Cape Town - Body Renewal

anti-ageing treatments
Revive
your skin
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Let’s look
BRIGHTER
&TIGHTER!
Reveal your skin in all its glory, show off your cleavage
and ditch the upper-arm cover-ups. This year could
see a firmer and fresher you, says Lynn Cardy
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inter is just around the corner,
so now is the perfect time to
rack up some powerful skinimproving treatments to
prepare for summer down the line. We must
admit, those plug-in-type facials are king! It’s
not that we’ve fallen out of love with fillers,
it’s just that they’re becoming something
of a sidekick to the more switched-on
tighteners and brighteners on offer for
us girls of an age. Costs can vary from okay
to eye-watering, but fans reckon it’s worth
spending on a look that says fresh and
firm rather than over-filled and overdone!
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When skin reaches a kind of
midlife crisis – you know the
look, a bit crêpey, discoloured
and sorry for itself – creams
don’t help. But a laser might.
 THE RESCUE? The Clear
+Brilliant treatment uses a nifty
fractional laser to sort out
dullness and brown patches.
A laser roller-ball handset is
worked over the skin for a few
minutes, removing damaged
skin, leaving behind healthier,
younger-looking skin.
 THE REASON? It’s good for
anyone over 30 who’s seeing
sun damage and crêpiness, and
wants to slow ageing and
improve the overall radiance of
the skin. “If there’s stubborn
pigmentation, the treatment can
be combined with Intense
Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment,
too,” says aesthetic practitioner
Christina Bowman.
 THE REALITY? It’s slightly
uncomfortable, but numbing
cream reduces the sensation
to a prickly feeling. You’ll need
from one to six treatments,
depending on skin problems
– most have about four. After,
skin is pink and papery dry
for a few days, but that’s it!
 THE RESULTS! “Thanks to
early menopause, my skin
wasn’t as good as it could be.
Lines I can live with, but it was
the tired, crêpey look that got
to me. After one treatment my
skin was totally different – really
glowy and radiant. Two more
sessions and the brown
patches went, pores were
tighter and my skin now has
that relaxed holiday look all
the time!” Gill Young, 55
A Clear+Brilliant treatment
costs R2 500 at Pure Esthetics
in Parkmore, Johannesburg.
Call 011 784 1168; or see
beautyadviser.co.za/pure
esthetics for more info.
Soften facial lines
Those signature crow’s feet
and lip-shrinkage marks
scream ‘older’. What can
help soften the focus?
THE RESCUE? The Filorga
Anti-Ageing Mesotherapy
enhances elasticity, helping
to firm and resurface the skin.
Using the mesoneedling
technique, Filorga’s cocktail
of vitamins, minerals and
hyaluronic acid is injected
multiple times into the skin
of the face, neck and chest,
through a roller containing
very fine needles. It’s injected
using three different pressure
techniques to transport the
solution from 2mm (the
surface epidermal layer) to
around 4mm (the deeper
dermal layer) into the skin.
THE REASON? It’s good
for all-over facial treatments,
but if you’re bugged by
lined areas, it’s a gem. “It’s
particularly good for the lip
area and stubborn lines,” says
Dr Riekie Smit, practitioner
and owner of Vivacité Medical
Spa (see vivacite.co.za). “We
get especially good results
on crow’s feet.”
THE REALITY? It’s not an
instant fix. You’ll need at least
six treatments for best the
results. Skin will feel a bit tight
and dry at first, but it settles
fast. You’ll see a difference
in two or three months as
collagen builds, and results
can last up to two years.
THE RESULTS! “It wasn’t a
relaxing treatment, but even
with my low pain threshold, it
was bearable. You won’t look
10 years younger, but really
refreshed, instead. I’ve tried
many treatments, and this
is the best.” Lynn Crilly, 48,
Filorga Anti-Ageing
Mesotherapy at Vivacité
Medical Spa in Pretoria,
from R1 500 per treatment;
call 012 567 1310. For info,
see filorgasouthafrica.co.za
DE-AGE YOUR HANDS
We don’t have to tell you that hands are the biggest
age giveaway. Here’s where fillers can help.
