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Growingold… Not so gracefully

I started doing Botox and other treatments when I was twenty-four years old. Many laughed at me and said that I was mad and that it was totally unnecessary. However, I am way too scared of growing old and all the rest that goes with it. Now that I am turning forty, I am grateful that I started when I did.

To me, doing aesthetic treatments is about self-love, self-esteem and investing in yourself. I have had quite a few procedures over the years, from lip filler, cheek filler to Botox, chemical peels and micro-needling.

Today I’m getting chin filler and a mesoesthetic tranx chemical peel.

This “lunchtime” kind of peel specifically targets pigmentation but also gives you that instant glow with absolutely no downtime.

On my chin, Dr Nadia will treat an asymmetry using dermal filler, which she says is pretty common for men nowadays. “Dermal fillers can be

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