Beauty Talk with Beverly Ligman

beauty talk WITH | Beverly Ligman

Radiance awaits ...

SKIN DEEP Beauty editor Bev put herself in the safe hands of Dr Judy Craig at Natural Looks for the innovative and longlasting Morpheous8 treatment.

Bev Ligman gave the Morpheous8 skin remodeler treatment a test run at Natural Looks - and the results speak for themselves.

I’ve never met a beauty treatment I won’t try, and if it leaves you glowing and gorgeous, then I’m in!

So when Dr Judy Craig and her team at Natural Looks offered me a Morpheous8 treatment, I booked a spot straight away.

The Morpheous8 is a skin remodeler, a combination of microneedling and radio frequency that stimulates collagen and elastin production, tightens, lifts, and leaves you looking more youthful and radiant.

Before you start the treatment you have to sit with a numbing cream on your face and neck for an hour, and I will admit that having a numb face is a weird sensation. But you’re in safe hands with Dr Judy (an actual GP) and it’s necessary to be as numb as possible before you start.

The treatment feels like a quick electric pulse with some pressure. It hurt on my eyebrows (no padding there), my cheekbones, and my neck. The rest of my face was just mildly uncomfortable. It lasts 90 minutes, so once you start, you’re there for a while, but Dr Judy and her team are highly skilled and very gentle.

Like all beauty treatments, I think how it feels for you depends a lot on your pain threshold; what might hurt for me, won’t hurt for you, and vice versa – it’s a very individual thing.

After the treatment is over, your face will stay slightly numb for a while, and I was red as a beetroot, but it calmed down quickly.

The next day, you can’t wear make-up (eek!), and you’ll want to moisturise about three times a day. My skin also felt a little hot and puffy.

By day three and four, my skin had completely calmed down, but

I did have minor bruises around my eyelids and on my neck. While you can easily cover them with concealer, and there’s no real downtime from this treatment, I would say don’t plan anything important for a couple of weeks post.

My skin also felt a little rough but much better after I was allowed to exfoliate on day four.

The great thing about the Morpheous8 is that the results reveal themselves after about three weeks, then keep getting better for three to six months.

If you’re looking for a comprehensive beauty solution that helps with skin concerns such as ageing, jowls, firmness and dark spots and leaves your skin dewy and flawless, then this is the treatment for you.

Three weeks afterwards, my skin is glowing, and everyone keeps asking what I’ve done, so that’s all the proof I need to tell me this treatment works.

See Dr Judy and her team, and they’ll be able to tailor the right treatment for your skin. Morpheous8 starts from $300 for a single area.

Try Morpheous8 at Natural Looks, Suite 5, Rokeby Road, Subiaco. Ph: 9287 2944 or visit naturallooks.com.au

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