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How Niacinamide & Vitamin C Even Skin Tone: A Brightening Body Moisturiser with SPF 50
We have spent years treating facial skincare as a matter of science and body skincare as a bit of an afterthought when it comes...
Under the Microscope
How Niacinamide & Vitamin C Even Skin Tone: A Brightening Body Moisturiser with SPF 50
We have spent years treating facial skincare as a matter of science and body skincare as a bit of an afterthought when it comes to actives. The face gets vitamin...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 11 min read
Why You Don’t Need Collagen Supplements: The Real Science Behind Skin Health
Understanding the Hype: Do Collagen Supplements Work for Skin Ageing? If wellness trends behave like fashion cycles, collagen supplements are the ubiquitous beige trench coat: omnipresent, highly marketed and often...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 11 min read
Mesotox: The Korean Glass Skin Injectable
There is a particular magic in aesthetic medicine that occurs when something long-trusted is put to work in an unexpected way. A product we’ve used for years to soften expression...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 9 min read
Exosomes in Skincare and Aesthetic Medicine: The Promise, The Pitfalls and Why Exosomes Are Only Really Useful In Clinic
Introduction When a new term drifts into the aesthetic-medicine lexicon with the force of a social-media wave, it pays to pause, take a scientific breath and ask: what does this actually...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 15 min read
The Real Science of Skin Barrier Repair: Why Ceramides and Fatty Acids Matter
If your skin ever feels inexplicably tight, reactive or just slightly off, as though it’s no longer cooperating with what you’re doing to it, chances are your skin barrier is...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 11 min read
What Retinol Really Does: a Scientific Guide to Strengths, Side Effects and Resuts
Retinol (indeed, more accurately the retinoids) are a group of ingredients found in many skincare products that manage to be both wildly famous but deeply misunderstood. Everyone’s heard of retinol, most...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 13 min read
PDRNs in Skincare: What You Need to Know About Salmon Sperm in Korean Beauty
Introduction In a beauty world saturated with buzzwords, it’s rare to come across an ingredient that is both unusual and clinically robust. Yet PDRNs - short for Polydeoxyribonucleotides, or...
By Dr. David Jack · 6 min read
The Best Skincare Ingredients for Pigmentation Issues
Pigmentation issues, such as dark spots, melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) and age spots, are some of the most common skin concerns we see in clinic. These conditions affect people across...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 10 min read
The Science Behind Korea’s Most Unconventional Skincare Ingredients
Korean skincare is synonymous with innovation. Known for pushing the boundaries of formulation and function, South Korea’s beauty industry continues to surprise the Western market with actives that seem, at first glance, unconventional.
By David Jack · 11 min read
Guides
Why Your Body Needs SPF Too: A Doctor’s Guide to Daily Sun Protection
In the world of skincare and aesthetics, we have become rather good at treating the face as the main event. It receives the vitamin C, the retinoid, the SPF, i.e....
By DR. DAVID JACK · 11 min read
How to Build a Simple Morning and Evening Beauty Supplement Routine
There is certainly a distinct aspect of modern anxiety that expresses itself through supplements. It usually begins with good intentions, escalates via social media and results in a kitchen cupboard...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 25 min read
What Causes Wrinkles and Volume Loss? The Science of Skin Ageing Explained
Ageing, for all its inevitability, is rarely gentle. One morning you catch sight of yourself in the mirror and notice that expression lines are lingering long after your expression has...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 9 min read
How to Manage Rosacea in Winter: A Doctor’s Guide to Calming Redness and Strengthening Skin
Winter has an uncanny way of stirring trouble for patients with rosacea. The chill in the air, the fierce burst of indoor heating, wind against an exposed face, low humidity....
By DR. DAVID JACK · 10 min read
The Essential Guide to Skincare In Your 50s: How to Build a Smart Routine That Works For Menopausal and Perimenopausal Skin
There was a time when hitting your 50s meant quietly accepting that your skin would become drier, thinner and generally more unpredictable, a sort of unspoken truce with time and...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 17 min read
Why Simplifying Your Skincare Routine is Essential: The Science Behind My Daily Trio
If your bathroom shelf looks like a supermarket aisle - eight serums, three masks, two exfoliants - and your skin still feels dull, tired or stressed, you’re not imagining it. ...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 19 min read
The World’s Best Wellness Clinics in 2025
The word wellness has become so elastic it now seems to cover everything from lymphatic drainage leggings to oat milk lattes and people in £400 leggings holding crystals to rebalance...
