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.
What Should Your Night-Time Skincare Routine Look Like This Autumn? A Doctor's Step-by-Step Guide
The heating goes on, the light drops, and your skin starts behaving differently. Autumn is also the best time of year to start the ingredients that do the real work. Here is the night-time routine I build for patients, step by step, with the Obagi products I use for each skin type.
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The Best Treatments For Acne Scars In 2026
Acne may have gone, but the scars remain. Discover the most effective acne scar treatments available in 2026, how to identify your scar type and why combination treatment often produces the best results.
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Why Tretinoin Remains the Closest Thing We Have to a Miracle in Skincare
As both an NHS GP and aesthetic doctor, if I had to choose one evidence based skincare ingredient for long term skin health, collagen stimulation and healthy ageing, it would almost certainly be tretinoin. Decades of published research have shown its ability to improve acne, pigmentation, skin texture and collagen production, which is why it remains the gold standard prescription skincare treatment worldwide.
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The 5 Skincare Ingredients I Am Most Cautious About as an NHS GP and Aesthetic Doctor
More skincare is not better skincare. NHS GP and aesthetic doctor Dr Caroline Warden shares the five ingredients she's most cautious about, from fragrance and essential oils to overused acids, and explains how over-treating can quietly damage your skin barrier. A calm, barrier-first approach from her doctor led clinic in Hale, Cheshire.
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The Best Skincare Ingredients During Menopause
Which skincare ingredients genuinely help during menopause? NHS GP and aesthetic doctor Dr Caroline Warden explains how sunscreen, retinoids, ceramides, vitamin C, niacinamide, azelaic acid and hydrating ingredients can support dry, sensitive, acne prone and ageing menopausal skin.
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