Vitamin D in autumn: why London is low, and what an injection changes
Between October and March the sun in London is too low in the sky for skin to make vitamin D at all. Most of us run on reserves. Many run out.
Glutathione injections: what the body uses it for, and what to expect
Glutathione is one of the most promised-about substances in wellness. Here is what it is, what it does, and where the evidence stops.
Skin healthEjal 40 for dehydrated skin: the booster for when the heating goes on
The week the heating goes on is the week skin starts to feel tight. A hydrating booster placed in the skin, rather than on it, is the answer that lasts.
TreatmentsAnti-wrinkle injections, three areas: what each one does and how they work together
Three areas is the standard because the three muscles pull against each other. Treat one alone and the others notice.
TreatmentsFat dissolving under the chin: how many sessions it really takes
The most common question about fat dissolving is the number of sessions. The honest answer is a range, and the reason for the range is worth understanding before you book.
Skin healthThe skin analysis scan: what it sees that a mirror does not
The best decision in aesthetics is usually the one made with a picture of what is actually going on under the surface. That is what the scan is for.
TreatmentsGreen Peel Energy or Classic: which herbal peel, and for what
A Green Peel is a peel without acid. Ground herbs, massaged into the skin, do the work. Two strengths, two very different weeks afterwards.
HairExosomes for the scalp: the newer option for thinning hair, explained plainly
Exosomes have had a lot of excited coverage. The plain version is more interesting than the hype, and more honest about what is still being learned.
TreatmentsRadiesse and the jawline: definition that builds rather than fills
Radiesse is often mistaken for a filler. It is placed like one and, at first, it looks like one. Then it does something a filler never does.
TreatmentsMasseter treatment for teeth grinding: the jaw relief that also slims the face
Most people who ask about masseter treatment come for one of two reasons, and leave having got both.
TreatmentsThe thirty-minute facial: what a 3D HydrO2 Express does in a lunch break
Half an hour is enough for a real facial when the machine does the deep work. Here is what the Express version includes, and what it leaves for the longer sessions.
WellnessVitamin B12 injections: when tiredness is a level, not a lifestyle
Everyone is tired. Some people are tired because a single vitamin is low, and for them the fix is unusually simple. The trick is knowing which group you are in.
HairPRP for hair: what the first three months actually look like
Hair grows slowly. Any treatment that works on hair works slowly too, and PRP is no exception. Here is what the first quarter of a course looks like, so nothing in it comes as a surprise.
TreatmentsProfhilo: how many sessions, how far apart, and how long it lasts
Profhilo is often described as a one-off. It is not. It is a short course with a long tail, and knowing the shape of it in advance is the difference between a result that holds and one that seems to fade.
TreatmentsPolynucleotides under the eyes: what actually changes, and when
The skin under the eyes is the thinnest on the face. That is why it shows tiredness first, and why the treatment that suits it best is one that works on the skin itself rather than adding volume.
GuidesThe countdown: timing treatments before a wedding or big event
Almost every regret in event preparation comes from doing something too close to the day. The timeline matters more than the treatment.
GuidesCourse or single session? When the package is genuinely better value
Courses are cheaper per session, which is not the same as better value. The question is whether the treatment needs a course to work at all.
GuidesAesthetic treatment for men: what is different, and what is not
The clinical differences are real and mostly about dose and anatomy. The rest is a set of assumptions worth dropping.
GuidesCombining treatments: what pairs well, and what should never share a week
Most people end up wanting more than one thing. Sequencing them properly is the difference between a plan and a pile of appointments.
GuidesGlutathione injections: what the evidence does and does not support
This treatment is marketed with more confidence than the evidence supports. Here is the honest position, including the parts that are not flattering.
GuidesVitamin injections: when they help and when they are just expensive urine
Some of these have a real clinical case. Others are a supplement you could buy for a fraction of the price. It is worth knowing which is which.
TreatmentsProfhilo aftercare: the 48 hours that decide your result
The bumps are meant to be there. Almost every worried message a clinic gets on the evening of a Profhilo appointment is about something entirely normal.
GuidesAesthetics in your thirties: what is worth doing and what can wait
The decade where prevention genuinely works and over-treatment genuinely wastes money. Telling them apart is the whole game.
