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Expert Advice

Skin, body and injectable advice from our team

Clinically reviewed articles to help you understand your options, your skin, and what to expect from any treatment at The London Road Clinic.

Reviewed by Lydia Griffin, Clinic Director, JCCP No. 002569. Last reviewed 22 May 2026. Page updated 19 Aug 2026.

Featured
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Injectables

Profhilo vs Polynucleotides vs Skin Boosters: Which Should You Choose?

Profhilo, polynucleotides and HA skin boosters all improve skin quality without adding volume, but they work in different ways and suit different skin. Lydia Griffin explains how each one works and how the choice is made.

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19 July 2026
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Body

Body Contouring and Fat Reduction: Which Treatment Is Right for You?

The difference between fat reduction, muscle toning, cellulite treatment and lymphatic support at LRC. How to identify which concern you're addressing and which treatment matches it.

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22 May 2026

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Skin

NeoGen Recovery Day by Day: What the Studies Recorded

Nitrogen plasma is often described as a low-downtime treatment. Here is what happens to your skin from the day of treatment onwards, taken from the published studies rather than from device marketing.

16 August 2026
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Injectables

Profhilo Structura in Nottinghamshire: Who It Suits and Who It Does Not

Structura works in the fat layer beneath the skin rather than in the dermis, which makes it a different treatment from standard Profhilo and not a filler at all. Where it fits after weight loss, and the four cases where we recommend something else.

5 August 2026
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Body

Thread Veins on the Legs: How Sclerotherapy Works and When It Is Not the Answer

Thread veins on the legs are common and treatable, but the first job is ruling out the underlying venous disease that sometimes sits behind them. How sclerotherapy closes a vessel, what the evidence supports, and the signs that mean a vascular referral rather than a cosmetic appointment.

14 August 2026
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Hair

Professional Waxing at LRC: Lycon Wax, Skin Prep and Aftercare

Why we use Lycon wax, how to prepare your skin, what to expect during your appointment, and how to prevent ingrown hairs between sessions.

22 May 2026
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Wellbeing

Emsella from Grantham: What a Six-Session Course Involves

Emsella is six appointments in three weeks, which makes the drive part of the decision. What the published evidence shows, what the sessions are like, who we screen out, and how to plan a course from Grantham and south Lincolnshire.

5 August 2026
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General

Is Your Laser Clinic Licensed? What to Ask Before You Book

In most of England no licence is needed to run a Class 4 laser on the public. Where a licence does exist, this is what it requires, what it does not cover, and the questions worth asking any clinic before you book.

12 August 2026
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Skin

NeoGen vs Fractional CO2 Laser: What the Downtime Trade Buys You

Nitrogen plasma is often sold as CO2 results with less recovery. The one high-energy study that tested it against that standard concluded the opposite. What each treatment does, and how to read the claim.

16 August 2026
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Injectables

Patient Guide: PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for Skin Rejuvenation and Hair Restoration

How platelet-rich plasma uses your own blood's growth factors to stimulate skin repair and hair follicle activity. Mechanism, both indications, course structure and realistic outcomes.

22 May 2026
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Body

LipoContrast in Newark: What Non-Surgical Fat Reduction Can and Cannot Do

LipoContrast is not liposuction, not a weight-loss treatment and not an injectable. What thermal-shock fat reduction does to a pinchable pocket, how long the change takes, who it suits, and the four situations where we say no.

5 August 2026
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Hair

Hair Loss and Thinning: When to Seek Help and What to Expect

Hair thinning affects more people than openly discuss it. Clinic Director Lydia Griffin explains the most common types, what drives them, when in-clinic treatment is worth considering, and what realistic outcomes look like.

21 May 2026
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Wellbeing

Emsella vs Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy: Which Approach Is Right for You?

An honest clinical comparison of Emsella and pelvic floor physiotherapy. How each works, what NICE recommends, when to combine them, and what neither can replace.

22 May 2026
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General

How to Read a Skincare Ingredient Label

What the ingredient list on a skincare product is telling you, how to spot active ingredients from fillers, and which marketing terms mean nothing at all.

22 May 2026
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Skin

NeoGen vs Tixel: Two Devices, One Indication, and the Better Trial

Both treat periorbital wrinkles and both have a randomised trial behind them. Tixel's is larger, covers every skin type and follows patients for six months. What that difference means if you are choosing between them.

16 August 2026
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Injectables

A Complete Patient Guide to Dermal Fillers

Everything you need to know before getting dermal filler: how hyaluronic acid works, what to expect at each stage of treatment, how long results last by area, and how risks are managed at a doctor-led clinic.

