Dr Charlotte Woodward and Dr Victoria Manning share a case study of a successful skin laxity treatment associated with the menopause
We all know that the skin ages as we grow older, but this can be accelerated for women around the time of the menopause by approximately 6%.1 Most aesthetic practitioners will see a large number of menopausal women who are trying to delay this acceleration and keep their youthful appearance natural, without looking like they have had anything ‘done’.
Ageing is multifactorial, as described below:
Case studyA 49-year-old woman presented to clinic who had previously only been treated with botulinum toxin. She had been treated with toxin in the upper face in the glabella, forehead and around the eyesfor dynamic lines. She had also had toxin in the lower face for masseter hypertrophy. The patient said that she always had full cheeks, but felt that they had…
