Facial Aesthetics

As a qualified and experienced facial aesthetics clinician, Dr Franks can help give you a natural, younger, 'refreshed' look, leaving you feeling full of confidence. Facial treatments available are:

Dermal fillers
A non-surgical cosmetic treatment used to bring a more youthful appearance by restoring volume or fullness to the face and lips. They work by reducing or eliminating lines, wrinkles and folds in the skin and the effect is seen immediately after treatment.

As skin ages, both naturally and because of other factors such as sun damage, smoking, and poor diet, we lose collagen, fat and other natural moisturising substances from our skin. These can be thought of as the natural 'scaffolding' that keeps it looking young and feeling firm. With less of these, our skin becomes thinner and we start to see lines, wrinkles and folds developing. This is usually more noticeable on our faces.

Put simply, dermal fillers are used to restore that lost volume in the face by plumping out lines, wrinkles and folds.

Wrinkle Reduction with Botulinum Toxin
Wrinkles and facial lines result from ageing, muscle activity (and over-activity) and your genetic predisposition. In addition, excessive sun exposure, alcohol consumption, emotional and hormonal influences and smoking can also increase the likelihood of wrinkles. Whilst you may be able to reduce or control some of the factors, you cannot influence all factors and that's why we all develop some wrinkles as we age.

Anyone can benefit from botulinum toxin, both men and women. Botulinum is most effective in improving lines or wrinkles due to facial expressions; for example, worry lines or frown lines on the forehead and between the eyebrows. This is because these lines are usually caused by overactive muscles and the treatment stops these muscles from contracting and causing the wrinkles.

NB: You should not have treatment with botulinum if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, have a neurological disease.

Mole and skin tag removal – By Dr Guy McLellan

Performed by Dr. Guy McLellan (oral surgeon). Moles and skin tags are extremely common on the face and other parts of the body. They can be cosmetically embarrassing as well as cause problems when applying make-up or shaving or when they catch on clothing. We offer a painless and simple mole removal procedure. We use the latest surgical or laser techniques to remove moles. In most cases no stitches are needed and any scarring is minimal. You can resume normal activities immediately afterwards.