Smoother skin, fuller curves
Lanluma in Hale, Altrincham
Lanluma stimulates your own collagen to improve crepey skin, soften selected dimples and gradually add shape and fullness where you'd like it.
You can like your overall shape and still wish a particular dip, dimple or patch of crepey skin was less obvious. Lanluma offers a way to improve those areas gradually, with results that develop as your body makes new collagen.
That might mean a smoother curve at your hips, more fullness in your bottom or firmer-looking skin on your neck, arms or thighs. The treatment can be adapted for skin quality, volume or a combination of the two.
Dr Alex will assess the area you have in mind and explain the sort of change Lanluma could make for you.
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Dr Alex has previously been a Lanluma trainer and medical advisory board member. He has presented on the treatment at CCR London and written published articles about it.
What would you like to change?
A little more shape, or smoother-looking skin
You might be interested in adding fullness to one area and improving the skin in another. Those goals need different treatment plans.
You'd like a fuller, smoother curve
Your skin has become more crepey
Dimples are the bit that bothers you
The practical details
Lanluma treatment at a glance
Your plan depends on whether we're improving skin quality, adding volume or treating dimples. The recovery can differ too.
The change you're aiming for
More support beneath the skin
Lanluma can improve the skin's firmness and texture, or build fullness to soften a dip and improve a contour. How it's used depends on what you want to change.
For crepey skin, the aim is a smoother surface with better underlying support. This can be useful on areas such as the neck, upper arms and thighs, where the skin has become less firm. Adding noticeable size isn't always the goal.
For the buttocks and hip dips, treatment can gradually add fullness and soften the transition between neighbouring areas. Dr Alex aims for a result that looks and moves naturally with your body.
You may see an immediate change for up to around 72 hours, largely from the fluid used to prepare Lanluma and the initial swelling. That early fullness then settles. It doesn't mean the treatment has failed: the collagen-related improvement develops over the following three to six months.
The amount of change varies with your starting point, the treatment plan and your response. Progress is assessed over months, allowing time to see what each stage has achieved before deciding whether more would help.
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Different uses for Lanluma
What does the area actually need?
Loose skin, missing volume and a dimple pulled down from underneath can look similar at first glance. Dr Alex examines the cause before choosing how to treat it.
The scale of change
When surgery may be a better fit
Lanluma won't remove a substantial amount of loose skin or create the large increase in buttock size possible with surgery. If that's the change you want, a surgical assessment is more useful than trying to achieve it through repeated injections.
Hip dips are also a normal part of body shape. Treatment may soften them, but your pelvis and the way the surrounding tissues sit still influence the contour. The aim is an improvement that suits you, rather than a promise to erase every dip or dimple.
Collagen stimulation
Your body builds the collagen over time
Lanluma contains poly-L-lactic acid, usually shortened to PLLA. It is an injectable material that stimulates collagen production in the treated tissue.
Collagen gives skin and the tissue beneath it structure and support. Lanluma's PLLA particles encourage a response that produces new collagen as the injected material gradually breaks down. That is why the result takes time to develop.
The injected product is a manufactured material; the collagen your body makes in response is your own. Depending on the treatment plan, that response can improve skin quality, add volume or do both.
Hyaluronic acid filler works mainly by adding gel volume directly. Dr Alex prefers Lanluma for selected body-shaping goals because he wants a gradual build-up of your own tissue. It also means treatment cannot simply be dissolved in the way HA filler can, so the amount of change you want needs discussing before you start.
Your treatment visit
From assessing the area to looking after it
Dr Alex plans and carries out your treatment. The appointment and numbing approach depend on the area and whether subcision is part of the procedure.
Look at the shape and the skin
Numb the area where needed
Treat for the change you've agreed
Learn the aftercare before you leave
Teaching, advising and treating
Why choose Dr Alex for Lanluma?
Dr Alex has trained other medical professionals in Lanluma and previously served on its medical advisory board. His experience includes international training in Barcelona, presenting on Lanluma at CCR London and writing published articles about the treatment, including for Sinclair Insider.
In clinic, he uses Lanluma for both skin quality and body contouring. That includes assessing whether a dimple needs releasing, a hollow needs volume or loose skin needs a different approach. For cellulite, his treatment combines subcision with collagen stimulation rather than relying on volume alone.
He'll explain what he thinks is achievable in your particular area, how gradually it will develop and whether the likely improvement matches what you're hoping for. A preference for Lanluma doesn't mean it has to be the answer to every concern.
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Recovery and risks
What should you allow for afterwards?
Swelling, tenderness, redness and bruising can follow Lanluma treatment. Recovery depends on the area, the amount treated and whether you've also had subcision.
Possible side effects
Cellulite treatment can cause fairly extensive bruising because of the release work beneath the skin. Dr Alex advises allowing around two weeks for this, sometimes longer. Bruising and soreness can also occur after other Lanluma treatments, so arrange important events with that in mind.
Lumps or nodules can develop, sometimes months after treatment, and may persist or need further treatment. Infection, inflammatory reactions and uneven results are also possible. Injecting into a blood vessel can cause serious harm, including damage to the skin; Dr Alex will explain the risks relevant to your treatment area.
Lanluma cannot be dissolved with the enzyme used for HA filler. Careful assessment, treatment technique and aftercare matter, but no injection procedure is free of risk. Tell Dr Alex about any persistent lump or change rather than assuming it will settle by itself.
When to get help
Contact the clinic urgently for severe or increasing pain, unusual pale or dusky skin, rapidly worsening swelling, spreading redness or discharge. Sudden changes in vision need immediate emergency assessment. Call 999 for difficulty breathing, throat swelling or collapse, and tell the treating team what procedure you've had.
When treatment may need to wait
Treatment is generally deferred during pregnancy or breastfeeding and where there is an active infection in the area. Dr Alex will also review allergies, medical conditions, medicines, any history of problematic scarring and previous filler or implants. Some of these may change the plan or make another option more suitable.
You can ask questions, take time to think or decide not to go ahead.
Treatment costs
What does a Lanluma treatment plan cost?
Selected skin-quality treatments start at £900. Buttock or hip-dip shaping starts at £1,000 for one vial of Lanluma X. These are starting treatment prices; the total depends on the areas, amount of product and number of sessions recommended.
Your questions
Questions about Lanluma
The answers depend partly on what you're treating. Here are the main differences to understand before booking.
Where can Lanluma be used?
Is Lanluma the same as Sculptra or HA filler?
Is this a non-surgical BBL?
Can Lanluma smooth cellulite without making my bottom bigger?
Can it help uneven dents after liposuction?
Why does the first result seem to disappear?
How many sessions will I need, and how long will it last?
Does treatment hurt, and will I be bruised?
What do I need to do afterwards?
Can Lanluma be dissolved if I change my mind?
Other options
What else might help the area you're considering?
Depending on the area, HIFU may suit mild laxity, laser resurfacing may be more useful for surface texture, and HA filler may suit a specific volume change. Marked loose skin or a large change in body shape may need surgical advice. Dr Alex can explain which options fit your concern.
Bring the area you have in mind
Let's see what Lanluma could do for you
You don't need to arrive knowing whether you need more volume, firmer skin or a dimple releasing. At SONÜ in Hale, Altrincham, Dr Alex will assess what bothers you, explain the realistic options and help you decide whether the likely change is one you'd be happy with.
SONÜ Medical Aesthetics
34 Hale Road, Hale, Altrincham, WA14 2EX
Doctor-led treatment in a relaxed, private clinic
Close to Hale station and easy to reach from Altrincham, Manchester and Cheshire