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Professional Beauty Group 25 Allington House, High Street Wimbledon Village, SW19 5DX 4 Aesthetic Medicine September 2022 CONTENTS 66 CASE STUDY Advanced nurse practitioner Amanda 70 Azzopardi explores microneedling and RF to treat acne scarring 70 NUTRITION Jennifer Irvine breaks down how to help your clients switch to a vegan or plant-based diet healthily 74 COMBINATION TREATMENTS Dr Maryam Zamani on how products can work in synergy with treatments 78 UNIFORMS Are scrubs becoming a fashion statement? 82 TREATMENT FOCUS Vicky Eldridge visits the LAM Clinic in London for a treatment with Dr Uliana Gout 84 PRODUCT FOCUS Prollenium’s new topical hyaluronidase – Topilase® 86 PRODUCT NEWS 90 BUSINESS The latest product launches Phil Elder introduces his new business masterclass series in association with AM 92 INTERVIEW We speak to the CEO and inventor of LED light therapy device Celluma, Patrick Johnson 94 ASK ALEX 90 Clinic digital marketing specialist Alex Bugg answers your questions 95 BUSINESS WELLBEING Nick Babington on confidence WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF AESTHETIC MEDICINE. We are gearing up for Aesthetic Medicine North here at the PB Group, and what a conference line-up we have for you for 2022. Bringing together some of the North’s leading practitioners to speak on their home turf, as well as thought-leaders from around the UK, you can gain two days of CPD-accredited education with a focus on injectables and complications management on day one (our clinical, medics only day) and on everything from skin and consultation skills to regulation on day two. See our show preview on pages 25-33. Speaking of regulation, in this month’s issue, we take a look at the reaction to the Scottish public consultation calling for tighter regulations North of the border (pages 14-16), with leading aesthetic practitioners Dr Simon Ravichandran and Mr Taimur Shoaib sharing their views. As well as this, Dr Martyn King outlines the latest on the Health and Care Act and what it means for our market (p50-52). As always, we welcome your views and comments. Email me at [email protected]. Vicky Eldridge – Acting Editor aestheticmed.co.uk Aesthetic Medicine 5 EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Meet the experts DR NICK LOWE DR ULIANA GOUT Dr Nick Lowe is a consultant Dr Uliana Gout is the founder Aesthetic Medicine The editorial board dermatologist at Cranley Clinic, of London Aesthetic Medicine London and clinical professor Clinic & LAM Academy. She includes some of the leading names of Dermatology at UCLA School is president of the British of Medicine, Los Angeles. He is College of Aesthetic Medicine in aesthetics. Their clinical expertise a Fellow of the Royal College of (BCAM) and sits on the Board Physicians, American Academy of Trustees. She also acts as a and diverse range of specialties help of Dermatology and American BCAM Appraiser for the GMC. Society of Laser Medicine and She sits on the Board of the ensure the magazine meets Surgery. He has authored more International Peeling Society than 450 clinical and research and has co-authored numerous the needs of its readers publications, 15 scientific and medical textbooks. five educational books. DR SOPHIE SHOTTER DR STEVEN HARRIS DR SHIRIN LAKHANI DR RAJ THETHI Dr Sophie Shotter is a cosmetic Dr Steven Harris has been Dr Shirin Lakhani has an extensive Dr Raj Thethi graduated from skin doctor and renowned injector. practising aesthetic medicine at background in medicine, having Leeds University Medical School She sits on the complications his clinic in North London worked both in general practice in 2013, having completed an board for Allergan and most since 2004 and has gained and in a hospital environment. She additional BSc (Hons) 1st Class recently joined the British College an international reputation is also a trained anaesthetist. In Degree in Anatomy. On completion of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) for producing natural-looking 2013 she founded Elite Aesthetics of his surgical training in the board. Dr Shotter is the founder and results. His original approach in Kent. She also practices from the Yorkshire Deanery he qualified medical director of the Illuminate and techniques include Facial renowned Cranley Clinic in London. as a Member of the Royal College Skin Clinic in Kent. Currently, she Reshaping with Myomodulation She has a specialist expertise of Surgeons (Edinburgh). He has splits her time between there and and the Non-surgical Lip Lift in intimate health and appears completed a Level 7 accredited her private practice on London’s (NLL). Dr Harris is also a trainer regularly on television and in the course in Aesthetic Medicine. Harley Street. and educator. press as well as speaking at medical He is also a trainer for Teoxane and conferences worldwide. founder of Yorkshire Skin Centre. MR ALI GHANEM DIJA AYODELE MR ARTURO ALMEIDA KERRY BELBA Mr Ali Ghanem is a consultant Aesthetician Dija Ayodele is Mr Arturo Almeida is an Kerry Belba is a laser and skin aesthetic plastic surgeon and author of Black Skin: The Definitive experienced consultant surgeon practitioner and laser and IPL trainer. clinical senior lecturer in plastic, Skincare Guide, founder of Black and internationally-renowned She was the first non-medical reconstructive and aesthetic Skin Directory and owner of West keynote speaker. He is a Professor practitioner to obtain the nationally surgery at Barts and the London Room Aesthetics in London – a of Medicine at the University of recognised BTEC Laser & Light award School of Medicine & Dentistry, go-to destination for patients of Murcia, Spain and is a leading and has completed the Advanced as well as visiting professor and colour seeking skin rejuvenation expert in the field of fat dissolving Skin Laser Applications Award. In head of department of Aesthetic treatments and skin advice. She is injectables. He is also the founder 2021, she was the first aesthetic Medicine at the College of a GLAMOUR Magazine columnist, of Baarle Academy, providing laser practitioner in the UK to be Medicine and Dentistry, Ulster Trustee of the Beauty Backed Trust training for medical practitioners voted onto the British Medical Laser University. He is qualified in and Advisory Board Member to the in aesthetic treatments and Association (BMLA) as an Executive Medical Law and Ethics, Surgical British Beauty Council. She speaks business consultancy for clinics Board Member. She is also the Science and Developmental and regularly at both industry and and business owners. He is a full owner of Laser Skin Solutions in Stem Cell Biology. consumer events. member of BCAM. Bournemouth. 6 Aesthetic Medicine September 2022 GREEN. REDEFINED. 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