Publications
Cheek volumisation and augmentation is when a temporary hyaluronic acid filler is injected into the layers of the cheek area and mid-face, often along the zygomatic bone.
Tune in to find out how Natalie overcame barriers encountered along the way and what advice she has for fellow aesthetic practitioners on everything from starting out to self-promotion and patient selection to regulation.
Delving into the aesthetics field can be daunting, but you’ve got to start somewhere. Everyone starts their journey differently, and everyone’s journey is unique.
It depends on many factors including your current job, family status, finances and how you will manage extra work, training, study, responsibility and pressure. It’s a juggling act!
In this article, the author will explore the fundamental principles in delivering safe and effective tear trough treatment with a soft-tissue, hyaluronic acid filler. The article will explain what the tear trough is and why this area of the face becomes more apparent with ageing, as well as the reasons behind patients seeking tear trough filler and how they can present in aesthetic clinics. Furthermore, information will be detailed on enuring correct patient selection for tear trough treatments, contraindications for tear trough filler and possible side effects and which filler types and treatment tools are recommended.
Ever wondered why so many people seem to look the same on TV and social media nowadays? According to cosmetic surgeon Dr Riccardo Frati, there’s a good reason for this, as he says there are five main face types that seem to cover the majority of modern faces: feline, timeless beauty, reality ‘doll face’, English rose and features face. So, which one are you? Read on for more…
Sounds crazy to be able to categorise faces into just five types, right? But cosmetic surgeon Dr Riccardo Frati says we can do exactly that, based on his patients’ requests. So, what are these face types? Let’s have a look in more detail. I've also called upon two fabulous aesthetic practitioners - Natalie Haswell and Amar Suchde - for their thoughts.
There are so many aesthetics courses out there that it can sometimes be difficult to navigate your way through them. Whether you’re an aspiring aesthetic practitioner, or you’ve been doing aesthetics for a while, you’ve probably heard of the Level 7 in aesthetics. We have a cracking article on what a Level 7 course is here if you want some more details on that, but in this article, we chat with 3 brilliant aesthetic practitioners - