. When placed strategically, they help restore this lost volume and definition for a softer, more youthful appearance.
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Disclaimer: Please be aware that results and benefits may vary from patient to patient taking into consideration factors such as age, lifestyle and medical history.
