Fascinating! As a dentist, I am especially impressed with the time he takes injecting the anesthetic. A second thing that was eye-opening, so to speak: the shield contact lenses. The third thing: his speculation about steroids and fungal infection-this makes total sense.
Darren truly is one of the best aesthetic experts in the world... He is extremely knowledgeable and always on the quest to make people look as naturally beautiful as possible.
He has spoken about having surgery at a young age in the press, something he regrets now. But he's a lovely person who wants to make sure his patients get natural results www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/23766936/cosmetic-surgeon-regret-getting-work-done/
The article mentions him regretting surgeries he had when he was “young”, implying that it was years ago. That can’t be true based on pictures of him online. He may be a talented surgeon but his freakishly unlined unnatural filler face looks disfigured and speaks to a bad case of body dysmorphia, not something I want to see in a person doing things to my face. I can’t even watch the rest of the video. It’s like taking diet and exercise advice from someone who is clearly anorexic. I hope he gets help before he ends up in Hollywood on an episode of Botched. 🙁
My friend is a nurse to a plastic surgeon, I asked her about PRP. She told me they didnt see much difference with patients and its expensive. So a no go for me.
I’ve heard that PRF (platelet rich fibrin) is more effective than PRP but I haven’t investigated it due to the cost & limitated availability here in Australia
Correct. I have had it and well, I didn't see that much difference to be honest - PRP and PRF. I have a local provider who isn't expensive but I wouldn't repeat. So now I'm exploring micro-needling.
Not you posting this literally a day after my first BBL treatment 😂 Lovely discussion! My dermatologist convinced me to try out BBL at their esthetic clinic when I brought up concerns about pigmentation, and I'm excited to see the results. I'm still pretty young, be he also said it was a great treatment for skin health and preventative aging to get them every 6 months or so.
Congrats to you for having your skin damage managed *earlier* rather than later, and especially if you were a lifeguard or had some other outside job when you were a teenager. I had my first 3 IPL treatments when I was 38 because of all the *early-teens* sun damage I had, including sun poisoning (to the point of 2nd degree burns) one summer when I was 16. I went from looking 40 to men thinking I was in my late 20s (which was problematic because I didn't date men in their late 20s lol). I didn't need them every six months after having 3 in a row. Your results may vary... I had another 3 IPL treatments by the time I was 46, and the results were good but not quite as extraordinary as those first 3 which targeted the majority of the early damage and made the biggest improvement in my skin (again, males in their early 30s asking me out thinking I was their age). Keep in mind, if you are having your face treated with BBL, your neck and decollete will likely also benefit from treatment (hands, too, in your 30s & 40s). Best wishes to you~
Darker skin tone should be very careful with certain type of lasers such as BBLs... Also, people suffering from hyperpigmentation such as melasma, should never go for lasers that use heat.
That is an understatement, especially when talking about a CO2 laser treatment, which makes ever the palest caucasian skin white. This highly ablative laser is NOT for darker skin tones and ever caucasian-skinned people must consider if they are okay with their skin being forever that pale because there is no going back after a CO2 laser treatment. Other lasers can have a darkening effect, if placed in inexperienced hands so go to someone who *specializes* is medium to darker skin tones. Such good advice to offer others this warning!
I absolutely love watching Darren work. He truly want to help people look natural and their best. I’m currently saving up to get some advice and treatment at his clinic in Glasgow ( I live 15 minutes from Glasgow) , I really enjoyed this video , thank you 😊
I’m not so sure I trust someone who looks like they over used Botox and fillers. He does not look natural and I found it very distracting. I’m Trying to grow old gracefully- still trying to look human and real.
That was great, so informative , but I would have loved to hear his opinion on filler versus sculptra and when to use what, please have an expert guest discuss this and thanks for all your videos❤
Thank you for answering my comment. I just got a full face (and neck) ablative fractional CO2 laser done last Wednesday. I’m still crusty and recovering. Definitely very intense treatment and I’m hoping to reep results in a couple of months. I was just wondering whether, should I need more work done on those darn lip lines, fully ablative would be something to explore. Anyways, thank you once more for this informative insight on fully ablative co2 laser. :)
I’ve had fully ablative four times…it did NOT work for lip lines our nasal-labial folds. In fact, the third treatment I got for half price, and the fourth was free, simply because the treatment didn’t work at all for my lower face.
It’s definitely painful for about four days, and it oozes quite a bit the first week. Your have to wash and soak your face with wet gauze four times a day for two weeks, or until all the scabs are going and it no longer oozes!
be nice.. he may have had a mild case of hydrocephalus or something when young. we all have different bone structures. we just do the best we can. i have a super high forehead... embarrassing. i wear my hair to cover it
Hi Jill. Costs for BBL, fractional or full ablative laser resurfacing will vary from clinic to clinic and region to region - sometimes wildly! Dr Darren's prices are listed on his website which is linked in the description. A lot of clinics include price lists on their websites if you're interested in treatments near you.
Yes, he did say and very specifically stated he prefers Sciton lasers for their precision and accuracy over all others. He is talking about CO2 lasers if you are asking about which type (versus which brand of laser) of resurfacing laser offers this once-in-a-lifetime, rather extreme resurfacing.
Love the diversity on your channel Claire but alas I cannot take advice from an expert who has himself overdone cosmetic procedures. I’m sure he’s a good human being but this just doesn’t fit, feels like taking advice from Elizabeth Taylor on successful long term marriage😟
There is a more complicated back-story to this that understandably Dr Darren doesn't want to repeat in every interview but I've linked it in another comment. He had surgery when he was very young.
