Shhh! Anti-agers that no one needs to know about but you: I’m tired of the wrinkles that make me look angry all the time
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!