THE RESCUE? Limelight is a fabulously effective treatment using
a laser device to reduce dark spots. For best results, opt for a
series of fillers after your treatment - they’re injected into your
hand to plump up the skin and disguise any protruding veins.
THE REASON? “You don’t have to look in a mirror to see
hands are ageing. Women want
the skin there to look as good
as their face,” says dermatologist
Dr Elisabeth Dancey.
THE REALITY? Hand de-ager
combos are really effective
at knocking back the years. The
Limelight laser treatments are
prickly, but the discomfort is
minimised by using ice.
After the procedure, brown
pigmentation spots will start to
darken and eventually flake off. Further Limelight treatments
are only required when new age spots begin to appear.
Backs of hands can be filled in just one treatment and only
need yearly top-ups. As an added bonus, hyaluronic acid
used in the injectable fillers helps rehydrate the skin.
From R6 000 per treatment at Skin Renewal, in Western Cape,
Gauteng and KZN. Call 0861 263 972, or see skinrenewal.co.za
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We’ve become
so good at
caring for faces
that we want
our hands
to look just
as good
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SMOOTH YOUR CLEAVAGE
It gets more sun exposure than your face and gives
away your age faster, so recharge your décolletage!
THE RESCUE? PRP skin therapy – or Platelet-Rich Plasma
therapy – is the hottest new treatment. It uses your body’s
own blood platelets to slow ageing and regenerate skin.
First, some of your blood is collected, and then prepared
before the resulting PRP is injected around your chest area.
THE REASON? “The décolletage is a hard spot to treat,”
says cosmetic surgeon Alex Karidis.
“There’s no surgery to offer;
nowhere to conceal scars.”
PRP therapy is safe for all skin
types and, because the therapy
uses your own blood, there’s little
risk of infection or allergy. You’ll
get excellent restorative effects,
as it improves your skin’s elasticity
by boosting collagen production.
THE REALITY? After, skin is flushed
with mild swelling for two to three
days, but soon settles and requires
no special aftercare. Results can
be seen in as little as two weeks.
THE RESULTS! “I tried it last winter and, by
summer, I could wear pretty dresses to show off my smoother
skin. It’s really lifted my confidence!” Sue Brooks, mid-50s
PRP Therapy at Best Body Skin in Johannesburg
costs from R5 500 per area treated; call 011 447 9000
or see bestbodyskin.co.za. For PRP Skin Regeneration
Therapy in Cape Town, go to wembleyclinic.co.za
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MINI AT-HOME MIRACLES
TO FIRM YOUR…
 FACE Indeed
Laboratories’ Okrapeptide
is a muscle-relaxing peptide
serum that’s being billed
as the injection-free
alternative to Botox.
Could be worth a try!
R399,99 for 30ml, Clicks
 EYE AREA Who doesn’t
fret about lines around the
eyes? Dermalogica’s new
Ultrasmoothing Eye Serum
contains botanicals plus
hyaluronic acid to ease
lines and wrinkles, and
boost elasticity. R715 for
15ml, dermalogica.co.za
 JAWLINE Lift sagging jowls
with a mask infused with
skin-firming anti-oxidants. Try
Skin Republic’s Platinum Lift
Face Mask Sheet – leave on
for 20 minutes before bed
and wake up to radiant skin!
R34,99, theskinrepublic.com
 ARMS Give upper arms
a toned and hydrated look
and feel. Clarins’ Extra
Firming Body Lotion has an
effective anti-wrinkle blend
of lemon thyme, centella
and bocoa extracts – it’s
absolutely heavenly stuff!
R555 for 200ml, clarins.co.za
 DÉCOLLETAGE This
is the most fat-free zone
on your body, which is
why wrinkles form so easily
here. Tone, firm, lift and
protect your skin here with
this ultra-nourishing cream
– Try Dr Ceuticals Neck
& Chest Lift, R169,99 for
75ml, Clicks >>
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anti-ageing treatments
Sculpt
your
arms
You can lift all the
weights you like, but
we all get bingo wings
eventually. Good
news! You can still
ditch the cover-ups – help is out there!
