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.
Is It Safe to Use Hydroquinone Long Term? Obagi Nu-Derm, Ochronosis and What the Evidence Really Shows
Frightened by what you have read about hydroquinone online? An NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale examines the 2022 systematic review, the US figures and 38 years of Obagi Nu-Derm use, and explains how a supervised programme keeps the rare risk of ochronosis in proportion.
5 min read
Why I Don't Offer Tear Trough Filler: The Four Causes of Under-Eye Shadows
"I look exhausted all the time. People keep asking if I'm alright. I've read about tear trough filler and I think that's what I need." I have this conversation most weeks, and I nearly always end it by saying no. Not because tear trough filler is a bad treatment, but because under-eye shadows are four different problems and filler treats one of them.
4 min read