Best treatment for sunken cheeks
GF Gel Needling – When the quest for chiselled cheekbones is superseded by the race to stop your cheeks disappearing altogether, it’s time for GF Gel Needling. This two-step procedure is no ordinary needling – it is the souped-up, turbo-fuelled version. Injections (using a cannula, to help prevent bruising) of hyaluronic acid put the plumpness back into skin, before the shiny new Dermapen 3 is revealed. The noise that it makes as it gets to work is faintly terrifying (a cross between an electric toothbrush and a staple gun), but that’s because it delivers a whopping 1,300 micro-holes to the skin, per second. Meaning there are plenty of places for the lovely GF (growth factor) serum to seep in and work its regenerating, collagen-boosting magic.
PAIN FACTOR: The pre-treatment of anaesthetic cream, which is then covered with cling film, might have you feeling like an iced birthday cake, but it goes a long way to making this procedure less eye-watering. The jawline and upper lip is where you will get the highest ‘ouch’ factor.
DOWNTIME: Post-treatment, expect your face to be the colour of beetroot and hot to the touch. It can take between 12 and 48 hours for the skin to fully recover. In the meantime, be prepared to tell anyone who asks that you have severe windburn!
RESULTS: After a course of three treatments, six weeks apart, you’re smoother, plumper and tighter.
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Last Updated: May 4, 2016
Published On: May 4, 2016