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Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. It’s hard to say as they all work differently and have different merits depending on the exact indications and your individual face. I’d book in for a consultation with a practitioner who offers a good selection of options and get their opinion.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. I’d get a hand cream specially formulated for age spots on the hands that contains pigment-reducing ingredients. Opt for one with sun protection too and make sure you apply it liberally throughout the day. And whenever you’re out in the sun or on holiday make sure you’re slapping on the sunscreen, as sun exposure will only make the existing age spots worse and cause new patches to develop. Tweakments-wise, IPL or a professional skin peel can get rid of them. For your decolletage, try IPL or laser to reduce the redness, plus a couple of rounds of injectable moisturiser treatment to brighten the skin and improve its texture.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. Of those three, Tixel – in its most intensive mode, which is the ablative mode – would be most likely to have a good crack at softening nasolabial folds if you want to avoid filler. There’s quite a bit of downtime though, and (as with anything) you’d need a full-face treatment to contract the skin upwards away from gravity’s pull. Find a great practitioner who can advise you on what will be best for your particular face.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. What will give you the best result depends on your neck and jowls specifically – how much sagging you have, if it’s skin or fat – and other factors like budget, how much downtime you’re willing to deal with, etc. Morpheus8 and Profound are RF needling devices that can be used in a certain way to melt fat at the same time as tightening up the overlying skin via stimulating collagen production, but if there’s a fair bit of fat in addition to skin laxity, you’d be better off going with Facetite because liposuction can be done at the same time. Find a great practitioner who can advise you what will be best for your particular face.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. It looks to essentially be a thread lift procedure to contour the jaw and neck, so could be a good solution for sagging skin in that area that needs some structural support and tightening. I don’t know loads about it but there are some TTG-registered practitioners who offer it, like Dr Munir Somji of Dr MediSpa in London and Essex.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. Eye cream can help hydrate the area and reduce the appearance of that crepiness some of the way, but it won’t eliminate it completely – for that, you’d need a tweakment like PRP, RF needling, or mesotherapy – something to build up collagen under the skin and smooth out its texture. Book in with a practitioner who specialises in the eye area and have a consultation to find out which is the best option for you. And you may want to try a new eye cream too – we really like both of these.

Hi, the full recovery takes about two weeks, with stitches out after one week. The more you can rest in that first week, the faster you recover. I didn’t sleep upright in a chair, just propped up in bed on a few pillows to reduce swelling. I went out and about after four days – with glasses on (can’t wear contacts for a couple of weeks) and a hat and it didn’t bother people, though I didn’t put myself in front of close friends. Once the stitches are out the scarring is minimal and heals fast.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. Your question cut off, but to answer the part about wrinkles on the forehead and around the eyes – wrinkle-relaxing injections will easily sort these out.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. This is one of the main indications for Profhilo Body injections – have a look into the treatment and some before-and-after pics.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. Have a read of our free downloadable e-book on jowls, which you can find at that link. Some tweakments such as ultrasound and RF needling can help tighten up the area.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. They’re both great treatments but slightly different – Sofwave is a newer technology that uses its own, patented type of ultrasound delivery and just works at the level of the skin and is great across the forehead and just under the brow, while ULTRAcel Q+ is a HIFU device. It can also be used to define the structure of the jawline by deliberately targeting fat tissue as well as lax skin, if that is what you’re after for the area under the chin. Find out more about both on those links.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. Apologies for the late answer – hoping the marks have gone away now. If not, return to your practitioner and see what can be done about it.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. First, make sure you have clearance from your oncologist for injectables and energy-based devices, and following that, ensure that the practitioner(s) you’re considering for treatment have your full, up-to-date medical history from the get-go. Providing you get the go-ahead, something like ultrasound could indeed be a good bet to tighten up your jawline – look into Sofwave as well as Ultherapy. The under-eye bags are tricker to treat because it depends what’s causing them – if it’s fluid retention, sagging skin or a result of the fat pads slipping down under the eyes. A practitioner experienced in treating the under-eye area will be able to properly assess yours and tell you what the best tweakment would be.

If you feel you’ve lost volume overall, have you heard about HArmonyCA? It’s a hybrid filler that both restores volume and builds collagen under the skin gradually over a longer period. We’re seeing some fantastic results with it so that might be worth looking into.

We’re a little iffy about thread lifts, but that’s not to say the right type for the right patient performed by the right practitioner can’t give brilliant results. It’s a fairly invasive procedure though, so my thinking (without being a medical professional) is that you may not be cleared for this following your treatment.

Facials – have a read of this to get an idea of what’s out there that we like. Specifically, the Byonik laser might be a good one for you because it’s very gentle but highly effective.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. I’m not sure exactly what you mean by ‘dentation’ under the eyes. If you’re talking about a kind of hollowing then you may be a candidate for tear-trough filler, but this is a very intricate filler placement that certainly isn’t suitable for everyone, so use our Practitioner Finder to find someone experienced in treating the eye area and book in for a consultation. And wrinkle-relaxing injections will soften those fine lines at the corners of your eyes.

I’d suggest you made an appointment with a great practitioner to get their view on what has caused the line, and what the best way to soften it might be. Most of the horizontal lines on our foreheads are from the way we raise our eyebrows, and the lines settle into place over the years. Because these lines are caused by muscle movement, wrinkle-relaxing injections of botulinum toxin A should help soften your line. For lines which are really deep, it may make sense to treat it with a soft kind of hydrating filler, but a skilful practitioner will know just what to do.