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The Science of 'September Skin': Why Your Complexion Changes When the Seasons Turn

The Science of ‘September Skin’: Why Your Complexion Changes When the Seasons Turn

Ask most people and they'll tell you their skin simply 'feels different' once September arrives, and they're not imagining it. Humidity drops, indoor heating...
Bank Holiday Skin SOS: Repairing a Long Weekend of Sun, Salt, and Late Nights

Bank Holiday Skin SOS: Repairing a Long Weekend of Sun, Salt, and Late Nights

The August bank holiday weekend has a fairly predictable effect on skin: more sun than planned, salt water or chlorine drying things out, later...
AI in Aesthetic Medicine: How Faster Clinical Trials Are Changing What Reaches Clinics

AI in Aesthetic Medicine: How Faster Clinical Trials Are Changing What Reaches Clinics

Aesthetic medicine has traditionally moved slower than consumer skincare when it comes to bringing new treatments to market, largely because genuine clinical evidence takes...
Soft Tissue Fillers and the Science of Non-Surgical Facial Lifting

Soft Tissue Fillers and the Science of Non-Surgical Facial Lifting

The word 'filler' suggests adding volume, but a considerable amount of non-surgical facial rejuvenation actually works through lifting — using strategic placement of soft...
PDRN Masks: The Post-Procedure Skincare Step Clinics Are Adding After Injectables

PDRN Masks: The Post-Procedure Skincare Step Clinics Are Adding After Injectables

A growing number of clinics now send patients home with a polynucleotide sheet mask immediately after an injectable appointment, or recommend one for the...
Facial Erythema Explained: Why Some Redness Isn't Rosacea At All

Facial Erythema Explained: Why Some Redness Isn’t Rosacea At All

Persistent facial redness gets attributed to rosacea more often than the diagnosis is actually correct, and the distinction matters considerably because different causes of...
The 'Beauty From Within' Supplement Boom: What's Regulated and What Isn't

The ‘Beauty From Within’ Supplement Boom: What’s Regulated and What Isn’t

Ingestible collagen powders, hyaluronic acid capsules, and a growing range of 'beauty from within' supplements have become a genuinely significant category, promising results that...
Botulinum Toxin: What New Research Is Revealing About How Botox Actually Works

Botulinum Toxin: What New Research Is Revealing About How Botox Actually Works

Botulinum toxin is one of the most extensively studied treatments in aesthetic medicine, yet research into precisely how it behaves within tissue continues to...
Calcium Hydroxylapatite: The 'Other' Filler Building Structure, Not Just Volume

Calcium Hydroxylapatite: The ‘Other’ Filler Building Structure, Not Just Volume

Hyaluronic acid dominates most conversations about dermal filler, but a second category built on calcium hydroxylapatite works through a genuinely different mechanism, and understanding...
Children's Anti-Ageing Skincare: Why Dermatologists Are Sounding the Alarm

Children’s Anti-Ageing Skincare: Why Dermatologists Are Sounding the Alarm

A steady stream of pre-teens now arrive at skincare counters asking for retinol, vitamin C serums, and 'anti-ageing' actives designed for skin decades older...