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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.

The Mental Load Women Carry: Why Looking After Your Skin Is Self-Preservation, Not Vanity

The Mental Load Women Carry: Why Looking After Your Skin Is Self-Preservation, Not Vanity

There is an invisible weight most women carry, and it shows up on the face long before anyone names it. An NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale explains what the mental load is, what the research says it does to women, why “I don’t look like me anymore” is such a common sentence in her clinic, and why caring for your skin is an act of self-preservation rather than vanity.

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