IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

 Yes, you read that right. I inserted PDO threads into my lips. I must be a glutton for punishment! I used my favourite sized threads 30 gauge by 25 mm, a smaller size would have fit into the lip areas better, however shorter threads can be a bit temperamental and often don't stay in place and follow the needle out. An issue I don't want to deal with, to be honest because I don't want to waste threads. This was not an easy procedure for me. It is quite a painful area to pierce with a needle. Also the contours of the lips can make getting into the right plane more difficult. I even broke through my inner lip twice! So why did I do it? To try and rejuvenate my aging lips with collagen building. A couple of bruises later and discomfort for a few days when eating, I really hope doing this to myself was worth it, lol. As I've said before, patience is important and it takes many threads to improve the skin. Let me tell you, I am not looking forward to doing this again. That n...

With all the Hanheal Exosome claims it certainly sounds like a miracle product. After my first use apart from the beautiful feel to my skin, I was skeptical that I was going to achieve the benefits promised such as tightening, brightening and reduction in fine lines. In spite of this, I was looking forward to my second round because it's an easy to inject product with plenty to treat with, being that there is 5 ml of product, as long as I am more mindful with application. I injected my lips first, then proceeded to treat my forehead with a more conservative hand than the first time. My next area I treated was under my eyes, mainly injecting just above my orbital bone to avoid bruising. I then treated the crease on my chin with 4 injections spaced out evenly. I decided to treat the rest of my face using points that would allow product to spread for optimum treatment. I did not experience any long lasting swelling or irritation. Once again I was wowed by just how silky smooth my skin...

  Back again with some fibroblasting where I burn tiny holes into areas of my face I want tightening. Thanks to gravity not being my friend, I have laxity in my skin, especially my nasolabial folds and marionette lines.  From research, to tighten lines it is best to fibroblast on either side of the line so that the skin can tighten between the burns, thus reducing the wrinkle. So that's what I did by creating a couple of rows of burn dots running along both sides of my NFLs, I then proceeded to continue down my marionette lines, concentrating on the looser skin from the corners of my mouth.  I find that resting my elbow on a firm surface makes the procedure easier. That first dot after each break is the hardest, but once I get on a roll it becomes easier. Next time I fibroblast, probably in a month's time, I plan to do my upper lip lines. For this I will definitely numb! Check out my  Link.Tree  for socials and affiliates :)

 After my last attempt at treating under my eyes with threads that resulted in bad bruising and swelling I was hesitant to try again. Unfortunately my under eyes are a concern for me, especially the dark circles and hollows. Over time threads are one of the best ways to rejuvenate the area and provide volume. Sure, filler would be quicker, but I'm not at the level of using filler and it can make the area look worse, especially if migration happens. Anyway, my point being that if I wanted to make improvements I had to treat with threads. Fortunately there are eye threads avaiable. These needles have a blunt end rather than sharp, also known as cannulas and go around a vein rather than pierce it, making bruising much less likely. Just to insert the needle, I pilot hole must be made using a sharp needle tip that is a slightly bigger gauge than the thread needle. The threads I had were 30g x 25mm and the pilot needle 27g x 13mm. I used the pilot needle above my orbital bone underneath ...

 I've had to delay this procedure for longer than I wanted to, so was glad when I could finally fit in another fibroblasting session. I wanted to continue with the eye area and treat above my brows which by tightening in turn helps with my hooded lids. Of course each treatment will only produce subtle benefit, so will be a long process of many treatments, but I've got to start somewhere, right?  I didn't use numbing cream for this procedure and thought this might have been a bad choice, however it really wasn't too painful. Sure it wasn't pleasant but certainly tolerable. If you can imagine outlining cat ears above my eye brows, that was the pattern I used with the peak being above that of my eyebrow arch. The goal was to try and recreate a dice pattern, however during the fibroblasting, I just made sure to place dots without burning my skin too much I just wanted dots to try and avoid scarring. On the most part I was able to achieve this. I was surprised with how l...