Inside Aesthetics

Episode 123 is something a little bit different - it's a swapcast! This week the roles are reversed as our hosts Dr Jake & David become the guests on the hugely popular US podcast ‘Through Thick & Skin’. Hosted by Erin Jensen (Aesthetic Physicians Assistant) and her sister Megan Pattison (Experience Expert), the Through Thick and Skin podcast has similar synergy and goals to Inside Aesthetics. Erin and Megan showcase real, non-bs, safe and effective injectable treatments and tips on how to improve your skin. We discuss the birth of Inside Aesthetics and a little bit more about Dr Jake & David’s back stories. We then contrast the fascinating differences between the medical aesthetic landscapes of Australia vs USA. We share our learnings and experiences on what COVID has taught us, how the industry has bounced back and where we are headed now - plus a few things that never change wherever you treat paying patients including high expectations, identifying red flag patients, how and when to say no and

Episode 122 hosts Dr Steven Harris, a Cosmetic Physician based in London, UK. Steve has an international reputation for his approach to injecting. He strongly believes in treating the face holistically by respecting the anatomy and it's proportions. This is something that he has championed for many years and continues to advocate through his social media channels and to his patients. This episode's main theme discusses fillers and the growing phenomenon of the over-treatment of patients. We discuss how and why this is happening, who's fault it is and what the implications are. We debate how techniques like 'tenting' that he feels may lead to the issue of filler 'migration', the truth about filler longevity and Dr Harris' approach to dealing with poor filler results - including his 'Dissolving clinic' and how he uses hyalase. To balance the argument, we also explore what the role of the injector really is and dig deep into what their duties are - are they artists, free to express their patients choices or shou

Episode 121 hosts Dr Patrick Treacy based in Dublin, Ireland. Patrick is an multiple award-winning cosmetic physician who was one of the first in the world to offer facial aesthetics. We explore Dr Treacy's unusual start to his medical career and his experiences in the early years as a doctor. After suffering a potentially life-ending needle stick injury in hospital, he travelled the world, worked in several remote locations before moving back to Ireland where the facial aesthetic industry hadn't yet started. Dr Treacy quickly pioneered some the very first injectable treatments including using both biostimulator and polyacrylamide fillers for facial lipodystrophy in HIV-patients. He was also the first doctor known to try something that we now take for granted as injectors - the use of hyaluronidase to dissolve HA fillers. We get a fascinating perspective on how things have changed in facial aesthetics over 30 years before discussing Dr Treacy's most famous patient - The King of Pop, Michael Jackson. PATREON:

Episode 120 hosts Dr Jean Carruthers based in Vancouver, Canada. In the late 1980's working as an opthalmologist, Dr Carruthers and her husband Dr Alistair Carruthers (a dermatologist) pioneered how botulinum toxin can be used specifically for cosmetic purposes - now the most common cosmetic procedure in the world. Dr Carruthers is globally-recognised for her expertise in research and has authored more than 300 peer reviewed scientific publications, 70 book chapters and 9 textbooks. She's given thousands of presentations on cosmetic treatments and continues to lecture on the world stage as a keynote speaker. We first discuss how she learnt to use botulinum toxin and the day she deliberately treated the first patient in the world for frown line treatment - her receptionist Cathy Swann. We learn how her peers initially dismissed the idea of injectable cosmetic treatments and yet over time, how Jean and Alistair designed the first trials and worked with Allergan to brand the treatment as 'Botox'. We explore how

Episode 119 hosts Julie Horne, a world-renowned aesthetic nurse injector who now lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally from Sweden, Julie is a registered nurse and cared for cardio-thoracic patients for many years before turning her attention to aesthetics. In 2017 she exploded onto the world's injecting scene with her 'Julie Horne Lips' technique, showcasing her expertise in lip fillers. As a result of her exquisite work and attention to detail, Julie is a KOL for Galderma and has become a highly sought after speaker and educator. She is the co-owner of the Swiss Aesthetic Institute and founder of the Julie Horne Academy where she trains doctors and nurses to attend her internationally acclaimed 'Lip Masterclass'.  We first discuss Julie’s personal motivations and route into injecting before going on a seriously deep dive into lip fillers. We explore male vs female treatments, the consultation and assessment, techniques including ‘tenting’ and ‘lollipops’, needle vs cannula, tricky lips, the issue of

