Celebrating International Women’s Day From a Female Doctor

It is my belief that it is our responsibility as women in this industry to look after each other, to empower one another and be supportive in our common goals and ambitions.

We, through a commitment to clinical excellence and integrity, will inspire the next generation of aesthetic industry trailblazers, so it’s hugely important that we are communicative, transparent and dedicated to both our individual and collective achievements.

At Health & Aesthetics, women make up approximately 86.5% of our patient base and I know I can speak on behalf of our entire team when I say that we feel a great sense of responsibility for each one of them.

It is absolutely our responsibility to empower their patient journey by ensuring that we communicate well, educate and present factual information that will help them make informed choices and act with integrity at all times.

Celebrating woman's achievement's on international woman's day

Education
Equipping patients with all the facts is essential in providing them with empowerment over their treatment journeys.

From providing a clear, informative and well-resourced website, to a robust consultation process and cooling-off period that gives the opportunity to ask any questions that they may have.

It’s important that they are presented with all the facts clearly and concisely so that they can make the right decision for themselves as an individual.

Integrity

Upholding a sense of professional integrity is critical when working in the aesthetics industry.

Integrity forms the foundation of our industry and underpins everything we do.

It’s what helps us to offer the highest standards of clinical excellence and garners that all-important relationship of practitioner-patient trust.

A great example of the act of integrity within our industry is: knowing when to say ‘no’. There will inevitably be occasions when a patient wants a certain procedure or treatment that you as a doctor will know is completely unsuitable for them and will have to refuse.

Although you have acted correctly and with professional integrity, knowing it is the right decision for them, you then have a patient left disappointed that their desired aesthetic outcome may not be fulfilled in the way that they had initially hoped. This is sometimes difficult to manage, but by using effective communication skills and education tools, it can be achieved so that both practitioner integrity and the patient’s sense of empowerment over their treatment journey remains intact

It is my hope that there is a continued and long-lasting commitment to the empowerment of all women in our industry; and that from practitioner to patient we are as pioneering in empowering each other as we are in developing the latest technological advancements in our industry.

Many thanks to Dr Rekha Tailor for this amazing blog who is the founder and Medical Director of Health & Aesthetics.

Dr Tailor is one of the UK’s leading non-surgical cosmetic specialists, having combined her extensive clinical expertise and artistic flair to specialize in Aesthetic Medicine, and is known for her light touch and incredibly natural-looking results.

She has received specialist training in the use and administration of all products and treatments offered by the clinic. She is a full member of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).