Beauty
Laser Treatments for Acne Scarring: A Guide By Dr. David Jack
Acne scars -particularly the deep, pitted or fibrotic types - can be among the most persistent and emotionally challenging skin concerns. Unlike active acne, which can often be cleared with medical or topical treatments, scarring represents a structural change in the dermis, requiring intervention at a much deeper level.
What is Profhilo and what does it do for my skin?
Profhilo is an injectable skin treatment aimed at improving skin hydration, elasticity, and overall quality. Unlike traditional fillers and skin boosters, it works by stimulating the production of collagen and elastin, which are essential for youthful, healthy-looking skin.
Snail Slime in Skincare: What are the benefits of snail mucin for the skin?
Explore the benefits of snail mucin in skincare with Dr. David Jack’s insights. Learn about its hydrating, anti-ageing and repairing effects on the skin.
Rosacea: What is it and how can it be treated?
Rosacea: What is it and how can it be treated? Rosacea is a common rash, usually found on the central part of the face, on a middle-aged person. A tendency to flush easily is followed by persistent redness and crops of small inflamed red bumps and pus spots.
How to look after your skin in Winter: A Doctor’s guide to navigating the Cold Weather
When winter arrives, it brings a unique set of challenges for our skin. The combination of low humidity, biting cold winds, and central heating can wreak havoc on our complexion. This season is notorious for causing dry, irritated, and sensitive skin, making a robust winter skincare routine essential.
Non-Surgical Fat Removal and Cellulite Reduction: A Comprehensive Guide
In the ever-evolving world of aesthetic medicine, non-surgical body contouring has risen as a popular alternative to traditional surgical techniques for stubborn body areas such as liposuction and other more invasive procedures. These treatments offer solutions to reduce unwanted fat and cellulite, catering to patients who are either apprehensive about surgery or who are not at the point of needing more invasive treatments. In this article, I delve into the best non-surgical fat reduction and body contouring treatments available, and discuss the pros and cons of each.
How to get rid of vertical lip lines with non-surgical treatments and skincare
Vertical lip lines are a particular bugbear for many of my patients. More common in people who smoke (due to repeated pursing of the lips and enhanced tissue breakdown as a result of tissue damage), they are sometimes referred to as smokers lines or ‘barcode lines’. This being said, many patients who have never smoked do develop these with age - ageing generally affects the mouth area disproportionately compared to the rest of the face.
How to treat acne scars - An overview of treatment options
Acne is often more than just a passing phase in our teenage years. For many, it leaves behind reminders in the form of scars, indentations, and hyperpigmentation. If you are affected by acne scarring, understanding your options for treatment can be the first step towards reclaiming confidence in your skin.
Non-Surgical Treatments for the Ageing Neck: A Comprehensive Guide
As the years pass, many of us start to notice subtle—and sometimes not-so-subtle—signs of ageing in our neck area. Be it sagging skin, the appearance of horizontal lines, or a softened jawline, these age-related changes can often become a point of self-consciousness. However, the beauty of modern cosmetic medicine is that there are multiple non-surgical treatments available to counteract these signs, granting a rejuvenated appearance to the neck and jawline without the need for invasive procedures.
What Causes Dry Skin On Face & Body And How To Treat It
Skin specialist Dr David Jack explains the causes of dry skin (even when you moisturise), with simple and effective steps you can take to combat it.
The Best Skincare Routine & Products For Your 40s
In this post I’m going to go through the changes you might be seeing in your skin (and face generally!) in your 40s. I’ve also listed some options about how you can best manage these changes with skincare and in-clinic treatments.
Unlocking Hair Growth: A Guide to Advanced Solutions for Female Pattern Hair Loss
In this article by Dr. David Jack you will learn about the types of hair loss commonly seen in women and explore the importance of good hair health, and the latest advancements in treating hair loss. Discover how treatments like polynucleotides (PN), injectable growth factors, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy, supplements, and medications can optimise hair growth to help restore and strengthen your hair
Do we REALLY need Beauty Sleep?
Do we REALLY need Beauty Sleep? The short answer is - YES! But with so much for us all to juggle these days, it’s no wonder that in the UK the average adult sleeps at least an hour less than recommended. And though we’ve all heard that good sleep is important, the reasons behind it playing such a vital role in our health aren’t always clear.
What Vitamins Help With Acne
Acne is the most common inflammatory skin condition, affecting more than 95% of people in the UK aged 11-30, and around 3% of people aged 35 in the UK. Whilst the treatment of acne with topical skincare is well established, the role of supplements in acne is less well understood.
The Skin’s Microbiome
The Skin’s Microbiome. Believe it or not, there are around 1,000 different species of microorganisms (i.e. microbes including bacteria, fungi and protozoa) that live on the surface of your skin at any given time. This doesn’t mean your skin is infected but is in-fact a phenomenon that is essential to the function and health of your skin. This miniature ecosystem is referred to as your skin flora, or microbiome. Increasingly, the skin’s microbiome has been recognised as an essential consideration when choosing skincare, much like the microbiome found in the gut. Indeed, there is believed to be a link between the function of your skin and the bacteria found in both the skin and the gut - known as the gut-skin axis.
Seven Tips To Improving Your Overall Skin Health
Seven Tips To Improving Your Overall Skin Health - As our skin is our largest organ, it’s absolutely crucial we take care of it as best we can, and this goes much further than just sticking to a skincare regime morning and night. Read on to discover our best advice for ensuring your skin is looking, and functioning its best…
Dr. Jack’s Top 5 At Home Skin Treatments
Dr. Jack’s Top 5 At Home Skin Treatments. I wanted to share with you some of my top tips for some excellent at home treatments you can do yourself to keep your skin looking tip top.