THE RESCUE? A combination of two therapies to reduce fat
mass and tighten skin is the new way to deal with flabby arms.
CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ ‘freezes’ fat cells, causing them to
die, before they’re permanently and naturally flushed out by
your body. The area is then given a Thermage CPT treatment,
which uses radio frequency to stimulate new collagen
production, and so tighten your skin from the inside.
THE REASON? “Bingo wings are multifactorial, so a combo
of treatments gives better results,”
says Dr Natasha Chapman.
THE REALITY? Usually, only one
two-hour session of CoolSculpting
per arm is needed, with a once-off
Thermage CPT treatment. You’ll see
results within three to four months.
THE RESULTS! “Although I exercised,
my arms were still flabby. Now
they’re firmer; I can happily go
sleeveless.” Helen Amass, 43.
Laserderm offers CoolSculpting from R12 000 and Thermage
CPT from R14 000 per treatment, in Gauteng and the
Western Cape. Call 0861 337 672 or see laserderm-sa.com
Exercise and
up your water
intake with
this treatment,
and results will
come faster!
and lifts the deepest layers
of the skin.
THE REALITY? It’s not
cheap, nor entirely painless,
but it’s so effective. There is
absolutely no downtime and
results are often seen
immediately, but final results
take four to six months.
Laserderm offers the Ulthera
treatment from R16 000
to R26 000 per session in
Gauteng and the Western
Cape. Call 0861 337 672,
or see laserderm-sa.com
OLD-SCHOOL TREATMENTS FOR THOSE
WHO PREFER THE UNPLUGGED FACIAL!
Prefer a more hands-on
approach? We’ve found
facials that do great things
without flipping a switch.
 CONTOUR AND SHAPE
with the Elemis Pro-Intense
Lift Effect Facial. Powerful
lifting techniques target your
jowls, cheeks, chin and neck,
while also helping to reduce
puffiness and fluid retention.
Fantastic! From R920 for
a 50-minute facial. Call
Elemis on 0861 353 647 to
find your nearest salon.
 BRIGHTEN UP with
Dermaquest Mangobrite
Resurfacer, a 45-minute face
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brightener that’s great for
knocking out pigmentation
and sun damage, and
reviving dull skin texture.
From R495; call Evolution
Cosmetics on 011 325 5849
to find a salon near you.
 GET A LIFT from Germaine
de Capuccini Glycocure Roll
and Lift, a quick-fix facial that
features a peel and massage
using a nifty “wand” that’s
said to balance ions in the
skin. Lifts skin and leaves it
glowing. R750 for 75 minutes.
Call Perfect 10, Cedar Square
on 011 465 1551.
 PLUMP IT UP Phytomer’s
75-minute Youth Revealing
Pioneer Treatment is a
relaxing facial, where smooth
hand-held rollers used help
to plump the skin. Includes a
lip mask to ease those pesky
lines. From R550; call A&I
Importers on 011 486 4904.
 SMOOTH OUT EYE AREA
Thalgo’s Eye Massage Mask
– not 100% unplugged, but
definitely non-invasive – a
novel eye mask that vibrates
and pulses to smooth fine
lines, reduce dark circles and
puffiness. From R357 for 30
minutes. To find a local salon,
call 011 880 3851. w&h
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Is a bob your hairstyle of
choice – or just to cover
those soft pouches at the
“corners” of your jaw?
Like you, we’re desperate
for a change!
THE RESCUE? The Ulthera
jowl lift treatment – favourite
of many celebs – uses
ultrasound pulses to heat
deep tissue, which lifts and
tightens the skin. Known as
the “non-surgical facelift”, it
provides a smoother, more
defined jawline.
THE REASON? Those sags
– even small ones – add
years. “Ulthera is the next
best thing to a surgical
facelift,” says Dr Chapman.
“Celebrities swear by the
results, and South Africans
are never far behind when it
comes to researching the
best available treatments.
Although it’s intended as a
once-off treatment every
three to five years, we find
that many patients are so
thrilled with the results they
return for an annual ‘top
up’ treatment.” It always
delivers results because
ultrasound energy reaches
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