Ask
I’m 53, with marionette lines and lines between my eyebrows that make me look angry. What treatments can reduce or eradicate these? I want to look happy again!
Answer
This is easy, because for each of these problems there is a treatment that certainly works.
The ’11’ lines between your eyebrows will disappear or be significantly softened a week after a few small injections of a neurotoxin such as Botox. The results will last up to four months.
Expect to pay from £150 with a qualified doctor.
Q: I’m 53, with marionette lines and lines between my eyebrows that make me look angry. What treatments can reduce or eradicate these? (Stock photo)
INGE VAN LOTRINGEN (photo): The ’11’ lines between your eyebrows will disappear or be significantly softened a week after a few small injections with a neurotoxin such as Botox. The results will last up to four months
Laugh lines and marionette lines from the corners of the lips down can really improve with HArmonyCa, a liquid gel that is spread under the lower, lateral part of the cheeks with a very large hollow needle (don’t worry, it’s under local anesthetic and there’s no blood).
The gel hydrates and adds a little bit of firmness and volume.
But most importantly, it contains a calcium molecule that stimulates collagen production, which causes lines in the area to plump up over 18 months.
I’ve had it and it really works.
Dr. Apul Parikh (apulparikh.co.uk) charges £1,200 for it at his London clinic (a reasonable price for the capital), while prices nationally start at around £850. You will look happier and more relaxed again!