Facial ageing is a natural progression and happens when the skin loses its elasticity and volume and its natural hydration levels decline. Non-surgical anti-ageing treatments are becoming more and more popular as men and women of all ages look to combat the signs of ageing by restoring plump, taut and smooth skin.

1. Fine Lines & Wrinkes

Fine lines and wrinkles most often appear when the face is moving. These can be treated with Botox and other anti-wrinkle products causing nerve endings which serve the muscles to freeze, thus minimising muscle contraction and diminishing the appearance of lines. A Botox treatment is completed within minutes and the effects will last 3-5 months.

2. Deep Lines & Folds

Deep lines and folds appear in very specific areas and remain in evidence even when the face is static. Hyaluronic-acid based dermal fillers can be applied to single lines or creases adding volume and leaving a smooth and natural look and feel. Popular treatments include Juvederm Ultra, Restylane and Sub-Q. Results are instant and last 6-12 months.

3. Loss of Elastin

The skin loses its elasticity and tautness and starts to sag as collagen levels decrease. Collagen stimulants including Sculptra and dermaroller treatments work by encouraging the production of collagen and elastin which is what gives the skin its taut and youthful appearance. Results may take a few weeks to become fully evident although can last up to two years.

4. Loss of Volume

Loss of volume occurs as the skin loses its elasticity and hyaluronic acid levels decline. Treatments including volumisers and elastin stimulants work by increasing volume and elastin levels. This can be done to specific areas or more globally, to a larger facial area using products including Juvederm Voluma and Sculptra.

5. Thinning Lips

The ageing process can cause lips to become thin with loss of definition. Hyaluronic based lip filler and contouring treatments such as Juvederm Ultra are a safe and natural way to enchance the natural look of the lip area by combating issues including lack of volume, wrinkles, smile lines, cupids bows and lowered corners. Results are instant and can last up to nine months.

6. Sunken Cheeks

Facial fat loss, gravity and loss of the skin’s natural elasticity all conspire to reverse the natural balance and effects of youthful skin. The face’s balance and heart-shaped proportions can be restored by the application of volumisers for a fuller, softer, more youthful appearance. Hyaluronic volumisers, such as Juvederm Voluma, treatment of choice at Melior Clinics for addressing such issues, recontour the mid sections of the face to restore youthful volume to the cheek, cheekbone and chin areas. The results are immediate, with effects lasting up to 18 months.

7. Sagging Jaw

A variety of treatments are available to help combat the signs of a sagging jaw including “high lifting” volumisers, collagen stimulants and chemical peels, all of which tighten and lift the skin with excellent results.

8. Hyperpigmentation Issues/Acne Scarring/Liver Spots

Hyperpigmentation is most often caused by sun damage, inflammation or other skin injuries, including those related to acne vulgaris. Treatments such as chemical peels, dermarollers and the Obagi Nu-Derm system, which promote new cell growth and/or the accelerated removal of old, dead skin cells at the surface of the skin are considered the most effective way to deal with pigmentation issues.

9. The Décolletage

The décolletage – the neck and chest area – is often one of the first areas to evidence ageing due to the fine, delicate skin. A course of treatments to stimulate collagen production, combat hyperpigmentation issues and tighten the skin are most effective ways to deal with these issues. Treatments could include dermarollers, chemical peels and prescription creams, most notably from the Obagi skincare range.

10. Teeth discolouration

Over the course of the time, a combination of diet and poor hygiene can cause a regression in the colour of someone’s teeth. Foods and drinks containing dark colours can stain the teeth, which cannot be addressed by toothpaste alone. The use of hydrogen-peroxide based teeth whitening treatments can often improve a patient’s teeth colour by up to eight shades. This can be done with instant results in-clinic (Zoom Advanced system) or with a home whitening regime with the use of bespoke trays and bleaching gels.

It is imperative that those looking for non-surgical facial enhancement treatments source an established clinic with qualified and experienced medical staff. Clinics should offer free, no obligation consultations with a complimentary review and follow up appointment. Some clinics, including Melior Clinics, offer a satisfaction guarantee which would indicate a high regard for customer care. Visit our Botox London Clinic to discuss your anti-ageing and skin care needs.

At our Botox London Clinic situated at 152 Harley Street we are specialists and skin care experts.

Botox is an increasingly popular anti-ageing treatment used by men and women to smooth away fine lines and wrinkles. Treatments take a few minutes and, following a few injections to targeted areas, results can last for up to six months. Our team of medical specialists are all experts in Botox treatments, which are offered with a free no obligation consultation and complimentary review and top-up and are supported by our satisfaction guarantee.

Visit our team of medically qualified practitioners to discuss your anti-ageing requirements at our Botox London clinic, which is open throughout the week, including evenings and weekends. Interest free payment plans are available together with loyalty cards and reward schemes.

