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New Aspect Appearance Medicine With Lauren, 72 Bridge Street, Napier (2025)

20/12/2025

Why we wait a full 14 days before anti-wrinkle top-ups

Botulinum toxin does not work instantly. After treatment, the product needs time to bind at the neuromuscular junction and gradually reduce muscle contraction.

Here’s what’s happening during those 14 days:
• Days 3–5: early softening may begin
• Days 7–10: muscle activity continues to reduce
• Days 10–14: full clinical effect is reached

Reviewing or topping up too early can:
• Lead to over treatment
• Increase the risk of heaviness, brow drop, or imbalance
• Mask how your muscles naturally settle
• Create unsatisfactory results

Every face responds differently. Muscle strength, metabolism, placement, and dose all influence how quickly results appear, which is why patience matters.

A two-week review allows me to:
✔️ Assess true muscle response
✔️ Check facial balance and movement
✔️ Make precise, conservative adjustments only if needed

Good results aren’t rushed. Please trust the process and let time do what it needs to do. And after the 14 days we can safely do any minor tweaks or adjustments if required.

18/12/2025

Why treating frown, forehead & crow’s feet together creates lift and harmony

The upper face works as a connected muscle system. When one area is treated in isolation, other muscles often compensate and this is where heaviness, brow drop, or unnatural movement can occur.

Frown (glabellar complex)
These muscles pull the brows downward and inward. When dominant, they overpower the lifting muscles of the forehead. Relaxing this area reduces downward force, allowing the brows to sit higher and more open.

Forehead (frontalis)
This is the only muscle that lifts the brows. Thoughtful dosing smooths lines while preserving lift.

Crow’s feet (orbicularis oculi)
This muscle wraps around the eye and contributes to lateral brow pull. Carefully placed treatment can reduce that downward and outward drag, subtly supporting the outer brow and softening eye crinkling without affecting your smile.

The combined effect
When all three are treated cohesively:
• Downward-pulling muscles are relaxed
• Lifting muscles can function more efficiently
• Brow position improves naturally
• The eyes appear more open and rested
• Facial movement looks smoother and more harmonious

Here we have treated all three areas and this beauty now looks lifted, rested, refreshed and years younger ✨️

16/12/2025

Let’s talk about skin, not just wrinkles.

Your skin is your body’s largest organ, and it’s constantly responding to hormones, lifestyle, sun exposure, inflammation, stress, nutrition and time.

Long before lines form, the skin begins to change.

Over time, skin naturally:
• Slows collagen and elastin production
• Loses hyaluronic acid and natural hydration
• Becomes thinner and less resilient
• Experiences slower cell turnover
• Shows increased pigmentation, redness and enlarged pores

This is why two people the same age can look completely different.

Wrinkles are often the last thing to show aging,
skin quality usually tells the story first.

When skin is strong, hydrated and functioning well, it reflects light evenly. It looks smoother, brighter and healthier, even without makeup.

This is where a lot of people get stuck:
They try to “chase lines” without supporting the skin itself.

Injectables can:
• Soften muscle movement
• Restore volume and structure
• Support facial balance

But they can’t replace skin health.

True skin longevity comes from:
• Consistent quality skincare
• Daily SPF (even when it’s cloudy)
• Targeted in-clinic skin treatments
• Managing pigment
• Supporting healing and regeneration
• Treating the skin as a long-term investment

When skin is cared for appropriately, confidence improves as a secondary outcome.
Optimised barrier function, hydration, pigment control and texture reduce visual irregularities, allowing skin to appear more even and healthy. This often results in reduced reliance on makeup and greater comfort in one’s appearance. Confidence is not created by perfection, but by skin that functions well and appears healthy.

Skin is the canvas everything sits on so start taking good care of it 🖤🤍🖤

14/12/2025

✨️Christmas Giveaway ✨

To say thank you to my amazing clients and to celebratean amazing 2025, I’m giving away a self-care bundle focused on skin health, protection, and glow ✨

One lucky winner will receive:
• Airyday Golden Glow SPF
• Airyday Tough Luxe SPF
• Vita-Sol collagen powder
• Trudermal Neck & chest LED light therapy mask
• $500 treatment voucher

How to enter:
1️⃣ Follow both my Instagram & page
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Tag 3 friends

✨ Bonus entry: Share this post to your stories and tag me

11/12/2025

Natural Lip Filler: Subtle, Soft & True to You

Here’s what natural actually means in aesthetic terms:

1. We focus on shape
Natural results come from enhancing your existing lip anatomy, defining the vermillion border, restoring the Cupid’s bow, and supporting the corners of the mouth so the lips look refreshed not obvious.

2. Hydration is the priority
A good portion of “natural looking lips” is actually improved hydration. Soft, flexible HA fillers draw moisture, smooth fine lip lines and give a healthy sheen without changing your overall proportions greatly.

3. Respecting ratios
A natural result keeps the upper and lower lip in harmony. It’s about restoring youthful proportions, not chasing lots of volume.

