A TV cosmetic doctor has shared incredible before and after photos showing how salmon sperm injections rejuvenated her face.
Presenter of Embarrassing Bodies on Channel 4 Dr Jane Leonard underwent a bizarre beauty treatment to combat dry skin and eczema around her eyes.
The 40-year-old, who runs a cosmetic clinic in London’s prestigious Harley Street, told MailOnline she was ‘delighted’ with the results of just one treatment.
Dr Leonard said the swelling went down after 24 hours.
Sharing her own results, she said: “I’m 40 years old and I work in this industry.
“I’ve had Botox, I’ve had a little filler on my cheeks and lips, but I haven’t really done much.
“That said, I want to continue to look as good as possible, without looking different.”
Dr. Leonard pictured (left) before polynucleotide treatment. The 40-year-old says she received the treatment to improve the appearance of eczema and dry skin around her eyes. Pictured (right) one month after receiving the polynucleotide injection before my 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 a lot from eczema.
“So using it on a delicate area of the eye, where Botox is not appropriate, it’s the perfect solution to help improve the quality of my skin in a classically difficult to treat area.”
Fish sperm injections are a bizarre new beauty trend, which can cost more than £400 each.
Advocates claim it offers a “natural” alternative to other traditional “adjustments” such as Botox and fillers. Some doctors say it is safer than other injectable cosmetic products, which have been linked to a catalog of complications including blocked blood vessels, skin bumps and infections.
It uses purified and sterilized DNA molecules extracted from salmon or trout sperm, called polynucleotides.
Dr Jane Leonard, a GP and aesthetic doctor based in Marylebone, London, is no stranger to this wacky treatment which originated in South Korea and says it is safer than getting Botox and fillers.
The popular fish injectable has been a staple skincare treatment in South Korea for over a decade and now celebrities including Jennifer Aniston (pictured) are reaping its skin-rejuvenating qualities.
The South Korean aesthetic 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 reaps its skin-rejuvenating qualities.
When polynucleotides, DNA molecules extracted from fish sperm, are injected into human skin, fibroblasts are activated.
Fibroblasts are stretchable molecules found in the skin that help maintain the structural structure of tissues. As we age, these fibroblasts decrease.
So, when the polynucleotides are injected under the eyes, in the cheekbones or in the neck, this theoretically “rejuvenates” the skin.
Dr Leonard admits she doesn’t know how scientists discovered such an unusual ingredient, but says it shows how “amazing” the cosmetics industry is: “They actually discover this stuff.”
“Now it’s so common that people rarely question 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 say they are safer than other injectable cosmetics.
When polynucleotides, which are essentially purified fish sperm, are injected into human skin, the DNA segments activate fibroblasts.
She even claims that injectables can “do no harm” because they don’t have the same side effects as Botox and fillers.
“They stimulate the skin to undertake natural rejuvenation processes,” she said.
“Nothing is added to the skin, like fillers, it is just a trigger to start the rejuvenation process by activated fibroblasts. It works in different ways.
Dr Leonard, who also offers the treatment at his Marylebone clinic, said the pain was “similar to that of an anti-wrinkle injection”.
Although you can get numbing cream for the 10-minute procedure, Dr. Leonard said she “does easily without it.”
Depending on genetics, whether you smoke or have had a lot of sun exposure, you may need more treatments, but for Dr. Leonard, she says the rejuvenating effect of the treatment lasts about six months.
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