Episode 118 is the fifth part of our miniseries, 'The Beauty Of The World'. We host globally-renowned key opinion leaders to discuss their own regions beauty standards, aesthetic trends and the injectable market in their part of the world.  We go on a deep dive to understand what people find attractive, what influences this and celebrate the similarities and amazing differences amongst peoples faces and skin tones. Dr. Pegah Dehdari is leading dermatologist based in Dubai. She's a globally-renowned injector and acts as a KOL for Allergan. Being of Persian-descent but being born and trained in Germany, she has a unique insight into the patient mindset and beauty ideals of the region. In a region dominated by religious conservatism, we explore the interesting paradox where some of the most glamorous and groomed patients in the world live. We get an understanding of the beauty standards of Middle Eastern patients and explore what motivates and influences patient requests. We also look at how this inter-plays

Episode 117 hosts Professor Shafi Ahmed, a multi-award winning colorectal surgeon, teacher, futurist and entrepreneur. Professor Ahmed primarily operates at The Royal London Hospital, UK as a bowel cancer specialist.  But outside of his day job, Professor Ahmed has a much more extensive role in health care provision, being one of the top 20 global influencers in digital health and innovation. He advises the UK government on the ‘Long-Term Plan’ for health care and was awarded the Future NHS Award by members of Parliament. He is also the civilian advisor for the British Armed Forces in General Surgery. He has helped design and implement surgical education programmes in over 20 countries including conflict zones. Recently he was commissioned by the Abu Dhabi government to help digitalise and innovate their health care system for the future.  Professor Ahmed has the unique accolade of being the world’s most watched surgeon, having streamed live operations using ‘Google Glass’, 'SnapChat Spectacles' and live

Episode 118 hosts Dr Michelle Wong, better known by her online persona, 'Lab Muffin'. Lab Muffin is a science educator and content creator with a PhD in medicinal and molecular chemistry. Through her hugely popular Instagram, YouTube and blog channels, she debunks beauty myths and explains the science behind leading skin and beauty products.  We explore why skin care is so poorly understood before diving into some of the most commonly asked questions about skincare and product marketing. We cover sun cream, what a basic skincare regime looks like and get a simple guide to the important vitamins for cosmetic skin care. PATREON: Join our Patreon for on demand injectable and business education in addition to global networking opportunities with other injectors SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Click here if you enjoy listening to IA every week and would like to contribute to supporting the podcast CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL OFFERS: Click here to browse our latest partner offers! CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact IA and other import

Episode 115 hosts Dr Tapan Patel, a leading cosmetic physician and the owner of PHI clinic in London, UK. He specialises in all aspects of non-surgical aesthetic procedures and is a global KOL for Allergan Aesthetics. A year ago to the day of our recording, Dr Patel was diagnosed with COVID-19. The aftermath of this and his recovery led him on a personal journey to re-discover his health and wellness but also something even bigger. Not only did he get into the shape of his life but he then incorporated these new perspectives into aesthetic consultations with his patients. We ultimately pose some deeper questions about cosmetic medicine including: Have we only scratched the surface of our patients potential? Can wellness and aesthetics be combined into a new speciality known as lifestyle medicine? PATREON: Join our Patreon for on demand injectable and business education in addition to global networking opportunities with other injectors SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Click here if you enjoy listening to IA every week

Episode 114 sees the return of Ruanne Brell, a senior medico-legal solicitor at Avant (Australia's largest medical indemnity company). In her previous two podcasts (Episodes 51 and 66) we focused on the patient and the medical professionals perspectives. We covered how cosmetic consultations should be approached and more importantly, what to do when things don't go as planned. In today's episode we focus specifically on the legal implications of advertising cosmetic and injectable treatments in Australia. In an age where social media forms the bulk of many clinics marketing, we assess how this should be carried out in a compliant way and how to avoid being reported or penalised. PATREON: Join our Patreon for on demand injectable and business education in addition to global networking opportunities with other injectors SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Click here if you enjoy listening to IA every week and would like to contribute to supporting the podcast CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL OFFERS: Click here to browse our latest partn

