When I first started my exploration into Botox I was a nervous mouse, worried about so many things. Was I too young to be injecting my face? Would I turn into a waxen Danni Minogue clone? Would I look normal smiling? Would it hurt? Some time has now passed and I can fully answer all the above questions, thankfully in a positive manner.
The original lumps in the face caused by injecting water solution with the Botox dissipated as promised (within 4 hours) as the water got absorbed into my skin. My worries of looking like FrankenZara were over, but it was strange sensation nonetheless. As the first week with Botox took place, I noticed the slow freezing of my forehead muscles and the fact that when I tried to wrinkle my forehead nothing whatsoever happened. The after pictures look rather off in that respect as my forehead became truly immoveable, a slight shrug of the eyebrow being all that was possible.
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Pregnancy can be draining experience, as even though you're left with a bundle of joy at the end, a sagging stomach and sleepless nights lie ahead of you. Whilst many grit their teeth and throw themselves happily into motherhood, others find it hard to regain their post pregnancy shape, and stare at their skinny jeans in silent dismay.
Well there are now cosmetic surgery packages catering to the unhappy mummy, to make them feel like they've rewound the clocks 9 months. Sure, there is pain and surgery involved, but many mums may consider that a small price to pay for their old figure. After all, once you've given birth (I'm guessing) most pains are easier to deal with.
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There's a new procedure doing the rounds of Harley street honeys, and this is a step away from their usual Botox and body buffing. In one way it's actually more natural than injecting yourself with toxins, but in another sense it's a little more extreme, paying homage to the likes of True Blood and Twilight with its vampirish tendencies.
Platelet rejuvenation uses platelets extracted from the patients blood, which are then reintroduced into the face to activate the stem cells there and provoke a collagen boosting reaction. The idea is this will rejuvenate the skin by forcing it to work harder to absorb the platelets, and as its your own blood there should be no reaction.
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A week had passed since I met Dr Andre von Backstrom for my consultation, and I'd made the decision to have Botox. The day of the treatment arrived, with bright cold light and a mild breeze whipping my scarf across my shoulders. With slight trepidation I headed down to the Courthouse Clinic once more, in tense anticipation.
Dr Andre welcomed me into his office, and I settled down to fill in some forms. Whilst I filled in details about my health and lifestyle, he applied EMLA cream to my forehead, to allowing the numbing action to take effect. 'Most people don't feel they need this,' he told me, but hey, I'm a chicken.
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At the mere age of 26 and 2/3 I';m aware I'm not the average Botox-seeker. However I have started to notice fine lines creeping across my forehead, in the same way dew decorates a window pane- subtle, but still there. Many people opt to use Botox as a preventive method, as well as using it for line removal, so I headed down to the Courthouse Clinic for a in depth consultation with Dr Andre von Backstrom.
I was concerned the the quality of my skin would make me an unsuitable candidate, but he assured me that most medications make no difference to the treatment. 'We're using a neuro muscular blocker beneath the surface of the skin', he told me, which would be unaffected by medications for acne- even the super-strong Roaccutanne.
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They say that eyes are the windows to the souls, and it was believed that through peering at your pupils you could read someones true feelings. This makes framing them ever so important, as lashes and brows can really define your face. Years of zealous over plucking had left me with sparse looking brows with little shape, and I relied heavily on my trusty brow pencil. However I was sick of penciling in my brows and was looking for a more permanent solution. The EF Medispa looked like it could be the answer to my problems.
Dunja, their on-site specialist has a a reputation for creating perfectly shaped brows, and her client book includes a list of celebrity fans, including a Slumdog Millionaire beauty! I knew I'd be in good hands with her, and I headed down to Kensington for my first appointment. To start with she assessed the shape of my brows, and asked me what I was looking for. I've previously had my eyebrows tattooed and loved the results, but it had faded and now looked uneven- and I wanted two matching eyebrows that were well defined!
See pictures after the jump.
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For the last couple of months I've been experimenting with the Soprano XL laser hair removal treatment, and so far the results have been rather impressive. But despite my joy at the laser machine working wonders on my bikini line I'm aware that there is a large selection of women for whom laser hair removal is a forgotten dream- those with darker complexions who aren't suitable for treatment (though the Soprano laser can cope with some darker complexions) , and those who have red, white or blonde hair.
The reason these ladies generally can't undertake laser hair removal is to do with the way the laser banishes the hair. It's attracted to the dark pigment in the hair follicle, and targets this, destroying the hair follicle at the root.
Problem is the laser doesn't differentiate between dark skin and dark hair, so it's not suitable for women with darker complexions as it would leave them possibly scarred or with welts. People with light hair get an equally bad deal as the laser can't find anything to 'stick' to, till now.
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