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thirties
By our 30s we have both confidence and experience heading towards our peak at work and focused on our personal relationships. But it is also the time when we begin to battle with weight gain and taking care of our physical fitness takes on a new importance.
This is the decade when we start to notice the first signs of ageing: the middle aged spread, lines and wrinkles on our brow and mouth, sun damage and drooping and stretching of our skin and breasts. We begin to explore the use of Botox and other injectables to reduce frowns and laugh lines. Surgical procedures - especially for mothers - are also in high demand, aimed at lifting the breasts, tightening the tummy and slimming the hips and thighs.
Non surgical treatments to rejuvenate and beautify really become more important in our thirties. Botox for crows feet frown lines (Figure 1 &2 ), dermal fillers for lip thinning (Figure 3), light based laser treatment IPL for early skin pigmentation and cellulite reduction treatments (Figure 4).
Pregnancies and weight loss also mean breast augmentation (Figure 5) is no longer just about increasing your cup size but also beautifying the breast shape. A breast lift may also be required (Fig 6) and in some cases if you are happy with your breast volume and size, a simple lift procedure (Figure 7).
A tummy tuck (Figure 8) is often combined with a breast augmentation for women who have been left with excess fat or skin due to pregnancies. Body contouring or liposcuplturing is another popular procedure (Figure 9) to shift fat deposits in the inner and outer thigh and tummy area that no amount of exercise can slim down and firm.
For many women the ageing process also begins to tell in the upper eyelid. More commonly at this age non surgical treatments can correct and beautify the eyes (Figure10), but in some cases surgery remains the only effective option (Figure 11).