The cosmetic industry has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. Once upon a time, the only way to dramatically enhance your appearance was to go under the knife and receive a surgical cosmetic procedure. Not anymore! Nowadays, thousands of people across the UK are instead choosing to take advantage of the myriad of non-surgical cosmetic treatments that are available on the market that provide very similar results to successful surgical treatments, with none of the associated trauma or downtime.
In this blog we will look at the reasons behind the rise in popularity of non-surgical cosmetics and how a visit to a non-surgical Aesthetic Clinic Glasgow could help you to achieve the cosmetic results that you are looking for.
A change in aesthetic preferences
One of the biggest shifts in the aesthetic industry over the past few decades is an increased desire for ‘natural beauty. Aging gracefully and enhancing one’s natural features have become preferable to clinging on to youth by mimicking the appearance of a much younger person and dramatic transformations that leave the patient unrecognisable from their former self are of the decline.
Whilst non-cosmetic treatments certainly can have a noticeable and impressive effect on your appearance, they tend to be a bit more subtle that surgery, and the minor concerns that people have about their appearances can be tackled through the subtle refinements of non-surgical treatment.
Rapid improvement in non-surgical treatments
Probably the biggest driving factor in the shift towards non-surgical treatments such as Botox, dermal fillers, chemical peels, and more and away from surgery is a rise in the effectiveness of these treatments.
In the past, the only way to achieve impressive cosmetic results was through a skilled surgeon but innovation within the industry and the refinement of non-surgical alternatives means that this is no longer the case.
Laser technology is one of the biggest driving factors behind this change as skin rejuvenation is now possible by removing the outermost layer of skin using a laser, rather than having to pull the skin tight through a surgical facelift or similar. Chemical peels are another treatment that can achieve this and with many different strengths of peel these treatments can be customised to help you achieve the precise results that you are looking for.
In the modern age, a skilled clinician can achieve remarkable natural looking results than enhance rather than reform a person’s appearance through non-cosmetic treatments.
Lack of downtime
Many people simply cannot afford or wish to take weeks or even months off work whilst they recover from a surgical cosmetic treatment. Previously, this closed off the cosmetic industry to a large portion of the population but with non-cosmetic treatments, many of which can be completed in under an hour and require no downtime whatsoever, this previously untapped market is finally being explored.
When you attend a clinic for a non-surgical treatment, there will be no general anaesthetic required, incisions made, or long recovery periods.
In fact, there are a whole range of injectables that have become known as ‘lunchtime’ treatments due to the fact that they can be carried out during the average lunchbreak and require no time to be taken off work.
If you are a busy professional, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to achieve the look that you desire and with non-cosmetic treatments, you can. There may be some advice given to you by the expert who provides the treatment regarding protecting the results by avoiding certain activities for a short period of time, but in the main you can resume your daily life immediately after leaving an aesthetic clinic having had a non-surgical treatment.
Cost
Another factor that prevented many of us from accessing the wonderful world of aesthetic enhancement in the past. Surgery is expensive, there is no getting around it, especially if you use a highly skilled and respected surgeon (and if you are considering surgery we recommend that you do a huge amount of research before picking the doctor to perform it). The cost of general anaesthetic also doesn’t come cheap and the more time you have to take off from work the higher the real cost of surgery becomes.
Non-surgical treatments offer many of the same results as surgery at just a fraction of the cost and you will be amazed at the incredible results that can be achieved by a skilled non-cosmetic practitioner. Sure, there are some potential downsides to consider, with the main one being that the results of non-cosmetic treatments do not last as long as surgery, but in the main, the positives far outweigh the negatives.
In fact, many people see the fact that non-surgical cosmetic treatments are only temporary as a good thing, allowing them to try out the results without being stuck with an appearance they dislike.