GQ Magazine
October 2025
Dr Jennifer Doyle, oculoplastic surgeon at The Clinic in Holland Park, once made my forehead look much, much smoother, so I trust her word. She too is endorsing the salmon DNA. “Polynucleotides are my first port of call for under-eye rejuvenation,” she says. “They’re low-risk, have minimal downtime and work as biostimulants.” Plus, there’s something satisfyingly low-key about all the “before and after” Instagram reels.
On most aesthetic accounts, a very normal-looking man will have his entire head scraped out to create an 11/10 Chad. Search for polynucleotides from a practitioner that’s legit, and the results are subtle: eyes a little brighter, rings a little lighter; a man looking like himself, just a bit fresher. Despite the normalisation of extreme cosmetic surgery in recent years, there’s still something terrifying about the thought of a stranger with a certificate rearranging my face as if it’s Play-Doh. A little bit of salmon sperm is a slice of pie compared to a brand new jaw.