Skin ScienceAcne scarring: matching the treatment to the scar type
Most disappointment with acne scarring treatment comes from treating the wrong type. The identification matters more than the technology.
GuidesThe autumn reset: why September is the best month to treat skin
Every clinic gets busy in September, and for once the seasonal marketing is telling the truth. There are real reasons autumn suits skin treatment.
At the Clinic"Natural" is a technique, not a smaller dose
Everyone asks for natural. Almost nobody defines it. The gap between what people mean and what they get is where most disappointment lives.
At the ClinicHow to check an injector is safe: a practical UK guide
The uncomfortable fact is that in the UK, much of this can legally be done by someone with very little training. Here is how to check.
At the ClinicWhat actually happens at a consultation
Nobody explains what a consultation actually involves, so people arrive either expecting a hard sell or expecting treatment on the day. It is neither.
HairHair thinning in women: what to rule out before you treat it
Women's hair loss is more often reversible at source than men's, and that makes the order of investigation matter enormously.
TreatmentsRadiesse: the biostimulator that also works immediately
Most biostimulators ask for patience. Radiesse is unusual in doing something on the day and something better over the following months.
Skin ScienceWhy microneedling and exosomes are almost always sold together
It is a fair question whether pairing them is clinical sense or a neat upsell. The answer is genuinely the former, and the reason is molecular size.
TreatmentsThe PRP facial: what the unfortunate nickname obscures
The nickname has done this treatment no favours. Underneath it is a well-evidenced, low-risk treatment using nothing but your own blood.
TreatmentsEjal 40: the sensible first injectable
At £150 a session it is the simplest way to find out whether your skin responds to injectable hydration — and for a lot of people it turns out to be enough.
Skin ScienceTired eyes: telling hollows, shadows and thin skin apart
Four different problems all look like "tired eyes" in the mirror. Treating the wrong one is the most common way people waste money in aesthetics.
Skin SciencePolynucleotides vs Profhilo: they are not competing for the same job
The most common question we get about biostimulators. The answer is less about which is better and more about which problem you actually have.
Skin SciencePolynucleotides: the quiet repair treatment behind the "well-rested" look
Not a filler and not a toxin — polynucleotides work by improving the quality of the skin itself. Here is what that means in practice, and what a realistic course looks like.
Skin ScienceProfhilo vs skin boosters: which one does your skin actually need?
"Skin booster" has become a category so broad it has stopped meaning anything. Here is what actually separates Profhilo, Ejal 40 and polynucleotides — and how to tell which one you want.
HairPRP for hair loss: the evidence, the schedule, and the results worth expecting
PRP has more evidence behind it than most things offered for thinning hair. It also has a narrower window of usefulness than most clinics admit. Both facts matter.
Treatments3D HydrO2 facials, honestly: which of the three tiers is worth your money?
A 3D HydrO2 facial is the most reliable "looks better by this evening" treatment in aesthetics. The question is which tier actually earns the difference in price.
At the ClinicYour first anti-wrinkle appointment: an honest walkthrough
The nervousness is almost always about one thing: looking like you have had something done. Here is how the appointment actually runs, and where that risk genuinely comes from.
Skin ScienceExosomes: what they are, and whether the excitement is justified
Exosomes are the most talked-about thing in aesthetics right now. Some of that is justified. Some of it is running ahead of the evidence — and it is worth knowing which is which.
TreatmentsMasseter treatment: for jaw clenching first, jawline second
Two very different people book this treatment: one wakes up with headaches, the other wants a softer jawline. It serves both — but the conversation is different.
TreatmentsFat-dissolving injections: what they can and cannot do
They work — on the right person, in the right area, with realistic expectations about the swelling. This covers all three conditions.
TreatmentsGreen Peel: herbal resurfacing, and why it is not a chemical peel
A Green Peel resurfaces mechanically rather than chemically — an unusual approach with a genuinely different feel, and two versions separated by about four days of downtime.
At the ClinicFinding an aesthetic clinic near Waterloo: what to look for in SE1
SE1 has more aesthetics clinics per square mile than almost anywhere in London. Here is how to tell them apart — and where we are, if you are looking.