“If I look anything like she does when I’m 60, I’m going to be a very happy lady.” - Actress Kate Hudson has said of her mother Goldie Hawn
Dr Ellen Selkon with daughter Sam
Ageing is Beautiful but can be more so. Clinic 42, a well established Medical Practice in the heart of Auckland, is a centre of excellence for Cosmetic Medicine.
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artners Drs Joanna Romanowska, Lynn Theron and Ellen Selkon are all fellows of the NZ Society of Cosmetic Medicine and all hold past or current positions on the society’s executive committee. They are very well respected and are considered leaders in their field. They are often spokespeople for media events, trainers of other doctors and nurses in Cosmetic Practice and speak at national and international Cosmetic Medicine conferences. Between them they have over 40 years experience.
“Clinic 42 is a destination practice where art and science meet.” Research shows a link between facial ageing of mothers and daughters. When measuring changes in the aging female face, 94
it has been found that volume loss started in the 30’s and progressed steadily through life. If a mother demonstrated this volume loss, her daughter was likely to as well. Most of us would like to inherit our mother’s best features, but what about the rest? Can we expect the same wrinkles, sun spots, and sagging that naturally occur with aging? And if we can, can we do anything to help change course? Even though we have a genetic predisposition for how we will age, our habits have a tremendous impact. We all age as a result of our genes, but there is also sun exposure, smoking, stress, diet and other environmental factors. Ageing is a normal process, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look after ourselves and make the very best of who we are. We can protect our skin from some extrinsic factors by using sunblock daily from a young age. If we look at the skin of a preteen or teenager it has no pigment and if sunblock has been used