We are now living in a time where we all had to learn and adapt to the new way of living, mostly in the online world. The adoption of solutions such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, and offering the convenience and safety of meeting others, is also giving all of us a chance to examine our faces for a prolonged period of time. Flawless and glowing skin, without any makeup, has become the ultimate goal. Thus, there has been an increase in the number of facial cosmetic procedures for both men and women alike.

Without a surprise, and potentially, as a result, the past two years have been dominated by people wanting to look great and camera-ready around the clock. What big trends in both surgical and non-surgical facial cosmetic procedures will hit the charts? To find out, we asked Rozina Ali, a highly qualified female plastic surgeon in London, to share with us some useful insights about what are the most popular facial cosmetic procedures in her clinic - let’s find out!

Expanded Use of Botox

The uses for Botox procedures continue to expand beyond just the prevention of wrinkles and fine lines - it can also be used to treat wide jaws, stringy necks, headaches or even excessive sweating. Rozina loves being able to mould a jawline or refine a brow at the same time as she fills, plumps, reshapes a face.

It’s the most stringently investigated and developed drug that can do so many different things, depending on how the practitioner uses it. For 2021, Botox will remain one of the strong contenders in the cosmetic treatment arena.

Note: Many people are still in search of the perfect procedure that can achieve a result similar to a facelift without the risk and downtime of surgery. Using non-invasive techniques like facial fillers has become and will stay popular due to the minimal downtime required.

Facial Fillers

Dermal fillers remain one of the most popular anti-ageing facial treatments in the United Kingdom, as both women and men love the effects these minimally invasive procedures offer almost instantly: smooth away wrinkles, restore lost facial volume or just plump the lips. Their biggest downside? They don’t last forever!

Although these effects don’t last forever, there are some things you could do to help your facial fillers last longer: from using sunscreen everyday, to following a skincare routine and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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A Focus on Eyes

For many years, eyelid surgeries have been the third most popular procedure after liposuction and breast enhancements. In a world where everyone is wearing face masks, there has been a renewed emphasis on blepharoplasty.

The eyes are a focal feature of any face, which is why so many people focus on them. There has been a rise in upper eyelid blepharoplasty to treat sagging eyelids and lower eyelid surgery to remove bags under the eyes.

Lip Contouring and plumping

Despite the popularity of the eyes, lips procedures have not yet lost their place on the podium. The lips and the structures around them play an important role in facial appearance. If the lips are small, thin with wrinkles around them, we can find ourselves less attractive. The disproportion between the lower and the upper lip is a common reason for improving the symmetry of the lips using dermal fillers. The effect is a youthful natural-looking pout

However, lips can be a complicated area of the face to surgically or non-surgically intervene on. There are the philtral columns (the lines from the peak of the cupid’s bow up toward the nose), the cupid’s bow, the vermillion border (i.e. the area where you’d apply lip liner), and the body of the lip itself (where you’d put lipstick).

Microneedling

Microneedling not only helps the skin regain its youthful appearance, by stimulating skin cells deep in the dermis to produce more collagen and elastin but is also an effective way to treat scars (caused by acne or even sun damage), enlarged pores and even discolouration - so you can understand why microneedling is one of the most popular facial rejuvenation procedures in London both instead of surgical skin tightening and after surgery to modulate and improve any visible scarring.

New entry: SVF (Stromal Vascular Fraction)

As you may know, plastic surgeon Rozina Ali is a pioneer when it comes to innovative techniques such as autologous fat transfer and is always on the lookout for new areas that could benefit from this technique. The Stromal vascular fraction or SVF is a purified, concentrated mix rich in stem cells with the fat cells removed and can be injected immediately beneath the skin as a form of stem cell-rich injection mesotherapy and also into the dermis alongside microneedling to insert the stem cell-rich media into the dermis directly.

It’s a powerful cocktail of growth factors, antioxidants and peptides to stimulate cells and has the power to rejuvenate, repair and replace dormant or effete cells.

As one of the best plastic surgeons in London, Rozina terms the use of SVF in all its different ways (with or without fat transfer to the face) as ’Regenerative Aesthetics’ and is very proud to have coined the term and be a pioneer of the powerful and potent techniques for facial rejuvenation as well as her involvement in international clinical research. Due to its regenerative abilities, SVF can now be used either alone or in conjunction with facial aesthetic surgery to successfully achieve a rejuvenated, youthful skin.

If you’re looking for advice to help you determine which facial cosmetic procedure is the best option for you, book a personal consultation with Rozina Ali, one of the best female plastic surgeons in London. And if you are not from the UK, we recommend you read our article on how to find a plastic surgeon you can trust and only book a consultation with a qualified plastic surgeon.

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