Patient Stories
Gail – Facial Rejuvenation
As you get older, things start to fill out or thin out, often in all the wrong places. They get wrinkly and they head south. Which normally means whipping on a pair of spanx and getting on with your day! Except they don’t make spanx for your face…
As you get older, things start to fill out or thin out, often in all the wrong places. They get wrinkly and they head south. Which normally means whipping on a pair of spanx and getting on with your day! Except they don’t make spanx for your face…
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Approaching 40, after a lifetime in the sun with virtually no skincare, I was depressed, to say the least. Looking back at pictures of me, my sunglasses grew in size each year to cover more of my face and, without upgrading to a full ski mask, I was running out of things to help hide my skin.
After two years of research, meeting various doctors and seeing different clinics, I found Dr Sophie at Illuminate Skin Clinics. I’m not one to gush about much, but OMG! – this is Hollywood exclusivity and expertise just outside London. The clinic is discreetly located in Kings Hill, Kent and on arrival, the clinic co-ordinator made me feel at home straight away, with a friendly smile and the offer of a drink.
Dr Sophie was prompt and immediately put me at ease. It’s never a nice thing to have to lift up your fringe and show a total stranger all your wrinkles or to smile and show your crows feet. To be honest it’s soul-destroying and its why I didn’t smile, look in a mirror or get my photo taken. But, Dr Sophie made me feel relaxed and comfortable straight away and off came the dinner plate glasses and back went my fringe!
I had already convinced myself that I needed a facelift and probably skin grafts and face-melting peels too. But, Dr Sophie asked me about my skincare goals, what I wanted to achieve and, after careful examination and consideration, convinced me otherwise. She is so knowledgeable and comforting in her approach and I had no hesitation in putting my trust in her. I asked her to make me look 5 years younger, but without looking stiff and plastic, overfilled or frozen. I was 39 and just wanted to turn 40 and have people think I was still somewhere in my 30’s.
Over the next 13 months, Dr Sophie performed a series of minor dermal filler treatments, Botox, chemical peels/microdermabrasion and Obagi skincare regimes with NO SURGERY required. The before and after pictures taken on my mobile phone show the results achieved and speak for themselves. When I look at them, my knees do that thing that toddlers do when they are desperate for the loo, but don’t want to miss something!
For fun, I found an old picture from my wedding day shortly after completing my treatment plan. I was 23 in the photo, but it looked like it was taken last week. The five 5 years that I wanted to take off turned into nearly 20!
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