4. Movement matters
We choose fillers that move with your natural expressions, so your lips still look like your lips when you talk, smile or laugh.

5.Treating the whole perioral area. Sometimes it’s not just the lips. Smoothing lines around the lip to create a more youthful appearance is key for natural-looking results.

Natural lip filler isn’t obvious.
It’s simply you — refreshed, hydrated and in proportion.

10/12/2025

Why pores become enlarged:

1. Oil production
Your pores are actually tiny openings for oil glands. When your skin produces more oil, the pore has to widen so the oil can reach the surface.

2. Genetics
Some people naturally have more visible pores, just like some people have curlier hair. It’s part of your skin type.

3. Ageing
As we get older, we lose collagen. Collagen is what holds the pore tight and supported. When it weakens, pores look larger.

4. Sun exposure
UV light breaks down collagen, which makes pores appear bigger and the texture more uneven.

5. Build-up inside the pore
Dead skin, makeup, sunscreen and congestion can collect inside the pore, stretching it over time.

What actually helps minimise pores:

✨ Keep the pores clear
• Products with Salicylic Acid (BHA) & Glycolic Acid (AHA)
• Gentle exfoliants
• Proper cleansing

✨ Strengthen the skin around the pore
This is where collagen boosting treatments shine:
• Microneedling
• RF microneedling
• Skin boosters (hydration = smoother, healthier texture)

✨ Use supportive skincare
• Retinol (Vitamin A) to increase cell turnover
• Niacinamide (B3) to regulate oil
• Daily SPF50+ to protect against collagen breakdown

Texture, including enlarged pores is one of the biggest giveaways of skin age and skin health. With the right combination of treatments & skincare, you can achieve smoother, clearer, refined skin.

08/12/2025

I’m a nurse injecto and I’m sorry to tell you this but...

1. Anti-wrinkle works BEST at preventing, not reversing.

Anti-wrinkle relaxes the muscle so etched lines stop worsening and gradually soften over time.
If you start early, you maintain smoother skin for longer because those repetitive movements never get the chance to create lines in the skin.
Think of it like wearing sunscreen, prevention always outperforms correction.

2. You’re not vain for wanting treatments — it’s self-care.

We treat our bodies, our hair, our nails… our skin deserves the same level of care.
Choosing treatments means you value feeling good in your own skin and want to age in a way that aligns with how you feel inside.
There is nothing superficial about confidence, comfort, or taking control of your appearance.

3. You will regret shopping around for the cheapest price.

Cosmetic medicine is not a product, it’s a medical procedure.
Cheaper can mean:
• unsatisfactory & poor results
• inexperienced injectors
• little to no care
• poor understanding of risk or anatomy

In aesthetics, you’re paying for safety, skill, and natural, balanced results.
Poor work costs more to fix than the original treatment ever would.

4. You can’t compare your results to your friends’.

Your friend’s dose, muscle strength, metabolism, age, lifestyle, facial symmetry, budget, and goals are all different. Two people can get the same number of units and have completely different outcomes, because anatomy isn’t copy- & paste.
Your treatment plan is personalised to your face, not someone else’s so you can't compare your results to others.

My promise:

I’ll always be upfront, honest, and committed to natural, balanced results along with real, genuine care and education 🤍

07/12/2025

When we talk about lower-face rejuvenation, it’s never just about filling lines it’s about restoring support, improving balance, and fine tuning to improve shadowing. Here this beauty was concerned with her lower face and lack of support so I treated the following:

✨ Preauricular
This area often hollows with age, creating a collapsed look around the mid-lower face. Adding structure here restores lateral support & helps re-anchor the tissues. It’s one of the most underrated lift points.

✨ Chin
A well-supported chin improves facial proportion, defines the jawline, and reduces the appearance of marionette shadows. By lengthening or projecting the chin appropriately, we can feminise the face & help add support to the jowls.

✨ Marionettes
Rather than chasing the lines directly, we treat the cause which is volume loss. Strategic filler placement in this area supports the corner of the mouth, reduces downward drag, and improves lower-face animation, giving a more neutral or subtly uplifted expression. As you can see in her after it almost appears that she has a slight smile. This is because now she has support in her marrionettes & they are lifted.

✨ Piriform Fossa (base of the nose)
Tiny, precise support here can create a surprising lift effect. Treating the piriform fossa reduces upper-lip collapse and allows the top lip to sit more upright. You can see she has more top lip show just by treating the piriform slightly.

In the future as part of her treatment plan we will add a little more filler in the lower face for added support and then using some soft, fine filler we will soften the superficial lines around the lip & jawline giving an almost "airbrush" effect.

Why These Areas Work Together
✓ Softer expression
✓ More “rested” appearance
✓ More balance to the face
✓ Natural-looking rejuvenation

Small changes. Big impact. Thoughtful treatment.