Top Skin Care Tips For The New Year!
Top Skin Care Tips For The New Year! Yet another lockdown is a bit of a disappointing way to start the new year. If you do have a bit more time on your hands then it might be the ideal opportunity to give your skincare routine an overhaul. After the year we’ve all had, self-care should be a resolution you should not forget! Looking after your skin health is an important part of this. I wanted to share a few of my top tips for good skin health for the new year - getting into good habits now will set your skin up for the rest of the year ahead.
Four Expert Tips For Creating A Skincare Routine That Works
Four Expert Tips For Creating A Skincare Routine That Works. The secret to good skin lies within finding a routine that works and sticking to it, but with the skincare market overflowing with products and ingredients, it’s no wonder so many of us are left feeling a little overwhelmed. Read on to discover the simple steps every skin type should be taking to ensure it’s functioning and looking its best…
MASKNE: Help! What is maskne and what can I do about it?
MASKNE: Help! What is maskne and what can I do about it? With masks becoming obligatory facial accessories recently as an attempt to help control coronavirus spread...
The Benefits of Vegan Skincare
The Benefits of Vegan Skincare. What is Veganism? Veganism is a lifestyle that excludes the use of animal products for food, clothing, and other purposes like skincare and makeup products.Vegan products do not use egg, milk, snail extract, bee by-products such as honey or propolis, or any other animal products.
Niacinamide and the skin - skincare’s new wonder molecule
What is Niacinamide? Also known as Nicotinamide, Niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3. It is an essential water-soluble vitamin, meaning it can’t be made by your body so you have to eat it or use it topically to receive its benefits.
What Are Adaptogens and Why do I Need Them in my Life
What Are Adaptogens and Why do I Need Them in my Life. What Are Adaptogens and Why do I Need Them in my Life? Do you ever get tired of feeling tired, stressed about feeling stressed, or sick of feeling sick? If you do, rest assured you’re not the only one.
Hyperpigmentation -What Is It And Are There Any Treatments?
Hyperpigmentation. In the last 12 years since I started my skin clinic, one of the most commonly encountered problems I see is that of hyperpigmentation of one form or another. It’s an issue that affects almost everyone’s skin in one form or another, regardless of gender or ethnicity. Although age related changes occurring mostly due to sun damage over the years is by far the most common cause of pigmentation changes in the skin, a number of different factors can cause forms of hyperpigmentation.
Blue Light and Skin Damage
Blue Light and Skin Damage. With most of us now fully reliant on screen based devices just to get through our daily lives, to run our businesses and now even for our connection with the outside world, should we be concerned about the effects on our skin from the light they emit? LED-based computer screens, TVs, tablets, smartphones, and even car controls nowadays mean that we are almost constantly exposed to some source of artificial light at any given point.
Stressed skin? - what does this mean and what can I do about it?!
Stressed skin? - what does this mean and what on earth can I do about it?! Oxidative stress relates to the creation of ‘free radicals’ in the skin, which are molecules that can damage DNA. Many things can stimulate oxidative stress, including UV radiation from the sun, hypoxia (low oxygen levels) related to smoking and inflammation, for example. Oxidative stress also can reduce levels of collagen and elastin in tissues. The best way to tackle oxidative stress is with antioxidants, which include vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E resveratrol and glutathione, among others.
Skincare trends for 2020 and beyond
Skincare trends for 2020 and beyond. We are now well into the 2020s and in this past decade there have been monumental shifts in almost every industry but particularly for the ones who are active in the health, well-being, and skincare realms. The changes have been rapidly innovative and far-reaching, especially with social and digital media platforms - skincare has seen a surge of brands, products, and information from the groundbreaking to the mediocre, from the innovative to those who just want to cash in on a global trend that shows no sign of letting go.
What are botanicals and why do I need them?
What are botanicals and why do I need them? Botanicals might be the latest buzzword in skincare, but they’re nothing new Cleopatra used black cumin seed oil as a beauty treatment. And for hundreds of years, calendula has been used as a poultice for skin-healing. Whether its to address pigmentation changes or the signs of aging, botanical-powered skincare products help keep complexions looking their best.
Why use supplements for your skin?
Why use supplements for your skin? While we all seek out the best skincare products to give us that healthy glow, sometimes the only way to fix the complexion is by working from the inside out. This can be achieved by taking skin supplements, which work to complement creams and potions. Use these alongside your topical beauty regime, and the results will be healthy, soft and radiant.
B12: The energy boosting vitamin
B12: The energy boosting vitamin. Vitamin B12 is a health powerhouse. You could be following the healthiest lifestyle possible, but if you are feeling constantly exhausted, there is a good chance you’re deficient in this crucial nutrient.
Adult Acne: Why Am I Still Getting Spots?
Adult acne: Why am I still getting spots? With more than 600 million people worldwide affected by it, acne is the eighth most common global disease.
Retinol: The miracle molecule in skincare?
Retinol: The miracle molecule in skincare? Retinol. It’s one of those scientific terms we hear being used when discussing skincare – but what is it?
Oral supplements for ageing skin
Oral supplements for ageing skin. Over the past 40 or so years, the role of diet and nutrition in general health has become increasingly apparent, with strong links being discovered between certain diseases and poor dietary habits. The skin, like any other organ, is subject to dietary related effects. A better diet can improve skin health and age-related changes.
What You Need To Know About Vitamin A
What You Need To Know About Vitamin A. As with all vitamins and minerals, Vitamin A offers multiple benefits in the body including assisting with organs such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Vitamin A is the third most common vitamin deficiency in the world, however, deficiency is much less common in the West.
