Strictly’s Shirley Ballas reveals results of new facelift saying non-surgical procedure has ‘shaved 30 years off’
SHIRLEY Ballas has got her confidence back after a non-surgical face lift.
For the past year, Shirley, who has just turned 64, has been seeing one of the UK’s top cosmetic doctors for a series of the latest non-invasive procedures to rejuvenate her face and neck.
Shirley said: “I have to say that I think these treatments have shaved 30 years off me. It has made me feel so confident and comfortable in my own skin.
“There’s a famous Beatles song that goes, ‘will you still need me, will you still feed me when I’m 64’, well I turned 64 last week (6/9/60), and I feel like I’ve got a new lease of life.”
It was a very different story just a couple of years ago when the former pro dancer felt insecure about her appearance and had even considered having cosmetic surgery.
She said: “When I went into my 60s I was very much considering having a face lift. Back then when I looked in the mirror, I saw dull lifeless sagging skin, I had a lot of pigmentation with sun-spots and I had little spider veins on my nose.”
And Shirley added: “The whole thing about my face made me feel anxious especially because I’m in the public eye more and more these days.
“Just like anybody, I just want to look the best that I can at my age, but the problem is that when you reach mid 60s and older, it gets so much harder to keep your skin looking in great shape, and I was keen to find a non-surgical way to revitalise my skin.”
Over the past 12 months Shirley has been having appointments with leading aesthetic practitioner Dr Johanna Ward at her clinic near Harley Street for a series of monthly skin-boosting NeoGen nitrogen plasma sessions.
This non-invasive procedure uses super-heated nitrogen gas to rejuvenate the skin from within and achieves a totally natural look.
Looking at her before and after pictures, Shirley was astonished at the positive changes to her face, and she said: “Even I’m quite shocked, and I’m hard to please.
“I would say the biggest improvement for me is the tightening on the jawline and the reduction of the loose skin on the neck and jowls, but also the general skin quality is improved and the NeoGen treatments have got rid of all of the sunspots, red marks and spider veins that I had on my cheeks and nose.
“But generally the skin looks fresh and dewy, before I had the treatments it was looking grey and tired but now my whole face glows. It’s just remarkable to see the difference in such a short space of time.”
Since revealing the results of her other procedures last year, Shirley decided to continue having NeoGen treatments, and has been seeing Dr Ward roughly every six weeks.
The star returned to Strictly this weekend alongside her fellow judges and wowed fans with her youthful look.
Shirley also underwent a weight loss regime before the live shows kicked off.
How Neo-Gen Plasma Treatments Work:
It's the state of the art 'facelift' but there's not a scapel in sight
NeoGen uses ultra-high radio frequency to convert nitrogen gas into nitrogen plasma. A plasma is an electrically charged gas and the NeoGen handpiece directs this thermal plasma into the layers of the skin.
This creates controlled trauma which then boosts the natural regenerative mechanisms, effectively tricking the skin to boost levels of collagen and elastin which are the building blocks of healthy skin.
As we get older our bodies create less collagen and elastin and our skin loses its elasticity and forms lines, wrinkles and jowls. The NeoGen treatment reverses this by boosting the body’s natural defences.
The treatment is also effective in treating acne, including live cystic acne, stretch marks, and can even be used around the sensitive eye area.
It is also less painful that many laser and micro-needling treatments, and downtime for most treatments is less than a day and the rejuvenation effects last for months.