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BEAUTY TWEAK MENTS

‘There is no set or defined age at which one should start with anti-ageing measures,’ says Skin Renewal Institute general practitioner Dr Lilliana Lulli. ‘All of these procedures are best used as preventative tools. If you can identify where issues are going to arise then start doing something about it. The earlier you start, the better the results are going to be, and the longer the effects.’

As impressive as the results can be in some cases, it’s also important to manage your expectations. ‘Most of my patients don’t expect to come out looking like teenagers,’ says dermatologist and Dermalaser founder Dr Ian Webster. ‘But those with very deep wrinkles are a little disappointed. I’m always very honest about what these procedures can do. I usually under-promise and over-deliver to avoid that disappointment.’

NON-ABLATIVE LASER TREATMENTS

Going for a laser procedure can sound like something out of , but in reality, the treatment is far less fantastical.

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