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Health & beauty: A machine that can show you where you’re likely to get wrinkles before they appear - sounds like the Holy Grail of skincare. Katie McLoughlin finds out more... Mar 10 2010 (http://www .liver poolecho.co.uk/liver pool - entertainment/best-ofliverpool/2010/03/10/)
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TREATMENT REVIEW YOUR skin may look healthy on the surface, but as I found out when I had a skin analysis at Tracey Bell’s clinic on Hanover Street, there may be much more to your complexion than first meets the eye. The skin analysis began with a consultation about my lifestyle and skincare regime with medical aesthetician, Emma Hendrick. After my make-up was removed, I leaned into the skin analysis machine and closed my eyes as a series of photographs of my face were taken. Much like the recently widely-publicised photo of Nicola Roberts with computergenerated skin damage, the skin analysis images highlight where your skin is damaged, identify specific skin concerns like excessive oil, fine lines, UV damage and pigmentation, and show where you’re likely to get wrinkles in the future if you don’t take action now. I’d been warned that the skin analysis photos can be far from pretty, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that apart from a couple of slight dehydration lines across my forehead and cheeks (which show up as blue lines in the photos), my skin wasn’t in liverpoolecho.co.uk/…/health-beauty-a…
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To prevent these dehydration lines from turning into wrinkles in later life, Emma advised me to drink more
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water. She also recommended that I start using a separate eye cream, as normal moisturiser can be too heavy for the eye area and cause puffiness and suggested exfoliating two to three times a week as cell turnover can slow down as you get older. Following the analysis, Emma recommended a light fruit peel to rejuvenate my complexion, and like so many people, on hearing the word ‘peel’ I panicked. Visions of red raw, snake-like faces on 10 Years Younger flashed into my mind and not wanting to end up like Samantha in that episode of Sex and the City, I was hesitant at first.
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However, I needn’t have worried, as the fruit peel was nowhere near as scary as I’d first imagined. Ideal for giving your skin a boost before a special occasion, the treatment took around 20 minutes, during which a sticky, fruity smelling mixture was applied to my face. The marmalade-like mixture was left on for around 10 minutes then removed and sun protection applied to the skin. Designed to brighten skin, the fruit peel features grapefruit, pineapple and citrus enzymes to dissolve dead skin cells, leaving skin super-soft, smooth and glowing and more importantly, there was not a trace of redness or flaky skin in sight. Where is it? Situated in the heart of the city, the stylish Liverpool clinic is on Hanover Street. What does it do? Tracey Bell specialises in cutting-edge beauty treatments, cosmetic dentistry, nonsurgical rejuvenation treatments, weight management solutions, mineral make-up and more, to help you transform how you look and feel. Contact Tracey Bell, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4LN, call 0151 707 0340 or visit www .traceybell.co.uk (http://www.tr ace ybe ll.co .u k/)