What Goes Up Must Come Down As we all know, one of the things you really can’t avoid in this life is Gravity. Unless you fancy a sneaky trip to Space, it’s a sure fact that What Goes Up is Coming Back Down. Or – in aesthetic terms – what starts off perky, ends up [...]
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Genuine Dermaroller™ Treatment: Explained by Aurora Expert Ruth Atkins
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Spotlight on: Genuine Dermaroller Therapy™ by Aurora Clinics Expert Ruth Atkins (Registered General Nurse & Aesthetic Practitioner) Ruth recently joined the team at Aurora Clinics after developing her non-surgical career. She is an experienced Registered General Nurse certified in performing dermal fillers, wrinkle relaxing treatments and Genuine Dermaroller Therapy™. Ruth enjoys making a positive difference in the lives [...]
6 Fascinating Facts about Skin Tags
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Suffering from Skin Tags? Read on… Chances are, you may not even realise what skin tags are! So take a little look at this image to help you get an idea. Skin tags are small growths (on average about the size of a grain of rice) Although the word “growth” is a bit scary, skin tags [...]
Which Profession Has the most Plastic Surgery? (The Answer Might Surprise You…)
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Why do so many teachers opt for plastic surgery? At Aurora Clinics, many of our surgeons have noticed a trend for more teachers than other professions opting for plastic surgical procedures. The possible causes for this that we have discussed include: Pressure to remain youthful: Teachers are one of the only professions who frequently work [...]
Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery: A Good Advert?
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Are Celebrities Good Adverts for Cosmetic Surgery? On balance, we feel that many celebrities are not particularly good adverts for cosmetic and plastic surgery. Here are the reasons why: Celebrities who are in the press for having had cosmetic or plastic surgery are frequently those who have had very obvious ‒ and sometimes extreme ‒ [...]
Dealing with Dark Under-Eye Circles
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
What are Dark Circles? Shadows, Bags and Puffiness One of the areas disliked most by visitors to Aurora Clinics is the area under their eyes: dark circles here can appear even more ageing than wrinkles or grey hair. One of the common misconceptions is that under-eye dark circles, bags and puffiness are the same thing. In fact, [...]
Budget Botox on the Highstreet? “You Get What You Pay For!”
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
My Google Alerts today were full of the news that Superdrug are launching anti-wrinkle treatments, Dermaroller and Dermal Fillers. Yes, you heard it right: Superdrug…the cheap-as-chips budget-beauty-store-come-chemists will be offering up injectables alongside your lunch-break Meal Deal. The fact that the Team here at Aurora Clinics (undoubtedly like staff at Cosmetic Surgery Centres nationwide) met [...]
What Your Man REALLY Wants You to Look Like this Valentines!
Friday, February 11th, 2011
It’s fast approaching Valentines; the allocated Day of the year for unashamed partner-baiting / celebrating your relationship with cards, romantic meals and making yourself look drop-dead-gorgeous to confirm how lucky your Man is to have you. But with UK women increasingly choosing breasts, neck and face-lift surgeries above all others (except Botox and Fillers) in [...]
Dermaroller for Stretch Marks
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
What are Stretch Marks? Did you know that it is not only overweight people who suffer from stretch marks? Many who are naturally slim experience stretchmarks due to pregnancy, when the skin expands much more than usual. Others are left with stretch marks in their twenties after hormones cause periods of fluctuating weight throughout puberty. [...]
Have a Beautiful Recession: Cosmetic Surgery on a Budget
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
As Economic turmoil is expected in the UK for another 3 years and families feel a continued squeeze on their incomes, the good news is this doesn’t mean you have to kiss goodbye to looking good, start wearing home-made sack frocks and using charcoal mascara. In fact, Senior Cosmetics Analyst Alexandra Richmond found that during [...]