Episode 113 is the fourth chapter of our miniseries, 'The Beauty Of The World'. The Beauty Of The World hosts globally-renowned key opinion leaders to discuss their own regions beauty standards, aesthetic trends and the injectable market in their part of the world. We'll try to better understand what people find attractive, what influences this and celebrate the similarities and amazing differences between our faces and skin tones. In this episode we're joined by Dr Andre Braz, a globally-renowned dermatologist, injector and cosmetic educator. Dr Braz is a leading KOL for numerous aesthetic brands including Allergan, Galderma, Merz, Teoxane and SkinCeuticals. ⠀ We explore the beauty ideals of Brazil, world-famous for it's glamour and aesthetic confidence. But what's less commonly appreciated is that Brazil is also the world's most mixed race nation. So we go on a deep dive to understand what 500 years of fusing of cultures and races looks like. We discuss how injectors might approach multi-racial patients and

Episode 112 hosts Kian Moini, a new entrepreneur in the Australian aesthetic space and the founder of a start up business called ‘Cosmetic Recruitment’. Kian is the son of Babak Moini, the founder of Laser Clinics Australia and follows in his fathers footsteps in aiming to modernise and improve the Australian injectable industry.  Kian went straight into the corporate world from high school, getting an invaluable grounding in the workings of private equity, mergers & acquisitions, business strategy and management consultancy. We get an insight into the current state of the business side of cosmetic clinics. We first discuss Kian's unique background and education in the cosmetic landscape and how it has evolved - starting with his father's own creation 'Laser Clinics Australia'. We look at the projected growth of the industry and break down some financial jargon to explain the trends and consequences for clinics to become acquired either through private equity or be listed publicly. Lastly we explore Ki

Episode 111 hosts Dr Lee Walker, a world-renowned cosmetic injector from Liverpool in the UK. Dr Walker previously worked as a Dental Surgeon before dedicating his time to facial aesthetics. He is a hugely respected global key opinion leader for Teoxane and has taught in over 30 countries. In this role, Dr Walker heads and helps design the Teoxane educational programme in addition to mentoring injectors in several key markets. Dr Walker is best known for his easy to understand approach to cosmetic education and his knowledge of facial anatomy. We discuss a wide range of topics concerning the evidence (or lack of) for how we as injectors practice. We start with one of the key issues surrounding the specialty, namely who exactly should be allowed to inject and how should injectors train to demonstrate a level of competence? We then tackle some of the myths, dogma and assumptions of the injectable world including: - Was there really a global toxin-failure phenomenon post-lockdown? - One of the biggest controvers

Episode 110 hosts Dr Michelle Rodrigues (Specialist dermatologist), Kylie Rowe (Corporate Account Manager for Cynosure) & Mike Driver, a laser therapist specialising in tattoo removal. (All from Melbourne, Australia) Dr. Rodrigues is globally renowned for her expertise in treating pigmentation and treating skin conditions in those with skin of colour. Mike started his laser business 11 years ago in Brisbane and now has five clinics nationally. He is one of the countries most experienced laser tattoo removalists having performed well over 100,000 treatments. We break the podcast into two distinct sections to discuss some of the key uses of Cynosure’s ‘Picosure’ laser - so called because it was the first laser technology to deliver energy to the skin in a picosecond (a trillionth of a second!)  First Dr Rodrigues explains the common causes of pigmentation, her consultation  technique and strategies for approaching treatment with the Picosure. In the second half, Mike tells us about his journey into tattoo r

Episode 109 is the third chapter of our miniseries, 'The Beauty Of The World'. Each of these bonus episodes will be released on Wednesdays (twice a month) in addition to our usual Friday podcasts. We'll be hosting globally-renowned key opinion leaders to discuss their own regions beauty standards, aesthetic trends and the injectable market in their part of the world. We'll go on a deep dive to understand what people find attractive, what influences this and celebrate the similarities and amazing differences amongst different faces and skin tones. In this episode we're joined by Dr Iman Nurlin, a leading cosmetic physician, injector and international speaker who's based in Örebro, Sweden. Iman emigrated to Sweden over 30 years ago from Ethiopia and we explore the beauty ideals and influences on Scandanavian aesthetics. We also ponder two broader and more difficult to define questions; what is ‘European’ and what does the term ‘caucasian’ actually mean?  PATREON: Join our Patreon for on demand injectable and bu

