Safety · 14 July 2026
A treatment in the salon: how it stays safe
A wrinkle treatment at the salon you trust, or at a hotel, can be just as safe as in a clinic, provided four conditions are met. A doctor explains which.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 5 min read
Knowledge
Understand first, then decide
Honest, medical information in plain language, written by our doctors. No sales talk: here you may also read why you would be better off not doing something.
Safety · 7 July 2026
How to choose a safe practitioner
BIG register, medical records, honest prices and a consultation that feels like a conversation: what to look for when choosing a practitioner for injectables.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 5 min read
Background · 30 June 2026
How a wrinkle treatment actually works
Why a wrinkle treatment relaxes the muscle rather than filling the skin, how long it takes before you see an effect, and why the result fades again.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 6 min read
Treatment · 16 June 2026
Frown lines, forehead and crow's feet: what is and is not possible
The three areas treated most often, what is realistically possible in each, and why the forehead should never be treated separately from the frown lines.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 6 min read
Safety · 2 June 2026
When we do not treat, and why
Pregnancy, certain neuromuscular conditions, medication and active skin infections are reasons not to treat. A doctor explains which, and why.
Dr Sanne de Boer · 5 min read
Aftercare · 19 May 2026
The first 48 hours after your treatment
What to do and avoid in the first days after a wrinkle treatment, what is normal, and when to contact your doctor.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 4 min read
Safety · 5 May 2026
Recognising complications: from a drooping eyelid to asymmetry
Which unwanted effects can occur after a wrinkle treatment, how often they happen, how long they last and what a doctor can do about them.
Dr Sanne de Boer · 6 min read
Rights · 21 April 2026
Your rights during a cosmetic treatment
Duty to inform, consent, access to your medical record and the twenty-year retention period. What Dutch law arranges for a cosmetic treatment by a doctor.
Dr Sanne de Boer · 6 min read
Professional · 7 April 2026
Working sterile on location: the protocol behind the treatment
How to meet the same hygiene standard outside a clinic: requirements for the space, the cold chain, the sterile field, waste disposal and record keeping.
Dr Sanne de Boer · 7 min read
Professional · 24 March 2026
Authorised is not the same as competent
What Dutch law says about reserved medical acts, why authorisation alone is not enough, and how competence in injectables is built and maintained.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 6 min read
For partners · 10 March 2026
What changes when a doctor works at your salon
Practical and legal arrangements for a partnership between a salon and a medical provider: liability, space, insurance, privacy and communication to clients.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 6 min read
Treatment · 24 February 2026
Men and wrinkle treatment: what is different
Why men generally need a different dose and a different approach to a wrinkle treatment, and which expectations are realistic.
Dr Emma van Dijk · 5 min read
Consultation · 10 February 2026
What half an hour with a doctor gives you
What is discussed during a consultation of half an hour, why a good consultation can also end in not treating, and how to prepare.
Dr Sanne de Boer · 5 min read
Professional · 27 January 2026
Why you will not read any brand names on our site
Advertising prescription medicines to the public is prohibited in the Netherlands. What that means for how clinics, doctors and salons talk about injectables.
Dr Sanne de Boer · 6 min read
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