Guides.
The questions we are asked every day, answered plainly by Dr. Sara. No prices, no pressure, no miracle promises.
7 guides
Botox
First time, the 11s, doses, originals, aftercare.
01Your first Botox: everything you wanted to ask.How the visit goes, what it feels like, when it starts working, what you should and should not do afterwards, and the questions to ask any injector before you start.5 min02Botox or filler for the “11s” between your eyebrows?The two vertical lines between the brows are usually a muscle problem, so Botox comes first. Filler is only for the groove that stays when your face is fully relaxed.4 min03Should I have Botox at 25?Preventive Botox makes sense when the first lines show at rest, and no sense when there are none. Age is not the measure; the skin is. How Dr. Sara decides.3 min04How to know your Botox is original.The box, the hologram, the fridge, the dilution in front of you, and the number of units. Five things to ask to see, and why Botox that "wears off fast" was usually diluted.3 min05Masseter Botox: a slimmer jaw and an end to grinding.Botox in the chewing muscle softens a square jaw, stops night grinding and often relieves tension headaches. Who it suits, how long it takes and what changes.3 min06Botox for sweating: dry underarms for six months.Botox blocks the nerve signal to sweat glands. One session gives six to nine months of dry underarms, palms or scalp, with no effect on body temperature. What the visit involves.3 min07Botox aftercare, simply.What to avoid in the first four hours, the first day and the first two weeks after Botox, and why the two-week check matters.2 min
7 guides
Filler & lips
Pain, duration, swelling, migration, dissolving, what cheap really costs.
08Does filler hurt?Lips feel the most, cheeks and jaw far less. Filler contains anaesthetic, and we use numbing cream and a cannula. What you actually feel, and when pain is not normal.3 min09How long does filler really last?Six to eighteen months depending on the area, the product and you. Lips fade fastest, cheeks and jaw last longest. What shortens it and what makes it last.4 min10Lip filler swelling, day by day.Lips swell most on day one and two, settle by day four, and show the real result at two weeks. What is normal, what is not, and how to calm it.3 min11Does filler migrate? The filler moustache, and how it is fixed.Filler does not wander by itself; it is placed wrong or in excess. Injecting above the lip border, or syringe upon syringe, makes the puffy ledge. The fix: dissolve, wait, redo with less.3 min12Dissolving filler: when it is the right call.Hyaluronidase dissolves hyaluronic acid filler in hours. Who needs it (migration, overfilling, lumps, old filler) and how Dr. Sara does it without taking away more than she should.3 min13Filler aftercare: the first two weeks.How to reduce swelling and bruising after filler, how to sleep, when make-up and exercise are fine, and the warning signs that need a same-day call.3 min14Cheap filler: why the price gap is a risk, not a saving.An original syringe of filler has a known price. An offer at less than half means an unregistered product, a diluted one, a shared syringe, or a non-doctor. How to tell, and what happens next.4 min
4 guides
Skin, under-eye & collagen
Boosters, polynucleotides, hybrid fillers and biostimulators, told apart.
15Profhilo vs Salmon DNA: which one does your skin need?Profhilo hydrates and tightens; Salmon DNA repairs and calms. They are different tools, often used in sequence. How Dr. Sara chooses between them.4 min16Dark circles: four different problems, four different fixes.A hollow, thin skin, pigment or a puffy bag each cause “dark circles” and each needs a different treatment. Filler is right for only one of them.4 min17What is a “hybrid filler”, really?A hybrid filler combines immediate hyaluronic acid volume with calcium hydroxyapatite that builds your own collagen over months. What it does, where it works and where it does not.3 min18Biostimulator or filler: which one lifts a tired face?Filler replaces volume today; biostimulators (Radiesse, PLLA) make your skin build its own collagen over months. Who needs which, and why many faces over 35 need both.4 min
3 guides
Hair
After pregnancy, mesotherapy vs PRP vs GCELL, when injections work.
19Hair loss after pregnancy: what is normal and what helps.Postpartum shedding peaks three to four months after birth and usually stops by itself within a year. When to wait, when to check your blood, and when mesotherapy or GCELL helps.4 min20Mesotherapy, PRP or GCELL for thinning hair?Three scalp injections, three mechanisms. Mesotherapy feeds the follicle, PRP uses your own growth factors, GCELL uses regenerative cells. Who suits which, and what none of them can do.4 min21Hair injections: when they work, and when they don’t.Injections wake sleeping follicles; they do not create dead ones. Diffuse thinning and early hereditary loss respond; a shiny bald patch does not. A simple mirror test before you book.3 min
4 guides
Safety & decisions
Choosing an injector, pregnancy, Ramadan, injections or surgery.
22How to choose who injects your face.Seven questions that separate a safe injector from a risky one: who they are, what they inject, what they do when something goes wrong, and what they refuse to do.4 min23Pregnant or breastfeeding: what can you still have done?Botox and filler wait until after pregnancy and breastfeeding, not because they are proven harmful but because they are not proven safe. What you can do in the meantime.3 min24Botox and filler during Ramadan: can I have them while fasting?Medically, injections do not affect the fast and fasting does not affect the result. Best timing is two hours after iftar, minding dehydration and bruising. The religious ruling is a question for scholars.2 min25Fat-dissolving injections or liposuction for a double chin?Injections suit a small, soft pocket of fat under the chin in two to four sessions. Liposuction suits a larger amount. Loose skin suits neither. A plastic surgeon’s honest view.3 min
2 guides
Brides & occasions
The timeline that keeps the photos clean.
26The bride timeline: what to do, and when, before the wedding.Six months to the day: the order Dr. Sara plans Botox, filler, skin boosters and hair treatments so everything has settled and nothing is new on your wedding day.4 min27Filler and Botox before the wedding: how early?Lips two months before, Botox six weeks before, biostimulators four months before, and no needle in the last four weeks. Why "a week before the wedding" is the mistake we see most.3 min
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