Botox can be used as an anti-wrinkle therapy and treatment for migraines and excessive sweating.

Anti-wrinkle treatments available from £170 for one area

Melior Clinics of Harley Street are offering discounts on treatments from their extensive facial aesthetics portfolio as part of their winter promotion, available for all treatments booked prior to 31st December 2011.

Anti-wrinkle injections are reduced by 10% and available from only £199 for one area. Two areas are reduced further to £245 and a three area or full face treatment, further still to £295.

Juvederm Voluma, a hyaluronic volumiser which re-contours the mid sections of the face, augmenting the cheekbones and restoring the face’s balance and heart shaped proportions, is currently discounted by £50.

Their Recommend a Friend reward scheme has been increased by 100% and patients referring friends into clinic can now receive £50 off their own treatments, reducing single area anti-wrinkle treatments to £170*.

Visit Melior Clinics’ retail website at www.myhealth.mybeauty.co.uk and receive 10% discount on all orders. Exceptional cosmeceutical and organic skin care products available at discounted prices.

Visit Melior Clinics at one of their ten clinics – including new premises at Sevenoaks, Reading, Cambridge and Qatar! Existing clinics are located at Harley Street, Richmond, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford and Birmingham. All appointments are offered with a free no obligation consultation and are backed by a satisfaction guarantee. All treatments are performed by medically qualified personnel.

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Having carefully considered leading brands of skin care systems and therapies, Melior Clinics has selected Jan Marini Skin Research, a leading manufacturer of clinically validated skin care and aesthetic products. Known for creating breakthrough product solutions and dramatic technological advancements, JMSR pioneered the use of glycolic acid in skin care which is used in their increasingly popular Glycolic peels, preparation treatments and skin care management systems. With low glycolic acid and high PH content, JMSR products are ideal for all skin types and can be used safely within both the clinic and home environment.

Jan Marini Skin Research is known for creating breakthrough product solutions and dramatic technological achievements, establishing a portfolio of proprietary formulas that measurably improve the appearance of common skin conditions such as acne, fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and rosacea.

Melior Clinics is able to recommend the most appropriate skin care therapy or regime for all individual skin types and will carefully monitor results and offer support through their extensive post-therapy care service. Free consultations are available over the telephone or Skype or face-to-face in clinic. Products are guaranteed as genuine products from JMSR and available at discounted prices on the Melior Clinics retail website www.myhealthmybeauty.co.uk

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Skin on the neckline, chest and cleavage is much thinner than skin on backs, arms and legs. Thin skin is more susceptible to sun damage and the associated visible ageing effects because the sun can penetrate deeper into the vulnerable dermis of this particular region. For this reason, certain rejuvenating treatments, including laser resurfacing, are considered too strong for this delicate area.

As the décolletage often has a variety of issues that need addressing – hyperpigmentation, photo damage, fine lines and deeper creases (to the cleavage) – the likelihood is that a combination of treatments will be required to rejuvenate and revitalise this area.

Fine lines and wrinkles to the décolletage can be smoothed using anti-wrinkle injections including Botox, and the thicker, crepey lines to the cleavage can be diminished by using a light dermal filler such as Juvederm. Skin treatment systems including the clinically proven Obagi Elastiderm Décolletage System revitalise the décolletage skin making it smoother, flawless and younger looking.

Melior Clinics of Harley Street, London are facial aesthetic specialists and skin care experts who specialise in neck and décolletage treatments as well as the more traditional non-surgical facial enhancement treatments including dermal fillers, lip fillers, chemical peels and dermarollers. As with all quality clinics, their appointments consist of a free no obligation consultation and treatments are backed with free reviews and a satisfaction guarantee.

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Full face Botox treatments extend beyond the traditional three areas – the forehead, glabella and crows feet – and include additional regions including the “bunny lines” to the upper nose, smokers lines above the top lip, smiles lines to the lower cheek and dimpling to the front of the chin. Extra treatment to the neck and décolletage is also available.

Significantly smaller quantities of Botox are used to these additional areas in an attempt to weaken rather than freeze the muscle groups, allowing full movement to those areas, particularly important to the mouth area. The overall look achieved is one of balance – a smoothness and rejuvenation is restored to the full face area and not just the individual areas to the upper face.

Full face Botox treatments are available at Melior Clinics in their Harley Street and other London premises and also in Cambridge, Reading, Kent and Birmingham where a full portfolio of facial aesthetic treatments including dermal fillers, lip enhancements, dermarollers, chemical peels etc are also available. Full face treatments are offered at no additional cost to all patients attending clinic for a three area treatment and free consultations and reviews are included in the service.

