{"a8216afd-a278-431d-9241-249a8482c463":"Doctor-Led Aesthetic Medicine","7139eaa1-a3c8-41e6-8bea-bbf2be110df9":"Ageing","8f4ed747-6538-42b3-9204-10e4e72f859a":"<p><span style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,20%);\">You look in the mirror, and the face looking back does not quite match how you feel inside. Fine lines have crept in. Your skin looks tired, less firm, less bright. These changes happen to all of us, and they are a natural part of life. My role is not to try to turn back the clock or make you look twenty-one again. It is about helping you look like yourself on a good day. Refreshed, well-rested, and confident in your own skin.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,20%);\"> At Aesthetics by Dr Rachel, my approach focuses on long-term skin health, subtle structural support, and carefully chosen treatments that work in harmony with your face. The aim is not transformation. It is confidence. Feeling comfortable in your skin again. Looking refreshed, natural, and like yourself, with your radiance gently restored.</span></p>","9551510c-7e7c-4050-86b6-7d7743d053b7":"ebd5cb","fb812f21-7614-47e0-b55a-8ed5607b5f4b":false,"c38db626-85ba-4201-9240-e8c2b19beb5e":"<h2><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(203,34%,27%);\"><i>What Happens When Skin Ages?</i></span></h2><p> </p><p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#333333;\">Skin ageing is a gradual, layered process that affects every level of the skin and the structures beneath it. It often begins earlier than most people realise, commonly from the mid-20s, and becomes more visible over time. The changes you see on the surface reflect deeper shifts happening below. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#333333;\">Collagen, the protein responsible for skin strength and support, decreases by around 1% every year after your mid-20s. Elastin, which allows skin to stretch and recoil, also declines. Levels of hyaluronic acid reduce, meaning the skin holds less moisture and appears less plump and radiant. Together, these changes lead to thinner skin, fine lines, and increased skin laxity. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#333333;\">Ageing also affects the deeper framework of the face. Facial fat pads gradually lose volume and descend, reducing soft tissue support. Over time, the facial skeleton undergoes slow, subtle reshaping as bone is gradually broken down and rebuilt in different areas. This leads to a gentle loss of overall facial bone volume and changes in contour, which reduces the support available for the soft tissues above. </span></p>","7509c6f1-b682-433b-9708-0d83e83f3a1f":[6567]}