The market for OTC anti-ageing ‘beauty’ nutritional supplements is growing but can you really expect to pop a pill and see the results in the mirror? All beauty pills contain active ingredients that they say have a positive effect on the skin. Ones you may expect to work – like those containing collagen for example – are actually pretty […]
‘Without flossing, there would be much more gum disease and tooth decay. I am surprised that a recent study has reported that flossing is not effective. I floss my teeth once a day – I think it is irreplaceable as a way to stop bacteria forming a stable colony in the mouth which leads to […]
As a specialist in cosmetic surgery around the eyes and the upper part of the face, I am asked to do a worryingly high number of ‘redo’ and corrective procedures following surgery that has not been successful elsewhere. In fact, around 30 per cent of my aesthetic practice consists of patients coming to see me […]
Traffic pollution is not just noxious on the lungs, it is also seriously bad for the skin, according to new research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. I have seen this for myself in clinical practice. Over the last five years, as pollution levels have soared in London, there has been a significant increase […]
Hands are often tell-tale signs of chronological age when other parts of the body, including the face, are more youthful in appearance. The dermal layer of the skin on the back of hands is thinner than that of the face and contains less collagen that the face for example. The hands age more in women […]
There are a certain group of patients who have a lot of build up of hard deposits on their teeth which need to be carefully removed by hygienists at regular intervals-from every three months to once a year. But beneath the unsightly scale, their teeth are gleaming and perfect –protected from decay by their unusually […]
Acne is a near-universal skin disease affecting 85 per cent of adolescents world wide as well as older adults. But although it is ubiquitous, it is a condition that is extremely variable. I don’t think that ‘one-size fits all’ treatments reflect the fact that it is complex condition that requires a tailor-made approach. As a consultant dermatologist […]
If it was up to me, there would be no Botox parties and nobody would be able to buy fillers over the internet. As a fully qualified cosmetic nurse working in the South West, I see too many patients who have had disastrous experiences at the hands of amateurs with no training who just want to make some fast […]