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In this current economic climate, hospitals and clinics need more than ever to be aware of patient care versus expenditure, but many feel that without a doctor at the helm, the soul and ethics of medicine, particularly in the private sector, can become diluted in favour of the statistics.

Melior Clinics is a medically-led facial aesthetics and health centre headed by Dr Tim Beazleigh and his team of medically qualified facial aesthetics specialists and skin care experts. Their main concern is to provide a first rate service based entirely on what is considered to be in a patient’s best interests, using only the best quality products including Botox, Juvederm and Sculptra. Profits will never come before the decision to treat a patient and then, only if they are a genuinely viable candidate for treatment. So strongly do they feel this, that Melior Clinics is one of the few clinics in the UK to offer a satisfaction guarantee. This protects a patient two ways – firstly, by ensuring that only a treatment resulting in significant improvement will be recommended and secondly, by committing themselves to resolve any dissatisfaction at their own cost.

For some clinics led predominantly by non-medical personnel, it can become easier to lose sight of the ethics of certain treatments, in favour of an increase in income or to cut corners in an effort to increase the profit margin. This can potentially lead to inappropriate treatments being recommended, inferior quality products being used and inexperienced personnel performing procedures.

Wherever possible, a patient should try to ascertain whether the clinic they are considering using is headed by a team of medical professionals who should have a real understanding of patient care and realistic treatment expectations, or industry chiefs and entrepreneurs, who will always give extra credence to the profit and loss statistics of the organisation.

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‘Yes I had lip fillers… it was a big mistake’: Sarah Harding opens up about cosmetic surgery

‘It was very silly’: Harding regrets her decision to have lip fillers which left her lips swollen in February (left) and looking fresh-faced in 2003

In an interview in Fabulous magazine, Harding (Girls Aloud) spoke about the lip injections she had done and said: ‘It’s not something I’m going to be trying again. She revealed that she had a bad reaction to the filler which made her lips look larger but said: ‘Thankfully they have gone back down now.’

If facial aesthetic treatments are carried out by experienced, skilled and qualified practitioners using appropriate and high quality products, there are rarely adverse reactions and excellent results can be achieved.

However, there will be instances where patients have been treated by unqualified or inexperienced practitioners using inferior or permanent products, which can cause unpleasant and harmful side effects or do not allow the body to naturally absorb and break down the product ingredients.

Melior Clinics – facial aesthetic specialists and skin care experts – are advocates of temporary products including Juvederm, Juvederm Ultra and Restylane, which are absorbed naturally by the body over the course of time. They are also specialists in corrective procedures which are performed using hyaluronidase, an enzyme-based product that acts as a catalyst in the break-down of hyaluronic acids by accelerating the rate of hydrolysis and dispersion. Results are usually evident within 24-48 hours.

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Male lip enhancing treatments have increased by 17%

Self-conscious men are seeking drastic measures to plump up their thin upper lip, a study reveals.

Thinning lips are a common problem amongst 40-something men, as aging and stress reduce collagen production, which is responsible for keeping lips full and youthful.

But British men are forking out to restore their stiff upper lip reputation by having filler procedures to make their mouths look bigger.

The procedure has even been given a nickname: The Cameron, named after the most famous Brit with a thin upper lip – our Prime Minister.

Thinning lips are often considered very ageing and men and women are seeking treatments to restore full, plump lips to present a more youthful appearance. Lip filler & contouring treatments can create a look that’s subtle but different, by enhancing the natural look of a person’s lips.

Treatments are performed using hyaluronic-based products thereby restoring lip fullness and definition. Lips will not only appear more attractive, they’ll also feel healthier, softer and more hydrated.

Lip enhancement treatments are a safe and natural way to create more voluminous lips and can also combat fine smokers’ lines, wrinkles, smile lines, cupids bows, lowered corners and oral commissures.

Melior Clinics specialise in all lip procedures and also excel in the use of anaesthetics, which can often mean the treatment can be performed without any pain and minimal swelling.

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The recent development of eyelash conditioners has provided a welcome solution for women looking to accelerate lash growth as they provide essential nutrients to increase growth potential by stimulating follicle hair growth and hydrating, moisturising and strengthening existing lashes.

When introducing a conditioner to this sensitive and delicate area, users should ensure that any product they utilise is dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested, is non-allergenic and does not cause eyelid darkening or change in iris pigmentation.

Skin care experts Obagi Medical have developed ELASTIlash, a unique eyelash enhancer which assures all of the above, to help women achieve the appearance of visibly thicker, fuller-looking eyelashes in just a few weeks.

Obagi Medical products, including ELASTIlash, are available from Melior Clinics of Harley Street, facial aesthetic specialists and skin care experts.

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