Welcome to our annual Aesthetics Guide, which comes just weeks after the Royal Society of Medicine recognised aesthetic medicine and surgery as a specialism – a momentous step towards industry regulation and improved patient safety.
Turn over to read my interview with influencer Lydia Millen, who wants her platform to be a space where we talk openly about the tweakments we try.
Elsewhere in this 52-page supplement, we look at the rise of “ageless” 50-somethings, while one writer pens an unflinching account of what it’s like to watch a facelift being performed – skip this if you’re squeamish. Plus, we review the latest in an ever-growing array of injectables and follow up on some rather off-putting headlines about fillers.