Journal

Writing about aesthetic medicine, including the parts that argue against it.

Four entries. Written by the practitioner, not by an agency.

Macro of a forehead at rest, lit from above so fine lines read as topography.

Journal / 07 · Read / 6 min

Botox isn't a skincare routine.

Understanding when treatment actually makes sense — and the years where the honest answer is sunscreen.

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A woman at a window in late afternoon, eyes closed, face turned into the light.

Journal / 06 · Read / 4 min

What “natural results” actually means.

The phrase is used by every clinic and defined by almost none of them. Here is our working definition.

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Vials and a camera on a clinic desk beside a photographic grey card.

Journal / 05 · Read / 7 min

Why we photograph every visit.

Memory is a poor baseline. Standardised photography is the only way to tell change from wishful thinking.

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A clinic corridor with a hard shadow cutting diagonally across the floor.

Journal / 04 · Read / 5 min

The treatments we decline.

A short list, and the reasoning behind each one.

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