Articles written by Dr Maureen Allem on Skin Online
Dr Maureen is a highly respected aesthetic practitioner in the field of holistic aesthetic and anti-ageing medicine in South Africa, with over 25 years of experience. She is known for combining innovative facial rejuvenation techniques with functional medicine, consistently impacting her field.-
Conditions FeaturedIs Skin Ageing Really Genetic?
Skin ageing is often blamed on genetics, but science tells a different story. Factors such as UV exposure, sleep quality, stress, nutrition, and targeted aesthetic treatments play a far greater role in how your skin evolves over time. By combining healthy lifestyle habits with evidence-based treatments and consistent homecare, you can actively influence collagen production, skin texture, and overall radiance. Your skin’s journey isn’t predetermined, it’s shaped by the choices you make every day.
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Conditions Featured
Melasma Masterplan: Stop Pigmentation from Coming Back
Melasma is more than surface pigmentation. This chronic condition is driven by hormones, inflammation, and sun exposure. Discover why melasma keeps returning and how a strategic, inside-out approach can help prevent relapse, improve pigmentation, and restore clearer, more even-toned skin over time.
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Conditions Featured
Ageing Temples: Why This Overlooked Area Reveals Your Age First
The temples are one of the most overlooked areas of facial ageing, yet volume loss in this region can dramatically affect the appearance of the eyes, brows and upper face. As collagen declines and structural support diminishes, the temples may hollow, creating a tired or unbalanced look.
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Conditions Featured
Volume Loss: Real Reasons Why Your Skin is Sinking
Facial volume loss is one of the most visible signs of ageing, leaving skin looking hollow, tired and less supported. Discover why collagen, fat and hydration decline with age and how advanced aesthetic treatments can restore natural facial fullness, improve skin bounce and rejuvenate your appearance.
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Conditions
The 7 S-Sins of Skin Ageing
Your skin tells the story of how you live. By understanding the 7 S-Sins of skin ageing, from sun exposure and stress to sleep, sugar and skin type, you can create a personalised lifestyle roadmap that guides smarter prevention, targeted treatments and long-term skin health.
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Conditions Products
The Era of Skinification
Skinification redefines modern beauty by treating skin as one interconnected organ, from scalp to toes. By applying medical-grade, doctor-led skincare principles beyond the face, this holistic approach supports skin longevity, barrier health, hair vitality, and overall wellbeing.
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Treatments
Skin Needling Plus One: Why Serums Are Latest Trick
Take your skin needling treatment to the next level with potent serums that amplify results and deeply condition your skin.
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TreatmentsMD Codes: The Secret to Stunningly Sculpted Cheeks
Defined Dermal Volumising is more than just filler; it’s facial architecture reimagined. By strategically restoring volume where it’s lost, this technique enhances cheek definition, symmetry, and youthful lift without overfilling. The result? A refreshed, sculpted glow that looks effortlessly natural.
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TreatmentsInjectables: Are You Team Biorevitalisation Or Bioregeneration?
Biorevitalisation vs bio-regeneration: From hydration to healing, discover the new era of injectable skin health boosters.
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Treatments
Biorevitalisation: Why You’ll Love This Next-Gen Volumiser
There’s nothing new about dermal volumising. Whether it be lines and wrinkles, or even slack skin, hyaluronic volumisers have long been meeting a need to plump out and restore areas that desire youthful bounce. However, we’re living in an era of constant transformation, and that means research to help skin get healthier faster. Applying this
