Sebastian-Rose Medical Aesthetics - Cardiff

She went as a model on a training day for “Russian lips”.

When she came to us we assumed a student had done it. It was the trainer.

She was told it would settle.

It was never going to settle. This wasn’t swelling — it was product placed where her lips were never going to carry it.

Then it got worse. The same practitioner offered to dissolve it. They weren’t a prescriber, and she was never offered a consultation with one. Hyaluronidase is a prescription-only medicine. If nobody in that room could prescribe it, where was it coming from? We’ll let you sit with that.

“Russian lips” is a technique, not a look you order off a menu. In the right anatomy it can be beautiful. Hers wasn’t — smooth, tight tissue with very little natural space. When a lip won’t take volume, the answer is never more volume.

We assessed her, dissolved using proper protocols and testing, then waited two weeks. When she came back the job was deep structural placement and shape, kept conservative. Doing lips well means reading the anatomy in front of you and being honest about what it can hold. Sometimes that means saying no.

We see this constantly. People chasing a deal, signing up as models for treatments they’ve seen online. There’s nothing wrong with being a model — training needs models. But it doesn’t mean you accept a lower standard. You’re still a patient.

Ask before anyone treats you: Are you GMC, NMC or GDC registered? Which product, and can I see the batch? Who prescribes here, and have I met them? What’s your emergency protocol? If this needs reversing, who prescribes it?

If those questions make the room uncomfortable, walk out.

This is what puts people off lip filler. Not filler — bad filler, by people calling themselves trainers. We’re angry about this one.

We think you should be too.

All injectable treatment at Sebastian Rose is carried out by registered medical professionals holding Level 7 in Aesthetic Medicine and over 10 years full time medical aesthetics experience.

Shared with consent. Images immediately post-treatment — swelling and pinpoint bleeding are normal. Results vary.

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Cheeks and lips, treated as a package for a reason 💪

Structure through the midface restores support and natural contour. It can also support the under eye area (more so in some individuals than others).

Enhancement to the lips brings shape and definition that suits the rest of the face.

Treated together, because the face works as a whole — the cheeks give the framework, the lips complete it.

Shown immediately after treatment, so some redness and swelling are expected and settle over the following days. Final result can be seen at around two weeks.

All treatments at Sebastian Rose are carried out by GMC or NMC-registered medical professionals holding Level 7 in Aesthetic Medicine, with 24 years of healthcare experience including emergency medicine and over a decade in full-time medical aesthetics.

Every treatment begins with a consultation and a face assessed as a whole.

Results vary between individuals.

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We didn’t make this nose smaller. Not by a millimetre.

That’s the part nobody expects.

Look at the profile on the left — your eye catches on the dorsal hump, and the tip sits slightly downturned.

On the right, the line runs straight and the tip sits a touch higher.

Nothing was removed to get there.

Small, precise volumes of hyaluronic acid were placed above and below the hump, so the profile reads as one smooth line instead of a bump. A tiny amount of support at the base lifts and rotates the tip.

The nose is technically fractionally bigger. It just doesn’t look it, because light now travels across it differently.

Camouflage, not reduction.

That’s the whole principle — and it’s exactly why this treatment suits some noses beautifully and is completely wrong for others.

An honest consultation matters here more than almost anywhere else on the face.

Worth saying plainly: the nose is one of the highest-risk areas in facial aesthetics. The blood supply is unforgiving. Anatomy, product choice, injection depth, and knowing when to stop — or when to decline altogether — are the entire job. This is not a treatment to shop around on price for.

Results typically last 12–18 months. Full assessment and consultation required, and treatment carried out only where clinically appropriate.

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Let’s talk about the chin ❤️

It’s one of the most overlooked features in facial balancing — but it plays a huge role in how the whole face reads.

Here’s why. The chin anchors the lower third of the face. When chin projection is slightly set back, it can make the nose appear more prominent, shorten the appearance of the jawline, and reduce definition where the face meets the neck. So even though people often focus on the nose or jaw, the chin is frequently the missing piece.

For this client, we placed a small amount of dermal filler to gently enhance projection and improve balance across the lower face. Notice how the front-on proportions look more harmonious — not because any single feature has been dramatically changed, but because the relationship between features is now better aligned.

This is the principle behind facial balancing: we assess your face as a whole and treat the area that will make the biggest difference, rather than chasing one feature in isolation. Sometimes that’s lips or cheeks. Often, it’s the chin.

A few things worth knowing:
– Chin filler is temporary and results build gradually
– A thorough assessment matters, as anatomy varies enormously
– Subtle is almost always more powerful than obvious

Wondering if your chin is affecting your overall balance? Book a consultation and we’ll assess it properly.

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He’d already picked a clinic off TikTok….

Then he stopped, did some proper research, and booked with us instead.

