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Hi, you don’t mention which brand of filler this is – but a great many fillers now contain lidocaine which is an anaesthetic, so it is usually a great idea as the procedure more comfortable as the filler is slowly injected into your face.

Hi, great question. The short answer is that energy-based treatments that use, say, ultrasound or radiofrequency energy can do this, if the energy that is meant to be directed at the collagen-layer in the skin is aimed instead into the fat that lies underneath the skin. Take a look at this article for more detail on the way that RF needling can in some circumstances, melt fat – which is great if this is done deliberately because you want fat reduction in the face, but not so good if it happens by accident.

The key thing is to find a practitioner who has enough expertise to use the treatment appropriately for your face and skin, so that you get the results that you want – and not the ones that you don’t.

Hello, we have an article all about where to start with tweakments here.

If you are looking for recommendations  on ‘starter’ tweakments, click here to read Alice’s article. Hope this helps!

Hello, head to her listing where you can find her clinic email to get in touch.

Hi , have you taken a look at our acne scarring page which has a video, FAQs and an e-book full of more information including the tweakments that can help. It is difficult for us to offer further advice without seeing your acne scars, but it may be worth having a second opinion with another practitioner. We list practitioners on our site, to find those who specialise in acne, you can search ‘acne’ or ‘acne scarring’ in search bar and practitioners should come up. I hope this helps!

Take a look at our sagging skin concerns page for a video, FAQs and an e-book with more information including the tweakments and skincare that can really help.

Take a look at our crepey skin concerns page for a video, FAQs and an e-book with more information including the tweakments and skincare that can really help.

Hello, we have an article all about where to start with tweakments here.

If you are looking for recommendations  on ‘starter’ tweakments, click here to read Alice’s article. Hope this helps!

Hi It might be worth booking a consultation with an oculoplastic surgeon who also performs non-invasive eye treatments who can properly assess your concern and suggest what may be best -– you can search ‘oculoplastic surgeon’ on the Tweakments Guide register, you will find a bunch of brilliant eye surgeons.

Hi we have a page on pigmentation on our site which you can view here: we have FAQs, a video, articles and an e-book full of more information. To find a practitioner that can help with your hyperpigmentation, take a look at our practitioner finder.

Hi, Alice has not tried Radiesse yet, but it is a great tweakment that can really improve your skin.

We have an article all about collagen-stimulating filler which you can read here which talks about 3 different types of collagen stimulating filler. . If you are interested in this filler, please find an experienced practitioner who can properly assess your face and offer further advice. I hope this helps!

Dr De Souza is a great practitioner. If you are looking for a second opinion, pop your postcode into our Practitioner Finder and filter the tweakment to ‘Ultherapy’ or ‘HIFU’ to find a practitioner near you who offers this tweakment.

Radiofrequency and RF microneedling can both be effective tweakments, if you are the right candidate.

With any aesthetic treatment, the results will vary from one patient to another. To get the best results for yourself, make sure you choose an experienced practitioner who can identify the most suitable treatment for you and then implement it skilfully.

Hello – both of Alice’s book, Start with Skincare and Fresher Face discuss the fundamentals of skincare and tweakments. As the books have been published for a while, they will not cover more recent developments in the industry, but they are great starter books for those who are new to this area.

ULTRAcel is a non-surgical skin-tightening treatment that uses high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat concerns including a sagging brow, forehead wrinkles and nasolabial folds.

The difference between radiofrequency and HIFU is that radiofrequency is a type of energy derived from radio waves whereas HIFU is a type of treatment that uses ultrasound waves.

We have an article all about ultrasound treatments which you can read here. 

Whilst any treatment has their risks, it is always important to find an experienced practitioner who can minimise that risk factor. Find a good practitioner in your area who can properly discuss your concerns and offer further advice.