Katie Price, Body Dysmorphia & Cosmetic Surgery: When Should a Practitioner Say No?

When cosmetic treatment, emotional wellbeing and knowing when to say no collide head on 💥 Katie Price is back in the headlines. A very public marriage breakdown involving Lee Andrews, another round of cosmetic surgery and facial filler, and yet more discussion about her changing appearance. It would be very easy to write another article […]

Doctor, Doctor… But Doctor of What?

Is your aesthetics practitioner really a Doctor? When two letters, a pair of scrubs and an Instagram bio start doing rather too much work Two letters can do a remarkable amount of heavy lifting. Put “Dr” before a name, add some professional looking scrubs and a framed certificate, and an ordinary clinic bio can begin […]

Botox with Pearls in it? What Relfydess and PEARL™ Technology Really Mean

The new ready-to-use botulinum toxin contains no pearls, oysters or expensive jewellery Written by Injector Rick, founder and aesthetic practitioner at BONAVADA Aesthetics in Worthing. A client recently asked me about “Botox with pearl in it”. It sounded like botulinum toxin had been given the champagne-and-caviar treatment, but I think they almost certainly meant Relfydess. […]

Why am I Still Hungry on Retatrutide? What the Research Actually Says

Why hunger can remain, what the trials really found and the rather large problem with anything sold online Written by Injector Rick at BONAVADA Aesthetics, Worthing Retatrutide targets three hormone receptors. That sounds as though hunger should be escorted from the building and told never to return. Human biology is rarely that obedient. The quick […]

What Exactly Is PLLA and What Does It Do?

The collagen-stimulating injectable that plays the long game Written by Injector Rick, founder and aesthetic practitioner at BONAVADA Aesthetics in Worthing. PLLA is suddenly everywhere, described as a biostimulator, a collagen treatment and, occasionally, something so revolutionary you might expect it to reorganise your kitchen cupboards. The science is interesting enough without the theatrics: PLLA […]

BoCox: Can Botox Really Make Your Penis Bigger?

Penile Botox has reached social media, but the science is rather more complicated than the name suggests Botulinum toxin has already travelled from foreheads to armpits, jaws and scrotums. Its latest destination is the penis, where treatments marketed as “BoCox” promise everything from a more relaxed flaccid appearance to stronger erections.There is some genuine research […]

Amycretin Weight Loss Jab: Is Zenagamtide Better Than Retatrutide, Mounjaro or Ozempic?

The new GLP-1 and amylin treatment has produced striking early results, but the headlines may have arrived before the evidence Written by Injector Rick, founder and aesthetic practitioner at BONAVADA Aesthetics in Worthing. Just as everybody finally learned how to pronounce semaglutide, tirzepatide and retatrutide, the pharmaceutical industry presented us with amycretin. Then it changed […]

PDGF Under-Eye Injections: Are They Safe? The Truth About Injecting a Topical Growth Factor

A viral complication report, a product not intended for injection, and what clients and injectors need to know. Written by Injector Rick, founder and aesthetic practitioner at BONAVADA Aesthetics in Worthing. Regenerative aesthetics has discovered another exciting set of initials: PDGF. It sounds like either a government department or something you should not Google on […]

Does Zinc Make Botox Last Longer? The Truth About the Viral 50 mg Zinc Hack

Can taking zinc before anti-wrinkle injections really extend the results, or has Instagram swallowed half the study? Written by Injector Rick at BONAVADA Aesthetics in Worthing Instagram has discovered another secret that medical research has apparently been selfishly hiding from us. This time, the claim is that taking 50 mg of zinc before your appointment […]

Cadaver Fat Injections: What Is alloClae and Is “Off-the-Shelf” Donor Fat Safe and Is It Just Zombie Filler?

The truth about human donor fat, body contouring, cost and the surprisingly complicated science inside the syringe Written by Injector Rick at BONAVADA Aesthetics, formerly Mr Beautox, in Worthing Just when you thought the aesthetics industry had injected everything it possibly could, somebody opened the freezer and found donor fat. Yes, injectable fat from deceased […]