Skin, Aesthetics & Healthy Ageing Journal
Evidence-based advice from Dr Caroline Warden, NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale, covering facial ageing, menopause skin, regenerative aesthetics, skincare and natural-looking aesthetic treatments.
Why Do Some People Struggle to See Their Own Beauty? Self Image, Body Dysmorphia and When Aesthetic Treatment Is Not the Answer
Someone says you look lovely and your eyes go straight to the flaw. A Hale GP and aesthetic doctor explains the psychology of self image, where ordinary self criticism ends and body dysmorphic disorder begins, what the evidence says helps, and why a good aesthetic clinic should sometimes say no.
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Why a Good Aesthetic Doctor Sometimes Says No: A Patient’s Guide to Ethical Aesthetics
A good aesthetic doctor turns people away. What ethical practice actually involves, what the GMC and UK law require, the situations in which I decline treatment, and the questions that tell you whether a practitioner would ever say no to you.
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