Handy clinic treatments

Three procedures from aesthetic practitioners...

Zap age-spots

TO BANISH age-spots and boost collagen to tighten skin, try a Fraxel Laser session ( drsebagh.com, from £350).

‘The advantages of the Fraxel laser over an IPL laser is that there is no downtime afterwards, just some barely visible micro-scabbing,’ says Dr Diana Piana-Mariton from Dr Sebagh’s London clinic.

It may take several sessions to remove age-spots but as long as you apply an SPF afterwards, the results can last two or three years. In some cases, the marks may not come back at all.

Pump up the volume

FOR volume loss and intense rehydration, Dr Holly ColeHawkins at the Waterhouse Young Clinic in London, recommends Profhilo hyaluronic acid injections ( waterhouse

young.com, from £490). ‘Clients love the plumping, hydrating and radiance-boosting effects,’ she says.

You will need at least two treatments. The plumping effect can last four months.

Fill in wrinkles

WHEN it comes to plumping thinning skin you can, of course, have filler injected. Dr Sebagh warns, though, that if the wrong sort is used — or if too much is used — hands can look chubby, not the desired effect at all!

He uses new product Ellanse ( drsebagh.com, from £500), a collagen- stimulator that works to improve the overall quality of the skin and produces subtle, elegant results that can last up to three years from one treatment.