Hand botox is all the rage in Hollywood... would you try it?

Fillers for ageing hands have taken America by storm, and now they're coming to the UK
Celebrities are plumping their hands to turn back time
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Liz Connor11 December 2015

Forget lip fillers and eye lifts, because the latest cosmetic trend to come out of Hollywood, surprisingly, has nothing to do with your face.

Doctors on the West Coast are now offering popular hand botox procedures to patients looking to avoid the dreaded wrinkly hand look - it's often said that a woman's hands give away her real age. And now the trend’s heading here.

As the years pass, the skin on your hand thins, causing veins to become more prominent and liver spots to appear. And while it’s easy to disguise discolouration and wrinkles on the face, it’s more difficult with hands - which is why many women are increasingly turning to what’s being dubbed the ‘Hollywood hand job’.

Ever youthful Madonna is often betrayed by by her ageing hands
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Hand rejuvenation is becoming increasingly popular here in the capital. On Harley Street, clinics such as The Private Clinic offer hand rejuvenation treatments using fat transfer to volumize and smooth the skin, encouraging the production of collagen to provide a youthful look. The clinic also offers a laser treatment for removing veins on the hands known as Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA).

Reports even suggest that Demi Moore and Kris Jenner are fans of the procedure.

The cosmetic hand lifts have also been popular with women who want to participate in the growing engagement ring selfie trend but hate the look of their hands.

The fillers generally last around nine months, and promise to make your hands look younger and plumper in that all-important Instagram picture.

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Of course, you’ll have to first stomach the fact you’ll have a needle placed into the back of your hand.

Perhaps we’ll stick to the hand cream...

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