Actress Linda Lusardi stunned by 'complete transformation' which 'has taken 10 years off me'

Actress and model Linda Lusardi is feeling and looking refreshed in her late 60s and has raved about a procedure she underwent in order to look radiant and rejuvenated

Linda Lusardi has unveiled her transformation which she says has taken '10 years off her.'

The star turned 66 in September and said she was becoming 'depressed' about her appearance. Former glamour model Linda said she would look in the mirror each morning and become distracted by what she calls jowls, loose skin on her neck and the deepening lines and wrinkles around her eyes. Linda, who rose to fame in the early 80s, has undergone a non-surgical facelift to transform her appearance.

And now, she's shown the results of the treatment she feels has taken over 10 years off her in a complete transformation. The star said: "As I was approaching my 66th birthday I started to feel my face was looking tired and old looking. So when I'd wake up in the morning I would see that my face was sagging. It's a family trait to get these "chollers", that's what we call them, the jowly bits of fatty skin hanging down from the jawline. My mum and grandmother both suffered from them around this area.

"So I could see my jawline softening and I was getting more lines around my eyes and it was just a bit depressing really, and I just thought I needed to get something to make my skin look fresher and brighter. Ageing is a process that we all go through but if you can hold it back and have it look natural, then why not?"

The non-surgical procedures by Dr Johanna Ward at her clinic near Harley Street in London produces a heating effect within the layers of the skin, which tricks your body into creating more collagen and elastin. This non-invasive procedure uses super-heated nitrogen gas to rejuvenate the skin from within and achieves a totally natural look - and Linda has sworn by the results.

Explaining that the treatments were a gift to herself, Linda said: "I had these NeoGen treatments as a bit of a treat for myself because I was coming up to my 66th birthday. I was excited about getting my pension but not about being 66. I honestly don't feel 66 inside, and I wanted my skin to match as well. After having the NeoGen treatments I don't think most people would think I look 66, I don't know what I'd get away with but I think it's taken about 10 years off me."

Dr Johanna Ward explains the process, saying: "The NeoGen treatment effectively tricks your skin into boosting levels of collagen and elastin, two of the main structural proteins in your connective tissues that stop our skin from sagging and gives us that plump, youthful look."

"Collagen levels start to decline in late 20s and early 30s, and then drop significantly after 40 and especially during menopause. But levels of collagen can be boosted with NeoGen treatments which create relatively pain-free trauma within the dermis which triggers your body to repair itself with high concentrations of collagen and elastin. We have provided six monthly low-energy NeoGen treatments for Linda this year to continue to boost her collagen levels and have achieved a truly astounding result. We will now look to do quarterly top up sessions to keep the skin rejuvenated."

Linda was stunned by her before and after photos that captured the effects of the NeoGen treatments. She said: " When I saw my before and after pictures I couldn't quite believe it. I didn't realise quite how bad I was just six months ago. It's incredible my whole face feels lifted and tightened, my skin has more plumpness to it, it's just got a better complexion completely. I feel it's taken years off me and several people have commented saying 'how old are you?' and they just don't believe I'm 66."

She continued: "I feel that it's given me a freshness, but subtly, and in a natural way. It's basically tricking nature into repairing itself, we lose collagen in our skin from such an early age, and especially after the menopause, and I'll well past that, so mine was down to about 10% of what it used to be in my early 20s by now. So I was going to get lines and wrinkles and I was getting sagging and my skin was losing its elasticity - and the NeoGen has helped reverse all of that ageing process naturally."

Linda was also given Tenplus electrolyte sachets to increase skin hydration before and after treatments as well as G Herbal SKIN supplements, which contain high concentrations of Centella Asiatica and turmeric, and a ZENii antioxidant serum and collagen drink, to help boost results from the treatments. She also admits she has a low threshold for pain so was thrilled when the treatment didn't cause discomfort and didn't require her to take time off work.

Photographed at her home in north London, Linda said: "A lot of people have asked me, 'Is it painful?' But if you've had the numbing cream on beforehand then, it's between a 3 and a 6 out of ten, it's really no more painful than having your eyebrows plucked. I had low energy treatments, at around 0.8 Joules, and the downtime was about 3 or 4 days.

"On a couple of occasions I've come back on the underground after the treatment and had a few looks from people because I did look a bit red, it just looks a bit like sunburn. By the next day the redness has settled down but in places where you've got pigmentation, you might get a bit of crusting and drying, and those bits peeling off, but really after four days to a week you are looking back to normal, but your skin will look so much better even after just one treatment. My friends and family noticed after just one treatment, and I hadn't told them I was having NeoGen, it was quite unbelievable. I've now had the full six, and my skin is like a different person, it's so tight and so plump."

Dr Johanna Ward also highlighted that results can vary for patients. She explained: "Some clients choose to have higher energy and they generally get their skin rejuvenation results quicker, but there is greater down-time post treatment, sometimes up to 10 days. Linda's busy work life meant that was not an option for her, so she chose the "slow and low" option. With low energy you will generally start to see a noticeable difference after a couple of treatments, and major changes after three or four."

And highlighting that the process is relatively quick and easy, she added: "The benefit of lower energy NeoGen treatments is that they have practically no downtime and many clients can cope with having them without using numbing cream. The treatments take about 45 minutes to do a full face, neck and top of the chest."

In total Linda had six low energy NeoGen Plasma treatments this year, and prices with Dr Ward start at £800 for a full face, neck and decollete but there are deals for three treatments for £2,150 and six for £3,850. Linda said: "I intend to keep up having the NeoGen treatments for the next year. The results are completely off the chart and phenomenal so 100% I'm going to keep them up. I'm actually quite terrified at the thought of stopping having them."

Dr Johanna Ward runs clinics in London and Kent, and for full details of your closest NeoGen clinic go to neogenplasma.co.uk/neogen-clinics/

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