I braved the scalpel facial which blades off the top layer of your skin

You can hear the knife scraping off your skin and hair.

So, I popped down to Dr. David Jack’s on Harley Street for his terrifying scalpel facial, aka, the Egyptian facial.

It involves lifting the skin with an acid peel and then blading off the top layer – hair and all – with a tiny, but very sharp, scalpel.

It sounds like the stuff of nightmares (well, it is nearly Halloween) – but it’s far less dramatic than it sounds.

It’s actually an ancient Egyptian technique – no doubt adored by the likes of Cleopatra – which Dr Jack decided to reintroduce into his private clinic.