The Melatone Journal
Clinical aesthetics, honestly written.
No "10 reasons you need filler" listicles. No before-and-after exploitation. Just the questions Battersea patients actually ask us, answered by the team that delivers the treatments. Skin of Colour aesthetics, regenerative skin therapy, and the post-GLP-1 protocols nobody else is writing about properly.
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Retinal vs retinol. Which vitamin A, and which strength, for your skin.
The retinol to retinal to retinoic acid chain, the 1990s retinaldehyde trials, a four-week introduction protocol, the pregnancy and pre-treatment pauses, and why irritation on Fitzpatrick IV to VI leaves marks that outlast the redness. Seven peer-reviewed sources plus DermNet and the NHS.
Read articleLaser
Your laser patch test, explained.
What the test is, why BMLA guidance treats it as compulsory, and what a normal versus abnormal reaction looks like on light skin and on deeply pigmented skin, where redness is not a reliable sign. Twelve named sources.
Read articlePost-GLP-1
Ozempic and Mounjaro face. Which treatment actually fixes it?
Filler, polynucleotides, skin boosters and biostimulators compared, and which change each one treats.
Read articleComparison
Laser vs IPL for dark skin. Why the difference matters.
Why 1064nm Nd:YAG is the safe standard for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, and why IPL carries more risk on darker skin.
Read articleComparison
Profhilo vs dermal filler. Not the same thing.
Why Profhilo is a bio-remodelling skin-quality treatment, not a filler, and when each one makes sense.
Read articleComparison
Skin boosters vs chemical peels. Which is right for your skin.
What each does, which suits your skin, and the darker-skin caveats that matter for Fitzpatrick IV to VI.
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