Leslie Ash has had a £4,500 non-surgical facelift and believes she looks “10 years younger” as a result.
The 65-year-old star, best known for her roles in Men Behaving Badly and Quadrophenia, has been having NeoGen Plasma treatments for the past eight months.
The actress, who had been feeling “depressed” about her looks and like she’d “completely lost herself”, had six treatments with Dr Martin Kinsella at a clinic near her home in Chelsea, London.
“People keep saying to me, 'What have you done? You look amazing!'” Ash said.
“One friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, is convinced I've had surgery because the change was so dramatic, but I can assure you I haven't.
“It was really important for me to have a non-invasive treatment that achieves really natural looking results.”
She added: “I'd seen that Shirley Ballas and Linda Lusardi had great results with NeoGen and I know Linda, so it was easy for me to check it out and know that it was a respected treatment with good outcomes.
“Even after all that research, I couldn't be sure if NeoGen would work for me, but I decided to give it a go and after a few sessions I could start to see the improvement and now after six treatments I think I look 10 years younger.”
Prior to the treatments, Ash said she had been struggling with the visible signs of ageing and it had a considerable impact on her self-esteem.
“I was really quite depressed about how I looked,” she revealed.
“I felt like I'd lost myself completely. I was doing quite a few Quadrophenia signings and events back then and so I was constantly having to look pictures of myself from 1979, when I was 18, and then when I looked in the mirror I just didn't recognise myself anymore.
“Don't get me wrong, I don't want to look 18 again, and I know that's not going to happen, but I was looking tired and old, and my confidence was on the floor, so I decided to do something about it.”
Ash decided to have the non-invasive treatments as she could fit them in around her work schedule.
The treatment heats pure nitrogen gas to cause controlled heating within the skin, which triggers the body's natural defences to boost collagen and elastin levels.
Ash has also been taking daily Ameri-Vita Liver Support drinks which contain turmeric, milk thistle, artichoke, as well as vitamin B2, C and E.
