The latest buzz in anti-aging treatments revolves around tweakments – subtle enhancements that give your skin a healthy glow without making it look obviously altered. Beauty expert Alice Hart-Davis explains that these tweakments are minimally invasive cosmetic procedures that offer more noticeable results than a facial but don’t go as far as cosmetic surgery.
Tweakments include treatments like Botox, fillers, skin peels, intense pulsed light, laser, and thread lifts. They’re typically non-invasive or minimally invasive and provide clear, yet temporary, results. These procedures are usually quite subtle, ensuring you won’t look overdone, as long as you choose your doctor wisely.
Alice Hart-Davis, a beauty journalist, has written a book called “The Tweakments Guide: Fresher Face” and launched a website, www.thetweakmentsguide.com, to help people understand these procedures, how they work, and find the best practitioners. She has been vocal about tweakments to demystify them and clarify their benefits.
When Alice began writing about these procedures around 20 years ago, they were considered quite shocking. But over the years, attitudes have shifted, and the stigma around treatments like Botox and fillers has diminished. The number of available procedures has increased significantly, offering a range of options from laser facials to ultrasound skin tightening, microneedling, and even injectable moisturizers that last for six months.
Interest in non-surgical cosmetic procedures has grown, with a Mintel report revealing that 43% of people surveyed were interested in trying them. Initially, tweakments were seen mainly as anti-aging measures for older adults, but now they’re being used to enhance features at any age, such as lips, cheek definition, and jawlines.
Other treatments, like Profhilo, boost skin hydration, while ultrasound therapy offers a non-surgical facelift with subtle results. There’s also a new openness about these treatments, especially among younger people who discuss and share their results openly on social media.
However, with the increase in practitioners offering tweakments, there’s a concern about the lack of regulation in the industry. Many providers have little training or experience, so it’s crucial to find a reputable practitioner. Alice’s website offers a practitioner finder to help people locate trusted professionals.
Alice Hart-Davis continues to write about beauty and cosmetic procedures, offering independent advice and tools for finding the right treatments and practitioners across the UK.
