The Aesthetic Doctor Who Wants You to Understand Your Face Before You Touch It

takeaways

1. Dr Maude Calverley describes 'mindful aesthetics' as a collaborative, education-led approach that treats each patient individually and views aesthetic medicine as a medical speciality with patient care at its centre.

2. The conversation covers how the face changes over time across multiple layers — declining collagen, elastin and hydration, loss and downward shift of fat pads, laxening ligaments, and resorption of the underlying bone.

3. Different filler types and thicknesses (using the Teoxane RHA 1–4 range as an example) are discussed, with the point that matching filler thickness to the right layer helps avoid migration and 'pillow face'.

4. Biostimulators are described as harnessing the body's own fibroblasts to stimulate collagen in a controlled way, with results depending on the product chosen and the patient's expectations.

5. Botox is discussed in terms of muscle groups (elevators and depressors) across the face, with emphasis on softening movement rather than freezing, and the importance of patient and product selection.

6. On regret and prevention, the guest stresses the value of a thorough consultation, managing expectations, saying 'no' where treatment isn't warranted, and ageing on one's own terms rather than chasing perfection.

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