Children’s visible scars
Children's young skin is sensitive and precious, and it is natural for parents to worry that any damage will leave visible scars. From babies exploring...
Aesthetic
The Aesthetic category covers cosmetic, skincare and wellbeing topics alongside broader conversations about appearance, body image and self-care. It includes content on aesthetic procedures and routines, skin health, dermatological treatments and cultural perspectives on beauty and fashion, as well as posts that intersect with related health and lifestyle subjects.
Brave Faces – plastic surgery born in war
A century ago it was wounded soldiers, rather than celebrities, queuing for the latest plastic surgery. The First World War saw the rise of terrible...
Disabled by Body Dysmorphia
Many people feel unhappy or insecure about their physical appearance during some point in their lives. However, individuals can become obsessed with the way that...
Doctor wins Gold at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner pours accolades on the dazzling ‘The Seedlip Garden’ by Dr Catherine MacDonald – a celebration of Modern and Apothecary – a Gold Medal...
The CHERUB HIV garden of hope at Chelsea
The CHERUB HIV Garden conceived by Professor John Frater from the University of Oxford and Professor Sarah Fidler from Imperial College London, raises awareness of...
An Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the tranquil ‘The Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden,’ - inspired by William Morris’ daughter Jenny’s epilepsy - designed by award...
Gender reconstructive surgery – winning the waiting game
When it comes to gender reconstructive surgery, if you could sum-up the patient experience in one word, chances are you’d use ‘waiting’. The patient may...
The beauty of a Gore-Tex nose job
Should you go for a Gore-Tex nose job? When American entrepreneur Bob Gore created Expanded Polytetrafluoroetylene, or ‘ePTFE’ for short, in the 1960s, it proved...
Social media and eating disorders
At the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, two experts in eating disorders discuss the problem of social media and bloggers who can help to...
The ‘death’ of the facelift
NEW stats released this month by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) suggested a major new trend in aesthetic procedures - more and...
