Orgasms and Skin

I recently read in an article that Lady Gaga attributes her beautiful skin complexion to lots of orgasms. That statement sounds a little exaggerated, but might there be a drop of truth in it? What actually happens in our skin during an orgasm? There are in fact lots and lots of physiological processes happening in our skin during sex and …

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

With the American version of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ movie hitting our cinemas, tattoos might become even more popular than they are already. However, it is not uncommon for women to get a tattoo thinking this is the best thing ever, but then regretting it later. Maybe even assuming that if they don’t like it any longer in …

Simply the Best – it’s official !

After two gruelling months of public voting, expert panel evaluations and ‘mystery shoppers’ (or should I say ‘mystery patients’) testing our services to the core, the big day had come to find out who would take home the ‘gold medal’ in the Aesthetic Awards 2011/2012. It was a nerve wracking evening, but I am so excited to reveal that (dum-dum-duuum…) …

Excessive sweating

What is the connection between ‘dandruff’ and red patches on your face?

Often in clinic, I get patients coming in complaining about red patches on their face, in particular around the nose and around the eyebrows. These might be mildly itchy on occasion, and the skin here might be flaky or scaly, but otherwise cause no major symptoms. After looking at their skin, they are often surprised why I go on asking …

We made it into the Final – and need you help!

I can’t describe how thrilled we were to find out that we made it into the Final of the Aesthetic Awards 2011. The announcement of reaching the Final came completely out of the blue for us, as we did not even know that we had been nominated. And even better – we made it into the Final in not just …