By Dr. David Jack · 27 min read
A Guide to Lip Treatments
In recent years, lip treatments have experienced a significant rise in popularity within the field of Aesthetic Medicine. From enhancing volume and contour to improving texture and definition, these non-surgical procedures have become a key option for individuals seeking to refine and rejuvenate their appearance.
By DR. ADAM NUSENBAUM · 7 min read
Understanding Skin Dehydration And Our Water Intake
Understanding Skin Dehydration And Our Water Intake. We all know the importance of drinking enough water to keep healthy, but how much do you really know about what it does for our skin and can you spot the signs of dehydrated skin?
By DR. DAVID JACK · 2 min read
Skin Journeys
A Layered Approach to Facial Ageing in Your late 50s: Michelle's Full-Face and Neck Before and After
Michelle came to the clinic aged 58 with several changes that had developed gradually across different areas of her face. She had noticed changes in her face related to loss...
By David Jack · 13 min read
Male Facial Rejuvenation at 69: Sandy's Full-Face & Neck Before & After
Sandy came to the clinic aged 69, having never previously had an aesthetic treatment. A former dancer and actor who now spends much of his time in France, he had...
By Dr. David Jack · 17 min read
Treating Nasolabial Folds with Fillers: My Approach to Restoring Midface Architecture
It’s often said that nasolabial folds are the first real sign of facial ageing that people notice - and for many, they’re the one that’s hardest to ignore. These lines,...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 7 min read
Fractional and Ablative lasers for laser skin tightening
As patients seek solutions to keep their skin looking healthier and youthful for longer, laser technology has become an important tool in the the skin health armoury in the last 20 years. Traditionally, fractional ablative lasers such as CO2 laser and fractional ErbiumYAG lasers have been associated with long downtime - a key issue for patients considering these treatments.
By Dr. David Jack · 11 min read
How to get rid of smokers lines
As we age, fine lines and wrinkles inevitably appear, but certain lifestyle factors, like smoking, can accelerate this process.
By DR. DAVID JACK · 5 min read
What are dark circles and how do you treat them?
Dark circles under the eyes is a particularly common concern we see in patients visiting our clinics, with patients often remarking that their eyes make them look tired, even when they are not.
By DR. DAVID JACK · 10 min read
Aesthetic Archives
Deep Plane Fillers: The Anatomical Approach to Natural Facial Rejuvenation
How structural, deep filler placement restores facial support without the tell-tale signs of overfilling Dermal filler has acquired a slightly unfortunate reputation of late. Mention it at a dinner...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 28 min read
Polynucleotides vs Profhilo: What’s the Difference?
Polynucleotides and Profhilo are two of the most talked-about injectable treatments for improving skin quality right now. They’re often mentioned in the same conversations and, as a result, frequently confused...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 2 min read
Dr. David Jack Becomes a B-Corp
Sustainability has always sat at the centre of how we think about the Dr David Jack group, across clinics, products and people. Our recently awarded B-Corp certification gives that instinct a...
By DR. DAVID JACK TEAM · 3 min read
Dark Circles, Eye Wrinkles & Hollow Eyes in Men
There’s a particular kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. You can be entirely rested, yet still look as though you’ve been up all night negotiating a...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 22 min read
How to Treat Ageing Under the Eyes: A Complete Guide from Skincare to Surgery for Dark Circles
The under-eye area is a paradox. It is both the smallest canvas on the face and, at the same time, the most revealing. This is where late nights, allergies, sun...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 12 min read
The Non-Surgical Stepladder for Hair Growth
Healthy hair isn’t an accident. Small, interventions layered together over time (much like a good skincare routine or a well-tailored wardrobe) can help to maximise hair growth and condition. While...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 22 min read
What is Non-Surgical Liposuction?
In the quest for a sculpted physique without the downtime of surgery, non-surgical liposuction treatments have surged in popularity in recent years. These innovative procedures offer effective fat reduction with...
By DR. DAVID JACK · 12 min read
Is Morpheus8 the Most Powerful Non-Surgical Anti-Aging Treatment Yet?
Morpheus8 is unique among it’s competitors in that it offers a more customisable solution (compared to other fractional radio frequency devices) for many different skin issues whether you’re tackling under eye bags, sagging skin, stubborn fat under the chin or even stretchmarks due to it’s modifiable energy delivery and depth of application.
By DR. DAVID JACK · 9 min read
Best Aftercare and Recovery for Fillers
Aftercare is essential for ensuring optimal results and minimizing complications after dermal filler treatment. Proper care helps reduce swelling and bruising, prevent infection, and ensure that the filler settles correctly, providing a natural and desired appearance. Ignoring aftercare guidelines may compromise the results and increase the risk of adverse effects.
By DR. BHAVIN GARARA · 7 min read
