Derma Advanced Aesthetics

“I’ve been injecting for 8 years and I’ve NEVER had a complication.”

Oh.
How lovely.

And I’ve been driving for years and never been in a crash.
Doesn’t mean I’ve removed the fu***ng airbags!

Because whenever I hear:
“I don’t really get complications.”

I immediately think one of three things:

1:You’re the Messiah.
2:You’ve somehow discovered a technique unavailable to modern medicine.
Or…
3: you’re not recognising them.

Because complications do not give a single s**t about your Instagram following.
They don’t check whether you’ve got “ADVANCED” in your bio.
They don’t see your wall of certificates and go:
“Sorry girls, wrong clinic. She did the masterclass.”

They can happen.

Even when you’re experienced.
Even when you’re careful.
Even when you’ve done everything properly.

That’s why we ASSESS.
That’s why we CONSENT.
That’s why we know our anatomy.
That’s why we have protocols.
That’s why we prepare for problems we sincerely hope never happen.

But somewhere in aesthetics, admitting you’ve managed a complication became the equivalent of announcing:
“Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know I inject with my eyes closed x”

When actually?
I’m far more interested in how you recognised it and what you did next.

Because “I’ve never had a complication” isn’t automatically the flex people think it is.

Imagine a pilot saying:
“I don’t believe in emergency procedures.”
Sorry?
“Never crashed, hun ❤”
GET ME OFF THE PLANE!

Or a restaurant:
“We don’t keep a fire extinguisher because our chef is really experienced.”
Brilliant.
I’ll have the crème brûlée and an ambulance on standby.

Good practitioners don’t walk around terrified of complications.
But they also don’t behave like complications are mythical creatures that only visit injectors they don’t like on Instagram.
Competence isn’t: “Nothing will ever go wrong.”
Competence is: “I know what I’m looking for, I’m prepared, and I know what to do if something does.”

Anyway.
If you’ve injected 40,000 faces, never seen a single adverse event and believe your hands have been personally blessed by the filler gods…
Congratulations.
Please submit yourself for scientific research immediately.

DOES IT HURT?

Well 😬

We’re not going to lie and call it “a relaxing warming sensation” while you reconsider every decision that brought you here.

You may feel heat, prickling or stinging depending on treatment intensity.

Lighter treatments can be very manageable.

Stronger treatments are… well...stronger.

We’ll discuss comfort properly beforehand.

Because “beauty is pain” is not a clinical protocol.

You + me = us 🤝 ❤️

Reviews like this just make our day here at DAA

“WHAT’S THE DOWNTIME?”

Ah....

The question everyone asks immediately after:
“Does it hurt?”

The deeply irritating answer is:
It depends 🤷🏻‍♀️

We can tailor treatment intensity depending on your skin, goals and how socially unavailable you’re prepared to become.

Light treatment = lighter recovery.
Stronger treatment = more obvious recovery.

There is, regrettably, no “absolutely annihilate my wrinkles but I’ve got dinner at Wynyard at 7” setting.

Soz about that

So the secrets out, nitrogen plasma is making its way to DAA! Yes we know it sounds very Star Trek, so to make it more understandable we’re holding a small PlasmaGen Launch Evening so we can help you understand what’s got us all bubbling with excitement! 

It’s an opportunity to come and see what it’s actually all about — we’ll be doing a live demonstration, explaining how PlasmaGen works, what it can and can’t do, what recovery is like and answering questions.

You’ll also get to chat to someone who has actually had the treatment herself just a week before the event, so you can hear about the experience from a real patient rather than just me talking about it!

There’ll be Prosecco, nibbles and a little DAA goody bag too. 🥂

The tickets are £30, but you’ll get the full £30 back as a voucher towards PlasmaGen, should you decide afterwards that it’s something you’d like to explore and there will be exclusive discounts available on the night 

And absolutely no pressure to book, we just live the excuse to have a giggle and and some bubbly with you all 🥂 ❤️

“Don’t worry babe, it’ll look really natural.”

Natural WHERE, Claire?
Natural on which planet?

Because if those lips enter the room four minutes before the rest of her face, I fear we may have stretched the definition of “subtle”

And listen

I’m not anti-filler
Obviously.....
That would be a fairly catastrophic career choice!

I’m also not anti-big lips.
Want big lips? Gorgeous
Want them juicy? Fine
Want them visible from the International Space Station?
We’ll discuss your goals 🙄

But can we PLEASE stop calling absolutely everything “natural” because we’ve collectively decided it sounds more tasteful?

Sometimes a client will show me an inspiration photo and say:
“I want something really subtle and natural like this.”
And I’m looking at a woman with lips like two memory-foam travel pillows.

Darling...
Those lips are many things
Glossy? Yes.
Impressive? Potentially...

Natural?
They’ve got their own council tax band!

And practitioners are just as guilty.
“Beautiful natural enhancement ✨”

Ma’am.
You have changed the architecture of that woman’s postcode.
Her Cupid’s bow could open envelopes.
Her side profile has applied for planning permission.

There is nothing wrong with an obvious aesthetic result if that is what the client genuinely wants and it can be done appropriately.

Just CALL IT WHAT IT IS!

Because “natural” isn’t a magic word we sprinkle over 4ml and suddenly David Attenborough starts narrating it.
“And here, in her natural habitat, we see the lesser-spotted Russian lip…”

Please

Sometimes the aesthetic is subtle
Sometimes the aesthetic is GLAM

Sometimes the aesthetic is:
Yes, I’ve had my lips done. What about it?

And frankly?
I respect that far more than looking me dead in the eye with two king-size duvets attached to your mouth and whispering:
“Super natural.”

Behave.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

We turn nitrogen into plasma.

Plasma creates controlled thermal energy. The energy creates a controlled injury response.

Your skin goes:
“Oh for f**k’s sake.”

And starts repairing. Fibroblasts activate. Collagen production increases. Skin remodels.

Texture improves. Firmness improves.

Science is wonderful. The result is amazing.