“When you’re in your early sixties and look at yourself in the mirror and all you think is “you look tired - your eyes look baggy, your cheeks are hollow and you have jowls” its time for action. I work in an industry where everyone is at least 20 years younger than me. I keep fit, watch my weight and ensure there’s no grey in my hair, but my face was letting me down! It was with some trepidation that I booked an appointment with Dr Anna Hemming at the Thames Skin Clinic.
Dr Hemming looked at my sad and saggy face and explained she could use filler in one area and improve another, gently lifting the jaw line and adding volume to the cheek area. No one my age wants to look like they’re auditioning for Love Island and Dr Hemming understood that, whilst I wanted to wipe away some years, I still wanted to look like myself and the last thing I wanted was for people to know I’d had anything done.
I felt that Dr Hemming’s approach was thoughtful and intuitive, verging on the artistic as much as the medical. She inspired confidence, but there’s always a frisson of fear mixed with the excitement of having a procedure. I need not have worried, after my first visit I could see the results immediately and was delighted. The sunken area under my eyes was no more, I rediscovered my cheeks and I looked refreshed. When I looked in the mirror I saw me but better. None of my friends or colleagues knew I’d had “work” they all just remarked that I looked well or rested. Sometimes I’d take selfies on the train just to compare them with how I’d looked a few weeks earlier I was so happy with the results!
A few months later I visited Dr Hemming again, I’d noticed a hint of unevenness on left side of my face in that pesky jowl area. Many years ago I had a benign parotid gland removed and Dr Hemming realised that the old scar was the reason for the extra sag. We had another session and, as well as addressing the scar, she also filled out some old acne scars at my temples and added a little more volume to my chin. Amazingly there was no bruising, only fantastic results.
Dr Hemming’s artistry has given me back my lost self confidence, and I often think I look less “worn” than some of my younger colleagues. I am delighted with results, I know I look the best I can, and will continue to do so with Dr Hemming’s help.”
