I injected my face with salmon sperm to rejuvenate my skin: Top cosmetic ... trends now
A TV cosmetic doctor has shared incredible before-and-after pictures showing how injections of salmon sperm rejuvenated her face.
Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies presenter Dr Jane Leonard underwent the bizarre beauty treatment to combat dry skin and eczema around her eyes.
The 40-year-old, who runs a cosmetic clinic on London's prestigious Harley Street, told MailOnline she was 'delighted' with the results from just one treatment.
Dr Leonard said the swelling went down after 24 hours.
Sharing her own results, she said: 'I'm 40 and I work in this industry.
'I've had Botox done, I've had a bit of filler in my cheeks and lips, but I don't really have that much done.
'That said I want to keep myself looking as well as I can, without looking different.'
Dr Leonard pictured (left) before polynucleotide treatment. The 40-year-old says she got the treatment improve the appearance of eczema and dry skin around her eyes. Pictured (right) one month after getting polynucleotides injected under here eyes. Her skin appears to have less wrinkles
Dr Leonard, who also works as an NHS GP, added: 'I have quite dry skin around my eyes and I suffer with eczema quite badly.
'So using this in a delicate area of the eye, where Botox isn't appropriate, it's the perfect thing to help improve the quality of my skin in a classically difficult to treat area.'
Fish sperm injections is a bizarre new beauty trend, which can cost more than £400 a pop.
Advocates say it offers a 'natural' alternative to other traditional 'tweakments' such as Botox and filler. Some doctors claim it is safer than other cosmetic injectables, which have been linked to a catalogue of complications including blocked blood vessels, lumpy skin and infections.
It uses purified and sterilised DNA molecules extracted from salmon or trout sperm, known as polynucleotides.