04/12/2025

✨️THE POWER OF RF MICRONEEDLING ✨️

I wasn't going to share this result as I wanted to wait until we have finished the course of treatments but I think it's quite nice to show the results that can happen after just one treatment of RF Microneedling.

Here you can see the marrionettes are softer and lines around mouth less noticeable. Her frown & forehead lines are softer and her overall complexion looks more radiant (although hard to show in a photo). There has also been a reduction in redness in the midface area and her pigmentation has lightened. Still early days yet but there is definitely a noticeable difference between the two photos.

We know that full collagen & elastin production will continue to happen up to 3-6 months so results will continue to get better even after the final treatment.

03/12/2025

Anti-Wrinkle Treatment Areas — A Deeper Look

Anti-wrinkle injections work by relaxing specific muscles that create lines from repetitive expression. When these muscles overwork, lines become etched and the face can look tired, negativ or aged. Here’s a detailed breakdown of each area and the anatomy behind it:

1. Frown Lines (Glabella Complex)

Muscles involved: Procerus + Corrugators
These muscles pull the brows downward and inward, creating the “11 lines.”
Why treat:

Reduces harsh, tense, or “angry” resting expressions

Prevents deep vertical wrinkles from forming

Creates a more open, approachable look
What you’ll notice: Softer brow tension, smoother mid-forehead, sometimes a subtle lift.

2. Forehead Lines (Frontalis)

Muscle involved: Frontalis
This is the only brow elevator muscle, so careful dosing is essential.
Why treat:

Smoothes horizontal forehead lines

Prevents lines from becoming static (visible even at rest)
Important: Too much product here can drop the brows. A balanced approach with the frown region keeps expressions natural and lifted.

3. Crow’s Feet ( Orbicularis Oculi)

Why treat:

Softens lines around the eyes from squinting/smiling

Brightens the eyes

Helps makeup sit smoother
Early treatment slows creasing of the thin skin around the eyes.

4. Lip Flip (Orbicularis Oris )

Why treat:

Gently everts the upper lip

Improves shape without adding volume, just height

Best for clients who want a very subtle lift

5. Chin (Mentalis Muscle)

Why treat:

Smoothes orange-peel texture

Helps reduce dimpling and tension

Overactive chin muscles can drag the lower face downward & treating this often improves overall harmony.

10. Platysmal Bands (Neck)

Why treat:

Softens vertical neck bands

Smooths the jawline–neck transition

Complements jawline, chin, or lower-face rejuvenation
Higher doses are usually needed due to the strength of these bands.

Every face is different, and the best results come from treating the right muscles with the right strategy.

02/12/2025

Let’s talk about the pillars of facial support: temples, cheeks, marionettes & the piriform

These are the zones that support and lift and when they lose volume, the face starts to look tired, hollow and pulled down.

✨ Temples
As we age, the temples hollow first. This creates a shadow that makes the upper face look older and the brows seem heavier. A small amount of filler here restores balance, softens the skeletal look and lifts the outer eye region. As you can see here a less convex temple gives a more youthful appearance. This has also helped support the brows and made them more symmetrical.

✨ Cheeks
Done correctly, they restore the natural contour of the midface, support the tear troughs and soften nasolabial folds. It’s about replacing lost structure but we have also added some lateral cheek so the light reflects off ghe highest point again giving more youthful, sculpted appearance.

✨ Marionette Lines (downward smile)
These deepen when midface support is gone. Instead of chasing the line directly, I rebuild the support above first, then soften the fold with precise filler. This approach avoids heaviness and gives a fresher, lighter lower face.

✨ Piriform Fossa
One of the most underrated areas. This tiny zone beside the nose affects how deep the nasolabial folds appear and how “collapsed” the midface looks. Treating it creates beautiful front-on softness and helps lift the mouth corners.

My philosophy:
I strengthen foundations first. When you restore the architecture, the whole face looks more rested, balanced and youthful and the small tweaks are ones that can nake the biggest impact.

This beauty looks like herself, just a more polished, refreshed version 🤍

Note: After photos show small blebs of anti-wrinkle on brow (not filler) this will settle over a few minutes. Filler is injected deep for safety.

02/12/2025

✨️ATTENTION GISBORNE GALS✨️
I'm on the hunt for a space in Gisborne...

As many of you know, I’ve been working out of a space on Gladstone Road but I’ve realised it’s just not the right fit. It’s a great space, but it’s simply too big for what I do, and it doesn’t align with environment I want for my clients.

So… I’m officially on the lookout for a new location in Gisborne. Ideally somewhere professional, and welcoming and private.
If you know of any available rooms within a wellness clinic, salon, small medical setting, or even a private studio space, I would be so grateful if you could send the details my way. It will be my last visit this Saturday in Gladstone road 🤍

Thank you to everyone who continues to support me, finding the right environment is important not just for me, but for the experience I want all my clients to have. I’m excited for this next chapter and can’t wait to settle into a space that feels just right.

Please DM me or reach me on 022-123-2738

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