21 May 2026
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Body

Excessive Sweating and Hyperhidrosis: Causes and Treatment Options

What hyperhidrosis is, how to distinguish primary from secondary causes, and the treatment options available including injectable treatment for axillary hyperhidrosis.

22 May 2026
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Hair

PRP vs Polynucleotides for Hair: Which Is Right for You?

A clinical comparison of PRP (platelet-rich plasma) and polynucleotide injections for hair restoration at The London Road Clinic: how each works, the evidence, and how to decide between them. Written by Dr Shahe Boghossian, Medical Consultant, GMC 5204600.

21 May 2026
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Wellbeing

Emsella and Pelvic Floor Treatment: A Complete Patient Guide

A complete guide to BTL Emsella: how the pelvic floor weakens, how high-intensity electromagnetic treatment strengthens it, what sessions feel like, what the research shows, and who is most likely to benefit.

21 May 2026
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General

What Makes a Good Aesthetic Before and After Photo

How to critically evaluate before and after photos, the variables that make a comparison legitimate or misleading, and the standards LRC applies to its own photography.

22 May 2026
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Skin

Plasma Pen for Hooded Eyelids: What Plaxel+ Does and What It Cannot Replace

Plasma pen treatment contracts tissue through controlled micro-injury rather than removing it, which sets both what it can achieve and where it stops. The recovery week nobody plans for, what the published studies found, and why skin type changes the risk.

14 August 2026
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Injectables

A Complete Patient Guide to Lip Filler

Lip filler is the most requested facial injectable after anti-wrinkle treatment, and the area most associated with results people regret. Dr Shahe Boghossian explains how it works, what makes lips different from other filler sites, and how good outcomes are consistently produced.

21 May 2026
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Body

Patient Guide: Body Ballancer Lymphatic Drainage Therapy

How the Body Ballancer uses sequential pneumatic compression to support lymphatic drainage, reduce fluid retention and assist recovery after body treatments. What it does, and what it doesn't.

22 May 2026
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Wellbeing

Patient Guide: IV Therapy

A comprehensive patient guide to intravenous vitamin and nutrient therapy at The London Road Clinic: what it is, how it works, common formulations, what the evidence shows, and who is suitable. Written by Dr Shahe Boghossian, Medical Consultant, GMC 5204600.

21 May 2026
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General

Ageing Well: The Philosophy Behind Everything We Do

The London Road Clinic is not an anti-ageing clinic. Clinic Director Lydia Griffin explains what ageing well means, why the distinction matters, and how it shapes every decision made here.

21 May 2026
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Skin

Forma Radiofrequency from Lincoln: Is a Weekly Series Worth the Drive?

Forma has no downtime, which is the whole point of it, and it is delivered as a weekly series, which is the part worth thinking about if you are driving 25 minutes each way. What it firms, what it will not do, and when to choose something else.

5 August 2026
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Injectables

Patient Guide: Polynucleotides

A comprehensive patient guide to polynucleotide injections at The London Road Clinic: how they work, what Croma Polyphil is, who they suit, and how they compare to other regenerative injectables. Written by Dr Shahe Boghossian, Medical Consultant, GMC 5204600.

21 May 2026
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Body

Patient Guide: EmTone for Cellulite and Skin Texture on the Body

How EmTone's combination of radiofrequency and targeted pressure energy addresses the four structural causes of cellulite. What to expect from a course, and what the treatment can and can't do.

22 May 2026
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General

The Role of Homecare Between Treatments

Why what you do between professional treatment sessions determines how much of the result you keep, and how to build a homecare approach that works with your treatment plan. Written by Lydia Griffin, Clinic Director at The London Road Clinic, Newark.

21 May 2026
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Skin

Fractora Radiofrequency Microneedling Near Southwell: Planning the Downtime

Fractora is the treatment on our menu with real recovery attached to it. What two to five days of downtime looks like, how to fit it around a working week, and when a gentler device is the better answer.

5 August 2026
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Injectables

Patient Guide: Profhilo

A comprehensive patient guide to Profhilo bio-remodelling: how it works, what to expect, who it suits, and what the evidence shows. Written by Dr Shahe Boghossian, Medical Consultant at The London Road Clinic, Newark.

21 May 2026
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Body

Patient Guide: InShape HIFEM for Muscle Toning and Body Definition

How InShape uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy to produce supramaximal muscle contractions, what it treats, and where it fits alongside fat reduction and cellulite treatment.

22 May 2026

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