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.
Which Treatment Do I Need? A Doctor’s Guide to Matching Concerns to Treatments
Most people arrive with a concern, not a treatment in mind. A Hale GP and aesthetic doctor maps the common ones, from tired eyes and jowls to dull skin, pigmentation, neck and hands, to the layer they belong to and the treatment that suits it, including the concerns she will not treat.
4 min read
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.
5 min read
Why I'm Introducing Hyperdilute Radiesse to My Clinic
I turned down body skin treatments for a long time, because most of them promised more than the evidence supported. Here is what changed my mind about hyperdilute Radiesse, the three questions I needed answered before I would offer it, and where I still think the evidence is thin.
3 min read
Crepey Neck Skin: What Actually Works in Your 40s, 50s and Beyond?
Why does neck skin suddenly look thinner, looser or more crepey in your 40s and 50s, and can anything genuinely improve it without surgery? Dr Caroline Warden explains what each treatment can realistically achieve, and why not all neck ageing should be treated the same way.
4 min read
Sculptra vs Radiesse: Which Collagen Stimulator Is Right for You?
Sculptra and Radiesse are both injectable collagen stimulators, but they work by different biological mechanisms and are not interchangeable. Dr Caroline Warden explains how they differ, which areas each suits, and why the right choice depends on what has actually changed in your face.
5 min read