A TV cosmetic doctor has shared incredible before and after images showing how salmon sperm injections rejuvenated her face.
Presenter of Channel 4’s Pregnant Bodies Dr. Jane Leonard underwent the bizarre beauty treatment to combat dry skin and eczema around her eyes.
The 40-year-old, who runs a cosmetics clinic on London’s prestigious Harley Street, told MailOnline she was “delighted” with the results from just one treatment.
Dr. Leonard said the swelling went down after 24 hours.
Sharing his own results, he said: ‘I’m 40 years old and I work in this industry.
‘I’ve had Botox, I’ve had a bit of filler in my cheeks and lips, but I haven’t really had much done.
“That being said, I want to continue to look the best I can, without looking different.”
Dr. Leonard pictured (left) before polynucleotide treatment. The 40-year-old says the treatment improved the appearance of her eczema and dry skin around her eyes. Pictured (right) a month after she had polynucleotides injected under her eyes. Her skin appears to have fewer wrinkles.
Dr Leonard, who also works as an NHS GP, added: “I have quite dry skin around my eyes and I suffer quite a bit from eczema.
“So using this on a delicate area of the eye, where Botox is not appropriate, is perfect to help improve the quality of my skin in an area that is classically difficult to treat.”
Fish sperm injections are a strange new beauty trend, which can cost more than £400 each.
Its advocates say it offers a “natural” alternative to other traditional “tweaks” like Botox and filler. Some doctors say it is safer than other cosmetic injectables, which has been linked to a catalog of complications including blocked blood vessels, lumpy skin and infections.
It uses purified and sterilized DNA molecules extracted from salmon or trout sperm, known as polynucleotides.
Dr Jane Leonard, a GP and aesthetic specialist based in Marylebone, London, is no stranger to the extravagant treatment which originated in South Korea and says it is safer than receiving Botox and fillers.
The popular fishy injectable has been a staple skincare treatment in South Korea for over a decade and now celebrities like Jennifer Aniston (pictured) are taking advantage of its skin-rejuvenating qualities.
South Korea’s aesthetics industry has been using the treatment for more than a decade, but it is now gaining popularity among Western celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston, who told The Wall Street Journal that she is reaping its skin-rejuvenating qualities. .
When polynucleotides, DNA molecules extracted from fish sperm, are injected into human skin, fibroblasts are activated.
Fibroblasts are elastic molecules found in the skin that help maintain the structural structure of the tissue. As we age, these fibroblasts decrease.
Thus, when polynucleotides are injected under the eyes, on the cheekbones or on the neck, they theoretically “rejuvenate” the skin.
Dr. Leonard admits she doesn’t know how scientists discovered such an unusual ingredient, but says it shows how “surprising” the cosmetics industry is that they “actually discovered this.”
“It’s so common now that people rarely ask what it is and how it works,” Dr. Leonard said.
The beauty treatment uses purified and sterilized DNA molecules extracted from salmon or trout sperm (pictured), known as polynucleotides, and some doctors claim it is safer than other cosmetic injectables.
When polynucleotides, which are basically purified fish sperm, are injected into human skin, the DNA segments activate fibroblasts.
He even claims that injectables “do no harm” because they don’t have the same side effects as Botox and fillers.
“They stimulate the skin to carry out natural rejuvenation processes,” he said.
‘Nothing is added to the skin, such as fillers, it is just a trigger to start the path of rejuvenation through activated fibroblasts. It works in different ways.’
Dr Leonard, who also offers the treatment at her Marylebone clinic, said the pain feels “similar to getting anti-wrinkle injections”.
Although you can get numbing cream for the 10-minute procedure, Dr. Leonard said she “easily got by without it.”
Depending on genetics, if you smoke or have been exposed to the sun a lot, you may need more treatments, but Dr. Leonard says the rejuvenating effect of the treatment lasts about six months.