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THREAD LIFTS & THE PERFECT NOSE

IN CLINICS from the Cotswolds to Cornwall, there’s a call for, ‘as natural as possible please’. Thread vein and laser skin resurfacing are popular and Botox is administered fairly conservatively. Women here are not hung up on chasing every line and wrinkle. They want polished skin.

On the South Coast, thread lifting, a procedure inserting fine threads under the skin to lift neck and facial sagging, is thriving.

Leading cosmetic doctors Victoria Manning and Charlotte Woodward, of River Aesthetics in Dorset and Hampshire, say: ‘In this part of Britain, people are slightly more wary of surgery, they want to look refreshed without downtime or fuss. The most popular treatment is the lower face and neck thread lift to sharpen the jawline or, for older patients, to get rid of jowls.’

Bristol is the area’s cosmetic surgery hub. In fact, one study recently found that the city ranked only second to Los Angeles for most nose job searches online in 2017.

Bristol-based rhinoplasty specialist Lisa Sacks says: ‘People in the area are looking for a refined and elegant look and, while noses are tailored to suit the individual’s features, I am often presented with photos of Emma Watson as a reference point.’

That may change however, as reports from the U.S. say Meghan Markle’s ski-jump nose is now the most popular plastic surgery request.