Truth time: I have always been incredibly self conscious about my chin. With a parent and a grandparent who had both aged gracefully into their double chins, I knew what my future looked like, but also that it didn’t bother me quite enough to consider any kind of cosmetic surgery—and then I heard about Laser Clinics Australia’s BBL treatments.
What Is BBL?
This non-invasive light treatment—literally BroadBand Light—uses powerful pulsed light to quickly and gently heat up the upper layers of the skin, stimulating skin cells to regenerate themselves. Known as the ‘Swiss army knife of skin treatments,’ it’s not just used for treating ageing skin—it can also help with acne, rosacea, pigmentation and more. For me though, it was the Skin Tyte option which had me intrigued—four to six easy treatments on my jawline that could make me look years younger, with no pain and no downtime? Sign me right up.
What Happens During A BBL Treatment?
The first step in the process was a consultation with a Laser Clinics therapist, who explained the whole process and tailored a treatment plan for me—and then we got straight into it on the first appointment. The treatment is done using a small handheld device that the therapist runs over your skin—it’s not painful, but you can certainly feel the heat sinking in and slowly ramping up with each stroke. As soon as it got uncomfortably hot, my therapist turned down the heat to a lower level, staying on each section of skin for about four minutes.
The whole treatment took no more than 20 minutes and afterwards you couldn’t even tell I’d just had a treatment—not even any redness, though I did get a tube of Skinstitut Laser Aid cooling gel to help calm my skin over the next few weeks. With treatments recommended every four to six weeks, I booked straight in for my next one and waited patiently to start seeing results.
What Were The Results?
I’ve got to be honest, after the first treatment all I noticed was some puffiness around my chin for a while—but after the second treatment I was totally converted. Within two weeks my jawline was noticeably tighter and more defined, while the stubborn pocket of flab right under my chin had definitely lessened. And I’ve still got two treatments to go—the anticipation is now high.
Stay Tuned…
I’ll be reporting back here after a full course of four to six treatments, so stay tuned to hear about the full results. My therapist also recommended adding on a CoolSculpting session (which uses freezing to eliminate fat cells) for directly under my chin to really level up the skin tightening process, so I’ll definitely be booking in for that—one snatched jawline, coming soon.
If you’re keen to know more about BBL or book yourself in at Laser Clinics Australia, head here.
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