Episode 108 hosts Dr Suneel Chilukuri (Cosmetic Physician, Texas, USA), Dr Frank Lin (Plastic Surgeon, Melbourne, Australia) & Gareth Pepper (Sales Director of BTL Aesthetics Australia). In a first for the podcast, we've divided this episode into two halves with two key opinion leaders. Dr Chilukuri first reminds us what EMSCULPT is (see Episode 33 for a detailed recap!), how HIFEM technology works and we learn about the technical aspects and clinical trials. We get an American-perspective on body contouring and then discuss EMSCULPT NEO, the newest device from BLT Aesthetics. In the second half of the podcast, we get an Australian perspective and learn why a leading plastic surgeon has embraced EMSCULPT technology in his clinics. We also explore the clinical as well as business reasons why EMSCULPT has been so popular worldwide. As a very special offer, if you contact BTL Aesthetics on +61435769639, you can discuss trading in your existing, non-BLT body contouring device PATREON: Join our Patreon for on

Episode 107 is the second chapter of our miniseries, 'The Beauty Of The World'. Each of these bonus episodes will be released on Wednesdays (twice a month) in addition to our usual Friday podcasts. We'll be hosting globally-renowned key opinion leaders to discuss their own regions beauty standards, aesthetic trends and the injectable market in their part of the world. We'll go on a deep dive to understand what people find attractive, what influences this and celebrate the similarities and amazing differences amongst different faces and skin tones. In this episode we're joined by Dr Rashmi Shetty, a leading dermatologist, injector and keynote speaker who's based in Mumbai, India. We'll explore the beauty ideals of India whilst also reflecting on Subcontinental Asian attitudes to aesthetics. PATREON: Join our Patreon for on demand injectable and business education in addition to global networking opportunities with other injectors SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Click here if you enjoy listening to IA every week and would

Episode 106 hosts Dr Davin Lim & Nick Dubinin, both previous guests on the podcast. (Episodes 71, 76 & 85) Davin is a globally-renowned Cosmetic Dermatologist from Brisbane, Australia. He specialises in laser treatments of all modalities. Nick is a highly experienced business development manager for Advanced Cosmeceuticals, a leading skin product, medical device and laser distributor. We explore what melasma is, why it occurs, which patient groups are more likely to suffer from it and why it's so difficult to treat. We then learn about some of the advanced energy-based treatments available including the Spectra XT (a multi-functional, non-ablative laser) & the LaseMD  (a multi-functional, fractioned, non-ablative laser), both by Lutronic. This podcast episode was brought to you by Advanced Cosmeceuticals & Lutronic, leaders in cosmeceuticals, medical and laser devices. To get a special discount and extra complimentary warranties on a variety of Lutronic products, you can call our guest Nick Du

Episode 105 hosts Michelle Kearney, the managing director of Bella Media. Bella Media is the Australian leader in promoting and reporting on cosmetic medicine and the beauty industry. Michelle has been the editor-in-chief of CosBeauty Magazine since 1998, in addition to the quarterly business guide for doctors only, Aesthetic Medical Practitioner (AMP). Michelle is also the convenor for Australia's boutique medical aesthetics conference, Cosmedicon, now in it's 4th year (March 4th-7th) We explore how and why Michelle began publishing, looking back at how the Australian aesthetics industry has evolved over 25 years. We also learn about Bella Media's two newest projects, 'The Black Book' and 'Aesthetic Advisor'. Inside Aesthetics listeners can get an incredible 25% discount off Cosmedicon tickets by using the code 'IAVIP' on the Cosmedicon website (subject to availability) PATREON: Join our Patreon for on demand injectable and business education in addition to global networking opportunities with other injector

Episode 104 hosts Giuve Balooch, Vice President of L'Oreal's 'Technology Incubator' - the innovation and creation department of the world's biggest beauty brand. We first get an understanding of what his department does and how his team operates. We hear about some of the incredible technologies he has already brought to the market including the 'Makeup Genius', an augmented reality app for trialing makeup and 'My Skin Track UV', a wearable UV light sensor now stocked by Apple. Giuve then introduces us to the SkinCeuticals Custom D.O.S.E machine. Taking over a decade to create, this is the world's first device that allows doctors to create personalised and tailored skincare for their patients. This episode of the podcast was brought to you by Skinceuticals, the number one medical aesthetics skincare brand worldwide. Show your support for IA via Patreon Follow IA on Instagram Visit our website  Subscribe to IA on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to IA on Spotify Contact Dr Jake & David  More about Dr Jake Follow