One mum eager to hide the signs of ageing on her face has turned to a curious recently launched in the Aussie market — with the source of the injectable substance raising plenty of eyebrows. Nicole Sherwin, 36, has been regularly having cosmetic surgery for just under a year now and on Saturday she attended her clinic in . However, rather than getting her usual treatment, her cosmetic nurse suggested Regurin.
"She said you don't need fillers, this product Regurin stimulates your own collagen growth," Sherwin told Yahoo News. "It's a long game, and you'll start to see results after a few months. It basically promotes your own cell regeneration.
" It was only after agreeing to and receiving the $400 treatment that the mum of two toddlers was informed of what was injected into her face — salmon sperm. "It wasn't until after I'd done it that she was like, 'By the way, it's derived from salmon sperm," Sherwin laughed, explaining she "wholly trusts" her cosmetic nurse who "knew [she'd] be fine with it". Regurin was approved for cosmetic use in Australia last July, with it previously only used in drugs that helped treat symptoms associated with involuntary urination.
The origins of how medical practitioners learned of its cosmetic enhancement abilities are unknown. Much like Botox or fillers, patients have the drug injected under their skin. Immediately post-injection of Regurin, patients experience bumping, however, this should disappear and leave no bruising.
Whether Aussies are doing it to get within closer reach of the ever-shifting beauty standards, or simply because it makes them feel better, Sherwin believes people should go for it as long as they're doing it safely. "I think as long as they're safe, which I know that in the Australian market they are, and the injector is ethical about it, go for it," she said. "If it's safe and it works and it makes you feel good, then I'm all for new innovation.
" "I think a misconception is that people think when you get Botox, you are going to have a totally frozen face. But I think what they don't realise is so many people get it, and you don't notice," she said. According to the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine, more than one third of Aussies have considered cosmetic surgery, with these numbers growing — indicating the taboo around cosmetic surgery is lessening as more people opt-in.
Sherwin will attend her clinic again in four weeks to receive her next dose, explaining the process will take time as it relies on the skin's natural regeneration process, but she is excited by the promised outcome. "It's for nobody but myself, it's just a little freshener," she said..
