Has she? Hasn’t she? Nooo, she couldn’t have. Wait, she did? Oh, who gives AF! Our faces are officially not up for debate. According to research agency Mintel, 53% of millennials consider non-surgical treatments, such as Botox, fillers and lasers, to be an increasingly normal part of our beauty routines. Given this open perspective, the brands that produce lasers and injectables have introduced a new generation of innovations to replace plastic surgery and bypass our usual brow-shaping and lip liner rituals. Feeling Bo curious? Here’s the lowdown on the newness at the end of the needle.
Prime, conceal, powder, repeat. What if there was a shortcut for our foundation routines? “The big skin trend for 2019 is reducing pigmentation and smoothing areas with injectable skincare, so you can wear less make-up,” says aesthetic surgeon Dr Jonquille Chantrey.
It’s not just complexions that derms are zoning in on. “Body contouring will be increasingly in demand this summer,” says Dr Chantrey who performs CoolSculpting (from £600), which freezes and permanently reduces pockets of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. Over 12 weeks after freezing, the fat cells crystallise and are naturally eliminated by the body. This is no gimmick: in recent years, more than five million treatments have been done worldwide, and the demand for chin slimming has now resulted in the brand designing the CoolAdvantage Mini for use on smaller areas of fat.
Staying with dark circles, some derms are embracing the new trend for using the body’s own cells to fix themselves, adopting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) technology. “It’s about taking growth factors from the patient’s blood and injecting it around the eyes to stimulate cell energy, which in turn improves dark circles and uneven skin colour,” says Dr Chantrey.