What works, by concern
Start from the problem rather than the product. Each guide gathers every reviewed treatment for one concern, sorted by verdict, with what the evidence favours and the vetted protocols that address it.
- Acne scarsAcne scars are not one problem. Rolling scars are tethered, boxcar scars are sharp-walled, ice-pick scars are deep and narrow, and most faces have a mix...2,800 searches/mo (SG)
- Pigmentation and melasmaSun spots, freckles, post-inflammatory marks and melasma look alike and behave differently. Lentigines usually clear with a well-chosen laser; melasma is a...600 searches/mo (SG)
- Eye bags and dark circlesAn eye bag can be fat that has moved forward, a hollow that casts a shadow, loose skin, fluid, or pigment — often two at once. The treatment that helps one...700 searches/mo (SG)
- Sagging skin and skin tightening"Sagging" is three different problems — loose skin, descended fat and loss of bone and deep volume — and the devices marketed for it address them to...300 searches/mo (SG)
- Hair loss and thinningMost hair loss in clinic is pattern hair loss, which is progressive and responds to treatments that are continued, not courses that end. The second...400 searches/mo (SG)
- Cellulite and body contouringBody treatments sell three different promises — less fat, tighter skin and smoother cellulite — and no single device delivers all three. Fat reduction is...350 searches/mo (SG)
- Double chin and jowlsA heavy lower face is fat, laxity, a weak chin, a strong masseter or all four. Treatments that remove fat make a lax neck look worse; treatments that...
- Wrinkles and fine linesLines made by movement, lines etched into resting skin and a general loss of skin quality are different problems. The first responds to neuromodulators, the...200 searches/mo (SG)
- Pores, texture and dullnessPores cannot be closed; they can be made less visible by clearing them, reducing oil, tightening the skin around them and improving the light the surface...100 searches/mo (SG)
- Neck lines and 'tech neck'Horizontal neck lines are partly inherited, partly postural and partly sun damage, on skin that is thinner and heals more slowly than the face. The...150 searches/mo (SG)
- AcneAcne is a disease of the oil gland and the follicle, driven by hormones, sebum, bacteria and inflammation. It is treated in layers: skincare for mild...1,500 searches/mo (SG)
- Moles, warts and skin tagsThree different growths, three different rules. A skin tag is a harmless flap of skin that can be snipped in seconds. A wart is a viral infection of the...1,000 searches/mo (SG)
- Redness and rosaceaPersistent redness is not one condition. Rosacea flushes, stings and brings visible vessels and bumps; post-inflammatory redness follows acne or a laser;...300 searches/mo (SG)