Best decision he made.

The tear trough — that hollow, shadowed area under the eye that leaves you looking permanently tired — is one of the most technique-sensitive areas on the entire face. The anatomy is delicate, the margin for error is small, and it’s not an area to hand to someone just because their reel looked good.

We treated his under-eyes with the only product in the world specifically designed and licensed for the tear trough, placed by an experienced medical aesthetic practitioner who knows this anatomy inside out.

Now — about these photos. 👇

In the tear trough world, before and afters are notoriously manipulated. The oldest trick in the book: have the client tilt their head up for the “before” so the hollow throws a deep shadow and looks its worst, then straight-ahead or slightly down for the “after” so it all but disappears — a “result” you’d get with no treatment at all, just a change of angle. Add a harsh ring light, a filter or two, and you can sell a transformation that never actually happened.

We don’t do that.

Same angle.

Same lighting.

No ring light, no filters, no editing.

We showed him his progress as we went — in both light and shadow — so he could see exactly what was real.

What you’re looking at is simply the immediate result. And it only refines further as everything settles over the next couple of weeks.

Tired, hollow under-eyes — on men and women — are one of the most rewarding things we treat. But where you go, who holds the needle, and whether they’re honest enough to show you an unfiltered result matters more here than almost anywhere.

Do your research.

Choose medical.

Choose experience.

Choose honest. 🤍

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One feature. A whole new profile.

The nose anchors your side profile more than any other feature — so refining it quietly transforms the balance of everything around it. That’s the art of non-surgical rhinoplasty.

Smoothed, balanced, unmistakably you — just in better proportion. Carried out at the clinic, no surgery, minimal fuss.

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We didn’t make her nose smaller. We made it look smaller. 👀

Here’s the part that surprises people most about a non-surgical rhinoplasty: we don’t shrink anything.

We refine.

A few precisely placed micro-droplets along the profile soften a bump, straighten the bridge line and give the tip gentle support — and suddenly the whole nose looks lighter and more balanced with the rest of the face.

Same nose.

Better balance.

No surgery, almost no downtime.

This is optical artistry as much as it is medicine — and it’s why placement, in trained clinical hands, is everything.

✨ Beautiful profiles start with you. Book yours via the link in bio.

Let’s clear this up, again: filler isn’t the problem 😖

Almost every day, someone sits in our chair and tells us they ‘don’t want filler’ because of something they saw online, or a “botched” result they’ve heard about.

We understand why — but we need you to hear this.

Filler, in trained hands, using the right product in the right place for the right reason, is one of the safest and most predictable tools we have.

What you’re actually afraid of isn’t filler. It’s bad filler work — and there’s a mountain of it in the UK, because this industry is shamefully under-regulated. Anyone can do a weekend course and start injecting. Cheap, unlicensed products get imported and used because they’re a fraction of the price of the pharmacy-grade fillers we use. Faces get overfilled because the injector chased volume instead of understanding anatomy. That’s not filler failing you — that’s a lack of skill, cutting corners, and no accountability.

Take a look at the image. Subtle, precisely placed filler — restoring structure and lifting the mid-face, without ever looking “done.” She still looks completely like herself, just more rested. This is what filler is supposed to do.

When you come to us, you’re being treated by a MEDICAL aesthetics practitioner with over 20 years of clinical experience, using licensed products traced from regulated pharmacies, with a full facial assessment before a single needle comes near you. We’ll tell you honestly if you don’t need filler — and just as honestly when it’s the right choice for you.

So when we say filler is the best fit for your face, please trust that it comes from two decades of doing this properly, and knowing our products and anatomy inside out.

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Everyone thinks they know what killed him. They’ve got it wrong.

A senior beauty-industry executive died this year of a pulmonary embolism, and his death was linked to cosmetic filler. Social media did the rest: facial filler can stop your heart. This is why I’ll never get my lips done.

So I did what the headlines didn’t. I read the medical examiner’s actual ruling — then read every documented case of filler reaching the lungs in the published global literature.

Here’s what I found, and what I haven’t seen one other clinic say out loud:
▪️ The ruling confirmed filler caused the embolism. It did NOT say where on his body the filler was. That detail is missing from every report.
▪️ In all of published medicine, there is not one recorded death from a pulmonary embolism caused by FACIAL filler. Not a single case.
▪️ The deaths that do exist are large-volume BODY procedures — buttock, breast, ge***al filler. Often permanent materials. Very often performed by someone with no medical training at all.

The distinction the headlines erased is the entire story. It’s the difference between being frightened of the wrong thing and understanding the real one.

I’ve written the full evidence review — every case, the anatomy of how and why it happens, and what actually makes an injectable safe. Long, fully referenced, and it took reading the primary literature to write.

Read it before a headline makes your decision for you. 🔗

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General information, not individual medical advice.