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A soft gel made from your own blood, used for gentle volume under the eyes and on the cheeks. What it does, its limits and what it costs.

Lumi Eyes works on under-eye skin quality, tear trough filler replaces lost volume. How to work out which your dark circles actually need.

Does PRP work for hair loss? Our East Finchley clinic explains what the research shows, who it suits and who it does not.

The vampire facial has a famous name and a thin evidence base. Here is what PRP for the face is, what the reviews actually found, and who it suits, without the Instagram version.

Obagi makes good skincare, and we stock it, so you should hear the honest version from us. The products work when used for 8 to 12 weeks with daily sunscreen, which does most of the heavy lifting on its own.

Nova does not laser moles, and this post explains the one reason that matters: a laser destroys the growth, so nothing can be sent to a laboratory. Skin tags and simple benign growths can be treated after assessment; anything pigmented or changing goes to your GP.

Sculptra and Radiesse both prompt your skin to make collagen, but one works slowly and invisibly while the other gives shape on the day. Neither can be dissolved, so the honest version of this comparison matters more than the sales version.

Microneedling works from below, prompting new collagen over months; a peel works from the surface, renewing tone and texture in days. The right one depends on what you are trying to change, and sometimes it is neither.

LED light therapy is relaxing, low risk and often oversold. Our Dermalux Compact Lite is a cosmetic device, so this is a cosmetic account: what it does for how your skin looks, what it will not fix, and where the evidence is thin.

A natural filler result is not a type of gel you can buy. It is a set of decisions: which product, how deep, how much at once, and whether to stop. Here is how each one works.

HIFU is uncomfortable rather than painful for most people, and the sensation stops the moment the energy stops. Here is what to expect at each stage, in plain words, with the numbers behind it.

Most of UK aesthetics is not regulated the way people assume. The registers to check, the questions to ask, and the answers that should worry you.

Peels can lift pigment in deeper skin tones, or worsen it. What depth, priming and test patching change, and who a peel does not suit.

Your medication list changes how we inject, when we defer, and what we will not do that day. Here is what we ask before any injectable, and why.

What IPL does to a visible vessel, how many sessions facial thread veins need, why leg veins are different, and who the treatment does not suit.

Medical skincare is not just stronger skincare. A clinician-led guide from East Finchley to the Obagi ranges, which one suits which skin, and how to start without wrecking your barrier.

Two regenerative under-eye treatments compared honestly: how each works, what the evidence actually shows, and who neither of them suits.

Skin tags are harmless and easy to remove. Some things that look like skin tags are not. A clinician-led guide from East Finchley to knowing the difference and why assessment comes first.

Deeper microneedling is not stronger microneedling. What needle depth actually controls, what the evidence shows, and why the right depth changes across your face.

Not all dark patches are the same, and they do not respond to the same treatment. A clinician-led guide from East Finchley to sun damage, melasma and post-inflammatory marks.