A hard-working nurse with a big heart for charity work, Yvonne Nell grew up in a children’s home which is why, today, there’s nothing she cherishes more than her family. While her life is full of love, she never really felt confident in her skin because, while taking care of everyone else, she’d often neglect herself. The result was a complexion marked by the scars from a bout of acne in her youth, deep-seated wrinkles and a severe loss of volume.
Still, this was nothing KykNET’s Mooimaak team couldn’t tackle. Over the period of three months, Yvonne underwent a series of treatments led by Skin Renewal’s Dr Graham Duncombe and therapist Liza Schoeman – and the results are nothing short of stunning.
Yvonne’s treatments
- Lasers: Fraxel Dual Laser and Laser Genesis
- Light: Photo Dynamic Therapy
- Injectables: 3D Liquid Facelift and Xela Redermalisation
- Threads: PDO anchor threads and 3D non-surgical nose rejuvenation
- Extra: Transdermal mesotherapy, subcision for acne scarring and PRP (platelet rich plasma) treatment
Say goodbye to scars
Skin Renewal tackled Yvonne’s acne scarring with multiple treatments including laser, light and subcision. The latter sees the insertion of a special needle just below a concave scar to break up the fibrous bands that tether it to the underlying tissue. This relieves the ‘hollow’ look and inspires the growth of new connective tissue that plumps from below.
Laser-wise, the mighty Fraxel Dual did a lot of the heavy lifting. As it removes microscopic columns of damaged skin while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue untouched it promotes rapid healing. This sees your body replace what’s old and damaged with healthy and new, so it also went a long way to improving her wrinkles and skin texture. Talk about a great multi-tasker!
A lovely-looking lift
In the past, lifting lax skin meant enduring a surgery but now, thanks to PDO threads, Yvonne could benefit from a knife-free facelift that saw strategically injected threads (sutures) create a vector that lifts. After eight months, the threads dissolve but the new collagen stimulated by their presence means results can last as long as three years.
The broom, another type of PDO thread, was used on Yvonne’s nose along with a little dermal filler to help straighten it and create a smoother-looking profile. Referred to as a 3D rhinoplasty, it’s essentially a knife-free nose job with no downtime!
Pump up the volume
Last but not least, Dr Duncombe administered a 3D Liquid Facelift to restore the volume to Yvonne’s face. Another knife-free procedure, it involves strategically injecting dermal fillers to areas that have lost volume as well as the use of botulinum toxin to smooth out lines in the upper half of the face.
Once Yvonne’s treatment journey was over, her stunning transformation didn’t just give her a more youthful look, but a regained sense of self. ‘I realised that when you’re comfortable in your own skin, you’re beautiful’, she said. ‘Confidence is the best make-up you could ever wear’.
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