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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.

Microneedling with Exosomes: Does It Actually Work? A Doctor’s Guide to Purasomes in Hale and Altrincham

Exosomes are the most talked-about ingredient in regenerative aesthetics, and the least understood. An NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale explains what they are, what the split-face trials show when they are combined with microneedling, which exosomes are legal in the UK and which are banned, and why she uses colostrum-derived Purasomes in clinic. With price, downtime, results timeline and who should wait.

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Adult Acne: When Skincare Is Not Enough and What Your GP Can Actually Prescribe

Half of women in their twenties and a third in their thirties have acne, and most are treating it with skincare that cannot reach it. An NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale explains why adults break out, the signs that skincare is not enough, exactly what your GP can prescribe under the NICE guideline, when you should be referred for isotretinoin, and why a skin clinic belongs last, for the marks and scars.

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