Your skin starts changing earlier than you think, and most of us were never told what actually happens or what to do about it. In this episode, Dr. Kelsy Vick sits down with Claire Schwegel, a nurse injector in aesthetic dermatology at Vollure Medical, to break down the real science of aging skin: slower cell turnover, slower wound healing, and rising inflammation. Then they build a decade by decade game plan, evidence based prevention in your 20s, collagen banking and judicious neuromodulators in your 30s, perimenopausal structural care in your 40s, and hydration, resurfacing, and neck and hand care in your 50s. Claire also demystifies the whole toolkit: neuromodulators versus fillers, hyaluronic acid fillers versus biostimulators like Sculptra, real risks like vascular occlusion and migration, laser categories, PRP and microneedling, at home tools, why annual skin exams matter, and where aesthetics is headed next. Smart, honest, and refreshingly free of hype.

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Dr. Claire’s Booking Link: https://www.myvelour.com/provider/claire-schwegel-del-signore/services?locationType=in-suite

Dr. Claire’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confidencebyclaire/

Dr. Claire’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@confidencebyclaire

105:: a doctorally trained cosmetic injector’s guide to bridal skin: what works and what is overhyped: https://youtu.be/3acEZMfw3FI?si=iElrgRrTDJb1uUXX

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