Skin, Aesthetics & Healthy Ageing Journal
Evidence-based advice from Dr Caroline Warden, NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale, covering facial ageing, menopause skin, regenerative aesthetics, skincare and natural-looking aesthetic treatments.
Why Has My Anti-Wrinkle Treatment Stopped Working? A Doctor Explains Resistance, Antibodies and Why Timing Matters
It worked perfectly for years. Now it seems to wear off after weeks, or barely work at all. Does that mean you have become resistant? Possibly, but usually there is a more ordinary explanation, and the answer is rarely more toxin, more often.
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What Is Regenerative Aesthetics? A Doctor's Guide to Collagen-Stimulating Treatments
"Regenerative", "biostimulator" and "collagen-stimulating" are now on every clinic menu, often applied to very different treatments with very different evidence behind them. Here is what the term really means, which treatments have earned it, which are still promising, and how to work out which one solves the change you can actually see.
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Are All Anti-Wrinkle Injections the Same? Why Units, Brands and "Which Is Best" Matter Less Than You Think
"Which one do you use?" is one of the questions I am asked most often. The honest answer is that the product matters far less than the dose, the placement and the plan, and that the numbers on your treatment record cannot be compared from one product to another.
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Why the Best Aesthetic Treatments Are Often the Least Noticeable
Why can a subtle aesthetic treatment make someone look noticeably better without anyone knowing what they have had done? NHS GP and aesthetic doctor Dr Caroline Warden explores the science of facial perception, skin quality, movement and facial harmony.
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The Triangle of Youth Explained: Why Your Face Changes Shape With Age
Your face does not simply sag. It changes shape, because four separate layers change at different rates, and one of them is bone. Here is what the Triangle of Youth actually describes, what the anatomy research shows, and what genuinely helps at each layer.
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Am I Too Old for Aesthetic Treatments? A Doctor's Guide for Your 50s, 60s, 70s and Beyond
It is the question I am asked more than any other, usually apologetically. There is no upper age limit, and the trial data in patients over 65 is more reassuring than most people expect. Here is what genuinely changes decade by decade, what suits mature skin, and what I am more careful about.
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