{"id":1152,"date":"2011-05-20T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmaclinic.com\/lma-wp\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2021-08-07T15:36:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T15:36:35","slug":"50k-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/blog\/50k-woman","title":{"rendered":"The 50K woman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m the sensible sort. I wear sunscreen. I vote. I care about the state of the nation and about what those five-inch Louboutins might do to my feet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I still dream that one day I might look like Lara Stone (from the neck down only; I was never meant to be blonde).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all need to enter the world of beauty with sense of perspective. Booking any treatment while thinking \u2013 or even hoping \u2013 you will turn into someone elsse, someone younger prettier, will only lead to disappointment, then possibly to kind of obsession that ends up turning you into Heidi Montag. You can only ever make the best of what you\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said that, after two years as ELLE\u2019s Beauty Extremist \u2013 that\u2019s two years exploring the frontiers of science and vanity testing more treatments than any other editor \u2013 I know what will work. More importantly, I also know what\u2019s a total waste of money is.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sculptra18.jpg\" alt=\"Dermal fillers\" class=\"wp-image-1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sculptra18.jpg 409w, https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sculptra18-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dermal fillers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve tried countless things in order to find out, from the weird to the wonderful, via the undignified and excruciating, from the truly life-changing to those that defy both common sense and medical credibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve tried Anti-Wrinkle Injections,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/dermal-fillers-treatment\">Restylane<\/a>, Perlane,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/dermal-fillers\">Juvederm<\/a>, Collagen Stimulation, Mesotherapy, platelet-replacement therapy,RESTYLANE VITAL and Collagen Stimulation all With Dr Ayham AL-Ayoubi at London Medical and Aesthetic Clinic, 1 Harley Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collagen Stimulation has also firmed and plumped my skin in a way that\u2019s much more natural \u2013 looking than most injectable fillers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View all posts by Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/blog\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m the sensible sort. 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