Derma Advanced Aesthetics

A lovely reminder of what matters most: feeling cared for, listened to and confident in the hands of someone you trust.

From the first consultation through to the final result, every part of the experience matters.

Thank you for taking the time to share your kind words. It means so much to know you felt confident in our care, and we’re incredibly grateful for your recommendation.

If you’ve been considering a treatment but aren’t sure where to start, our consultations are always about understanding you first — your concerns, your goals and what feels right for you.

I knew something had changed when my hair tie wrapped around my ponytail three times instead of two.

It sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?

But if you've noticed it too… you'll know exactly what I mean.

Nobody prepares you for the moment your hair starts feeling different.

The brush fills up more quickly.

Your scalp seems more visible under bright lights.

Your parting looks wider in photographs.

You stop wearing your hair up because you're worried people might notice.

And then comes the part I hear all the time:

"It's probably just menopause."

"It's because I've lost weight."

"It's stress."

"It's my age."

Maybe.

But maybe your hair is trying to tell you something.

The truth is, many women don't realise their hair is changing until months, sometimes years, after it starts.

Because hair loss isn't always dramatic.

Sometimes it's simply that your hair doesn't feel like yours anymore.

And you are not vain for caring.

Your hair is part of your identity, your confidence and how you see yourself.

If you've noticed a change, don't ignore it.

Because you're not imagining it.

And you're certainly not alone.

Comment HAIR or send us a message if you'd like an honest conversation about what's happening and what options may be available to you.

It’s not just menopause. It’s not just stress. And it’s not something you simply have to put up with!

I hear it all the time

“My hair has definitely changed, but I think it’s just menopause”
“I’ve been under a lot of stress”
“It’s probably just part of getting older”

And sometimes, yes, hormones, stress and life changes can all play a role in what happens to our hair

But what concerns me is how quickly women learn to dismiss the changes they notice

We notice our parting becoming wider
Our ponytail feeling smaller
More hair collecting in the shower
Our scalp becoming more visible when our hair is wet
Our hair simply not having the same volume or fullness it once did

And instead of asking, Why is this happening?

We tell ourselves:
Im getting older. I suppose I just have to accept it

But why?

We excel at putting ourselves last
We spend years putting everyone else first. Our children, partners, businesses
We tolerate being exhausted, the changes in our skin and feeling uncomfortable in our bodies.

Increasingly, we seem to believe we're supposed to tolerate changes in our hair too
As though caring about it somehow makes us vain

It doesn't

Hair can be deeply connected to how you see yourself
It can be part of your identity, your femininity and your confidence
So when it begins to change, it can affect far more than what's happening on your scalp

You don't have to pretend you haven't noticed
You don't have to wait until the change becomes significant before asking questions
And you certainly don't have to feel embarrassed about wanting to understand what's happening

Because sometimes the most empowering thing you can do isn't to accept something blindly
It's to investigate
To understand your hair
To understand your scalp

And then, importantly, understand what options may be available to you

This isn't about trying to look 25 again
It's about feeling like yourself

If you've noticed that your hair simply isn't what it used to be, don't automatically write it off as "just ageing."

Your hair may be trying to tell you something.
And it's worth listening

If this sounds familiar, send me the word HAIR and let's start the conversation.

Can I tell you the biggest lie we all tell ourselves?
“I’ll sort it next month”

We do it with holidays.
Tax returns.
Dentist appointments.
And aesthetics.

Then somehow it’s the middle of November.

The Christmas party outfit has arrived.
You’ve booked the hair.
Booked the nails. Booked the makeup.

But your face?
Still on the to-do list.

Every single year I watch brilliant women become stressed over something that could have been sorted months earlier.

This isn’t about me selling appointments. It’s about giving you options.

Because once my diary fills, I genuinely can’t magic extra hours into the week.

If you’re already thinking about Christmas… even just a tiny bit, that’s your sign.

Let’s get it booked and forget about it until December.

Apparently anti-wrinkle injections:

Freeze your face

Make you look fake

Stop you smiling

And, my personal favourite…

You’ll never be able to move again

Yes, because obviously the end goal is to leave the clinic looking like you’ve just been caught in headlights

The reality?

It’s about knowing what to soften, what to leave alone, and what actually suits your face.

Because no, you’re not trying to look like a waxwork.

You’re trying to look like yourself… just without your forehead documenting every mildly inconvenient stressful event you’ve had since 2017.

Still you. Still expressive. Just perhaps looking slightly less like life has personally offended you.

And if you’ve got a myth you’ve always believed?

Tell me.

I’ll happily ruin it for you.

I had this conversation yesterday.

Patient:
“I know it’s really early…but when do you open the Christmas diary?”
Me:
“Today.”
Her:
“I knew it. Last year I left it too late.”

And honestly…she wasn’t wrong. Every November my inbox becomes the same.

“Can you squeeze me in?”
“I only want a bit of B🫣tox.”
“I’m going away in two weeks.”
“I’ve got the work Christmas party.”

The problem isn’t the appointment. It’s timing.

Anti-wrinkle treatments need time to settle. Skin treatments need a plan. If you need a tweak, you need time for that too.

The women who look amazing at Christmas rarely decide in December.
They’re the ones who quietly booked months ago, carried on with life, and arrived at Christmas looking fresh without the stress.

That’s exactly why we’ve opened the diary now.

Not because Christmas is tomorrow.
Because it’ll be here before you know it.

If Christmas matters to you, now’s the time.

Send me a message and we’ll help you work backwards from your events.