Following a ‘Zoom boom’ surge in skincare treatments, Abbey Maclure tries a HydraFacial at Aesthetica Medical in Leeds.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 We're here at Aesthetica Medical in Leeds, one of the city's top rated skincare and
00:05 aesthetic clinics. Its founder, Dr Samia Mahmood, said there's been a rise in customers since
00:11 the pandemic in what's been dubbed the Zoom boom.
00:15 Our clinic was founded in 2016 with a vision of providing a luxury, bespoke medical aesthetics
00:22 and skin service to our clients. Part of my week, working week, involves working in a
00:27 general practice and the rest of the week is working in aesthetic medicine. I absolutely
00:34 love working in general practice as well as in aesthetics clinics and I really believe
00:38 having a strong foundation of medical experience and knowledge is essential for specialising
00:44 in aesthetic medicine.
00:46 One of the clinic's most popular new treatments is their HydraTite. It's a hydrafacial plus
00:51 A skin tightening treatment, which I'm going to try out today. It aims to lift, tighten
00:57 and brighten skin to define facial features and natural contours. Now it's important to
01:02 do your research before you try out any skincare or aesthetic treatment and speak to medical
01:07 professionals like Dr Samia, but for me this treatment sounds like just what I need and
01:13 I'm excited to give it a try.
01:15 We offer a range of medical grade treatments, so we've got injectables, Botox, fillers,
01:23 skin boosters, laser hair removal and different types of skin treatments to target all skin
01:30 concerns. Today you'll be having the HydraTite treatment, so that's fantastic for rejuvenating
01:36 the skin, helping to contour, stimulate collagen production and overall treat your skin to
01:43 get that brighter appearance. It's really important to do your research, have in-depth
01:50 consultation to be able to get that full result of what you would like to achieve.
01:56 The treatment started with the NeuroTite procedure, where radiofrequency energy was delivered to
02:00 my jawline and that stimulates collagen. The temperature was gradually increased and I
02:05 quickly got used to the sensation. This part was really relaxing. The second half of the
02:10 treatment was a medical grade HydraFacial and that includes lymphatic drainage, exfoliation,
02:16 appeal, extraction and then hydration.
02:19 So I've just had the treatment, it felt absolutely amazing. The first tightening treatment was
02:25 really warm, it felt a bit like a hot bath for the face, it was lovely. And then for
02:29 the second half, the HydraFacial, I could really feel them getting to work in my skin,
02:34 getting all the gunk out the pores. But the results are amazing, I can definitely see
02:38 a difference on my jaw and my skin feels tighter and really nice. I think the nicest thing
02:42 was just taking a bit of time out for myself.
02:45 So it's seven days on and I'm so impressed with the results. I've had a couple of breakouts
02:49 where everything has been brought to the surface but overall my skin looks so bright and smooth
02:55 and I can really see the difference in the tightening treatment on my jawline. I've had
02:59 multiple compliments too so it must have done the job.