I never used to worry about ageing

I never used to worry about ageing, but over the last year or so I have caught the occasional reflection of myself looking tired with funny jowls at the top of my jaw and either side of my mouth. I’m not entirely sure how I even got to 45, I’m sure I was only 20 last week. I have decided it is time to give myself a bit a makeover for a change, and it’s going to take a little more than some mdf and a lick of paint!

Working in TV, I knew a few people who have had a little help to hold mother nature back, and some of them look really great and surprisingly natural. I have been thinking about having some sort of procedure for some time, and the first thing decision you face is the knife or the needle? Personally for me, the knife seems too extreme at this stage, as I am quite happy with the way I look, I just feel I need a bit of freshening and revitalising! So decision made, the needle is it, but which one? There are so many different things you can have done that it is quite difficult to know which way to jump.

I don’t want anything like Botox, as although I have seen some fantastic results, I’m concerned about the sort of thing they put into your face. I also want a more natural look that lasts longer. And so, having done a bit of research, I have decided to try something called Sculptra, an injectable treatment that stimulates the body to produce collagen to put back the volume time has lost and smooth away those annoying little lines that have cropped up.

This treatment is something that appeals because it just seems like it is more natural. It is prompting my body to do something itself rather than physically filling, cutting or freezing anything. I’m not expecting people to say “hey you look 25”, I just want my friends and family say I look well, healthy and fresh.

My husband Colin is not convinced. He’s never understood why women get “things done”. Of course, us women know that for the majority of us, it takes a bit more than nature delivers to look naturally attractive. Female and gay friends are all fascinated to see the results and are all looking for the same youthful looks.

Anna