Lisa’s pin-cushion therapy ‘helps keep wrinkles at bay’
HER youthful glow kept her at the top of the modelling world for more than two decades.
Now Lisa Snowdon has turned to a painful-looking therapy to stay looking young. Cosmetic acupuncture, touted as a natural alternative to Botox, involves having up to 100 needles inserted into the face and ears.
It is claimed to improve skin moisture balance, elasticity and cellular turnover, and to reduce inflammation from skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis.
The television presenter, who had a five-year relationship with George Clooney after meeting him while filming a Martini advert in 2000, shared a picture of herself on social media which showed 97 needles of various sizes placed around her face.
Ms Snowdon, 46, claimed the procedure was ‘most relaxing’ and helped balance her hormones. The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant is being treated at a clinic in Mayfair, London, specialising in cosmetic acupuncture.
Patients are recommended to have a minimum course of six to 12 weekly sessions costing around £175 (€200) a time. Posting the picture to her 180,000 followers on Instagram, she wrote: ‘‘It may look terrifying but I promise you it’s the most relaxing treatment.’
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Madonna and Angelina Jolie are all said to be fans.