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Stretch Marks ( Striae )

Stretch Marks, known medically as Striae are lines or streaks on the skin, which can be pink, purple or white in colour (depending on their age), that occur when the inner skin layer is stretched thin and loses its elas…

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How to Slow Down Deep Wrinkles: Simple Lifestyle Tweaks That Make a Visible Difference
9 Jun 2026

How to Slow Down Deep Wrinkles: Simple Lifestyle Tweaks That Make a Visible Difference

Deep wrinkles don’t appear overnight — and small daily habits can make a real difference in how quickly they form and deepen.

Questions You Should Ask Before Booking A Microneedling Treatment
28 May 2026

Questions You Should Ask Before Booking A Microneedling Treatment

With microneedling now one of the UK’s fastest-growing aesthetic treatments and more than 6 million social media mentions last year alone, BABTAC beauty experts are warning that consumer awareness around safety is failing to keep pace with demand.

What Is a Polynucleotide Treatment?
10 Nov 2025

What Is a Polynucleotide Treatment?

You’ve definitely heard the buzz about Polynucleotides… but what are they really?

Enhance Your Skin’s Radiance With the Power of Microneedling
9 May 2025

Enhance Your Skin’s Radiance With the Power of Microneedling

Investing in advanced skin treatments can help maintain skin vitality, keeping your skin looking firmer, smoother, and more youthful for longer.

Your Guide to Choosing a Qualified Aesthetic Practitioner
21 Nov 2024

Your Guide to Choosing a Qualified Aesthetic Practitioner

As non-surgical aesthetic treatments grow in popularity, choosing the right practitioner is more important than ever...

Why I’m Obsessed With Skinpen Micro-Needling
19 Nov 2024

Why I’m Obsessed With Skinpen Micro-Needling

Just one treatment can replace all the collagen you lose naturally over a whole year!

How to Avoid an Aesthetic Treatment ‘Trick’
16 Oct 2024

How to Avoid an Aesthetic Treatment ‘Trick’

Halloween is almost here but one thing you shouldn’t feel scared of is having treatment! We spoke to a Dr to get the ultimate guide on what to look out for...

BABTAC Issues Warning on the Dangers of Surgery Abroad Following Coronation Street Storyline
27 Sep 2024

BABTAC Issues Warning on the Dangers of Surgery Abroad Following Coronation Street Storyline

With botched surgeries costing the NHS £1.7 million in corrective procedures, the issue of "treatment tourism" is highlighted in a Coronation Street storyline.

What Is Regenerative Medicine?
16 Sep 2024

What Is Regenerative Medicine?

Regenerative aesthetics (RA) is a new way of practising aesthetics. We ask a Dr all about it...

Polynucleotides: Everything You Need to Know
29 Jul 2024

Polynucleotides: Everything You Need to Know

What are Polynucleotides? Everything you need to know about the trending treatment of 2024...

Have You Tried the Trending Treatment for 2024?
18 Jul 2024

Have You Tried the Trending Treatment for 2024?

Move over Profhilo, Polynucleotides are the new and much-improved way to correct, stimulate and rejuvenate your skin!

Aesthetic Industry Regulation – Is It Really Needed?
22 Feb 2024

Aesthetic Industry Regulation – Is It Really Needed?

Did you know that the UK is the only country in the world with an unregulated aesthetic industry?

Keep Yourself Safe When Choosing Aesthetic Treatments
2 Feb 2024

Keep Yourself Safe When Choosing Aesthetic Treatments

The recent documentary by Olivia Attwood shows how confusing it can be to choose who and where to get your aesthetic treatments from, and how safe they are...

Is Your Skin Stressed?
24 Oct 2023

Is Your Skin Stressed?

Your Skin Stressed? The complex connection: Understanding how stress impacts your skin health...

20 Years of ConsultingRoom.com!
16 Aug 2023

20 Years of ConsultingRoom.com!

2023 marks a momentous milestone as Consulting Room celebrates 20 years of excellence!

The Essential Vitamins You Need to Maintain Skin Health
20 Jun 2023

The Essential Vitamins You Need to Maintain Skin Health

In order to maintain your skin health over time, there are a number of essential vitamins you need to incorporate into your diet. Let's find out which ones...

The Importance of the Initial Consultation
30 May 2023

The Importance of the Initial Consultation

An in-depth consultation process is to find out about any current or previous medical conditions and medication that may impact aesthetic treatment.

Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy and Skincare
28 Oct 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy and Skincare

Pregnant women have to give up many things; manicures, hair colour and facials come to mind but there are actually very few limitations on cosmetic skincare!

Is DermaFNS Pen Microneedling The Solution to Dull Skin?
19 Oct 2022

Is DermaFNS Pen Microneedling The Solution to Dull Skin?

If you’re dealing with dull, ageing or blemish-prone skin, microneedling collagen induction therapy could be the answer you've been looking for...

Your Guide to Cosmetic Treatment Abroad
27 Sep 2022

Your Guide to Cosmetic Treatment Abroad

Sun, sea, sand and surgery... Should I abroad for cosmetic surgery or treatment? It’s easy to be tempted by the idea but sadly, it’s not always as easy.

Your Guide to Cosmetic Treatment - Which Questions to Ask
12 Sep 2022

Your Guide to Cosmetic Treatment - Which Questions to Ask

If you're seeking out a clinic for any kind of cosmetic treatment. You need to ask your practitioner these important questions...

Guide to Cosmetic Treatment - Which Treatment?
27 Jul 2022

Guide to Cosmetic Treatment - Which Treatment?

Let Consulting Room safely guide you through the process of gathering information about surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments and products.

Looking for a Laser Clinic in Wales? What You Need to Know
20 Oct 2016

Looking for a Laser Clinic in Wales? What You Need to Know

if you live in Wales, the Healthcare Inspectorate of Wales has made it a lot easier to protect yourself from unscrupulous cosmetic cowboys.

Are You Comfortable in Your Perfect Imperfection!?
10 Jun 2016

Are You Comfortable in Your Perfect Imperfection!?

On a daily basis, we are faced with images of male and female "perfection". As a result of this, we are becoming more critical when we look into the mirror.

What You Can Expect From Any Pre-treatment Consultation
27 Apr 2016

What You Can Expect From Any Pre-treatment Consultation

All non-surgical cosmetic procedures should include a one-to-one consultation between the patient and their Aesthetic Practitioner, prior to the procedure.

The Safety of Cosmetic Procedures Always Comes First
22 Jun 2015

The Safety of Cosmetic Procedures Always Comes First

The General Medical Council (GMC) Recommend more openness and pre-treatment consideration time for patients considering treatments.

Why Do Some Stretch Mark Creams Work?
26 Nov 2014

Why Do Some Stretch Mark Creams Work?

You researched all the stretch mark prevention creams, So how disappointing that you still ended up getting stretch marks. Why didn't it work for you?

Skin Talks by Dr Jaishree Sharad First of a Kind Book
24 Sep 2014

Skin Talks by Dr Jaishree Sharad First of a Kind Book

Skin Talks is the first of its kind by an Indian author. It is a simple and holistic approach to understanding your skin and a guide to looking after it.

Will MCA Micro Needling Bring New Life to Damaged Skin?
3 Jun 2014

Will MCA Micro Needling Bring New Life to Damaged Skin?

Is dry tattooing (also known as medical skin needling or microneedling) be the answer to treating damaged skin?

The Best Value Cosmetic Surgery Deals on Groupon?
2 Mar 2012

The Best Value Cosmetic Surgery Deals on Groupon?

Like many in the industry, I tend to keep an eye on deal website Groupon with a mixture of fascination and suspicion.

My Favourite Non-surgical Treatment - Fractional C02 Laser
22 Sep 2011

My Favourite Non-surgical Treatment - Fractional C02 Laser

New technologies are being launched all the time and the challenge for practitioners is to look beyond the marketing and separate the good science from the bad.

Pain Survey Data - Expected Versus Actual Pain
14 Sep 2011

Pain Survey Data - Expected Versus Actual Pain

At MediZen, we chose to undertake an audit to assess patients' expected discomfort with actual discomfort levels when undergoing a cosmetic procedure.

Celebrity Cosmetic Disasters
20 Aug 2010

Celebrity Cosmetic Disasters

There is no question that most celebrities have had a helping hand in the looks department - From lips to breasts, whether they admit it or not, celebs love cosmetic enhancements!

The Power of Physical Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep
1 Jul 2010

The Power of Physical Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep

How attractive you are may seem the kind of superficial, however, it is being seen as a profound question that deserves serious investigation.

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