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I was recently recommended Heliocare oral sunscreen tablets after having Morpheus8. I’d never heard of oral SPF. I’m a religious user of the stuff on my face, neck and hands and so was interested but what about the science. Have you come across it? https://heliocare.co.uk/products/oral-capsules
Hi yes these are brilliant and the science is solid, they enhance the skin’s defences against UV damage. They’re not an alternative to sunscreen, I would always recommend using sunscreen and so would Heliocare, but if, say, you have someone who simply won’t (or can’t) use sunscreen but is prepared to take a tablet, they’re really useful.
Do you have any recommendations for hair brushes and combs? I have quite brittle hair and would appreciate advise on products that don’t make it worse
Hi, yes, the Manta brushes are super-gentle and designed for delicate hair
Tweak of the Week: Ultherapy® Brow Lift at the Cosmetic Skin Clinic – what was the result did you get the brow lift, are you happy with the results?
There was a result, but it was minimal – I’d check with your practitioner whether you’re a good candidate before committing to a treatment like this.
due to weight loss laxity and crepe-iness under my chin an on my neck I intend to have a full surgical neck lift but am currently reloosing some gained weight first. I am finding the neck very hard to live with and am considering going for some sort of high energy technique in the interim but I seem to remember Alice talked somewhere about some surgeons disliking eg ultherapy before a neck lift because it ‘mashes the skin together’ etc. are their any lifting Tweakments that don’t do this? For example Alice seemed very pleased with her results with the Profound RF treatment with Dr Shotter – does this method cause similar issues though? how serious is the trade off – would it make the neck lift significantly less good?
Hi, you’re right, cosmetic surgeons dislike patients having energy-based treatments (eg ultrasound, or RF needling) in the year or two before surgery because the way the treatment contracts and tightens up the collagen makes it trickier for them to do their job when it comes to separating the layers of the face or neck. Check this with your surgeon, but I’d hold off and wait for the surgery. I hear that you are finding your neck hard to live with but if you are looking at a surgical neck lift, you will find RF needling doesn’t give you the result you are looking for.
Is it worth getting a laser home use device ie. Nira pro as well as the Dermalux led device which I have
If you’ve got a Dermalux, I’d stick with that. Home-use lasers tend not to be very high-powered or effective.
Due to have sofwave. My husband wants to know what could go wrong. No mention of this was made by Dr Shotter.
Ask Dr Shotter or her team to take you through any potential side effects, risks, complications or contraindications, these will be listed on the consent form. Also, if it’s any reassurance for your husband, Dr Shotter’s staff are well trained in the procedures they offer, like Sofwave, so you will be in good hands.
I’m looking at the profound rf, sofwave and EndoLift I have seen you have had them all. Which one gave you better results for your jawline/ general lift? And how long was the recovery compared to ultraformer? Thanks
Hi, Profound RF (which I wrote about here) gave me the most definitive result of these – but it’s an intense procedure that left me bruised and swollen for the best part of a week. I’ve haven’t tried ultraformer but most ultrasound-based treatments hardly need any downtime.
Would love to try NeoGen Plasma but I have an autoimmune condition. Could you tell me if it is safe?
Hi, that’s a question for the practitioner with whom you are thinking of having the treatment. It depends on your autoimmune condition and how you are doing with it, to work out whether any treatment is advisable.
Endolift by a top practitioner has left me gaunt and with rosacea as well as unexpected fat loss I’m devastated and need advice please. I feel the need now for a face lift. This was done March 2021 please can you advise me
Hi, I’m sorry to hear this – there’s not much advice I can give. I am sure you have already considered fillers for restoring volume to your face. If you decide to move ahead with a face lift, go and have consultations with at least two surgeons, and then take time to assess their advice before booking anything.
Can I have microneedling with psoriasis
In a word: no
Is there anything that actually works on baggy under eyes besides surgery. Thanks
Hi, surgery will give you the best result but I know it’s not for everyone. Ideally, go for a consultation with an oculoplastic surgeon (a cosmetic eye surgery specialist) who also offers non-surgical procedures – it might be that an energy-based treatment like RF needling or Tixel could work for you, but you need a professional to advise you on that.
At TTG Live, I spoke to Mr. Syed Haq who spoke about polynucleotides, he gave me a leaflet with his mobile number on it but unfortunately I cannot locate it. Do you have his number please.
Hi, you can get in touch with Professor Haq through the London clinic on this listing for AM Aesthetics
You are clearly very impressed with the results – and your own experience with the Morphyia topical. Is this the intensive ‘SOS’ version or the other ‘daily’ version? Does it play well with retinols? does retinol usage kill the exosomes or them ineffective in the way the increased acidity does for the top end peptides? Is it safe to use Morphyia with retinols in terms of irritation, pigmentation risk, sensitivity etc? And in your experience is this cream suitable for the entire eye area or not? ie is it comedogemic? Since it’s the very high end of topicals I’m trying to work out whether its worth the investment AND which of the two formulas is the best to go for!
Hi, I first used the ‘normal’ type of Morphiya, then during recovery from an intense energy-based treatment last year I used the SOS. They did a great job and yes I used them around my eyes. If you’re using Morphiya, just use that, morning and night, nothing else (just put sunscreen over it in the morning). You don’t need to use retinoids or acids alongside it. When I asked Dr Tunc Tiryaki (who launched Morphiya) whether I should alternate it with retinoids etc, he said that Morphiya would do me more good than all the other skincare products put together. You might think, ‘Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?’ but the point is that it is designed to work on its own. If you try it, use this and nothing else for a month or six weeks, and then judge the results on that.
Hi Alice, other than fillers, what can be done about nasolabial folds? The jury seems to be out on them. Help please!
Hi, if you go onto the Concerns menu here on the website, there’s a whole section on nose-to-mouth lines, link here.
Do you think Ziip Halo is worth the money? Is it better than Nuface at tightening jowls? I have a Nuface and am not impressed, but Ziip Halo is expensive. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!
Hi, I think Ziip Halo bills itself as more powerful than NuFace – whether it will do more for you than the NuFace is hard to say. Microcurrent home use devices won’t do much for jowls, I find they are better for contouring the mid-face and toning/ lifting the brow (it’s not a lasting result, but if I’m having a ‘tired’ morning, it all helps).
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