Anne Wolverson
Age: 52, single Dublin socialite who does charity work for St. Michael’s House Procedures: Botox, lip and nasolabial filler, thread lift
I STARTED having Botox at 40, which I think is the perfect age to start. I get it in between my eyes and at either side twice a year, and it’s brilliant, I wouldn’t be without it. I also get filler in the nasolabial lines from the side of my nose down to my mouth, and I’ve had my lips done too.
When I fell into my late forties and early fifties, I could see my neck and under my eyes deteriorating. I wasn’t brave enough to go under the knife, so I decided to have a thread lift done in Enhance Medical on South Frederick Street, where I get everything else done.
You can get different areas done, like your eyes, face and neck, so of course I decided to go for the whole hog. They use a numbing cream and then insert these tiny needles in at various points and leave them in for a few seconds.
A tiny thread is released below your skin that expands over the weeks and lifts and tightens your face. Once the threads are in position, your body generates new collagen bundles that surround each thread to maintain the lifting effect.
The doctor was amazing and the procedure was absolutely painless, which was great, as I’m completely useless with pain. There was a bit of bruising afterwards — a tiny bit under the eye and under the neck. It took about four to six weeks to see the full results and it was amazing. I was delighted at how it looked. Nobody knew what I had done but people kept telling me that I looked fantastic.
I got the thread lift done last spring and the results last for about a year to 18 months. I will go back next year to top it up, because I’m so delighted at how easy it was and the great result I’ve had.