Cosmetic dermatologist Dr Frances Prenna Jones calls the waiting room of her office in London’s Mayfair her ‘disco room’. There are glitter balls on display, alongside an incongruous collection of other items including department store-style vanity tables and a Fritz Hansen chair, all of it bathed in an ambient neon yellow light. It seems odd at first – especially considering that the room is regularly visited by some of the city’s most famous faces – but it soon becomes clear that this relaxed, jovial space is a reflection of the Dr Jones philosophy.
‘Everybody wants to feel seen and everybody wants to feel well,’ she says. ‘I wanted to create an environment where people don’t feel guilty or intimidated. I want people to come into this space and think it is perfectly okay, in fact it is a good thing, to take care of themselves.’
Since opening her practice, Jones has pioneered cosmetic dermatology as a form of ‘self-care’ rather than ‘self-improvement’, combining non-invasive cosmetic treatments with machine therapies and her own skincare formulations. With a menu that runs the gamut from Botox injections and fillers to infrared light treatments, peels and skin rejuvenation facials, she has a singular talent for steadily and delicately altering the face without a hint of artificial intervention. ‘You arrive at the clinic convinced that you need a bit of Botox here or a little filler there,’ says one of her patients. ‘What you actually need is a professional, the best in the business, to identify your areas of concern and explain exactly how you can treat them. It’s not about turning back the clock, it’s about making an enhanced, better version of yourself. It’s a self-confidence boost to beat all others.’
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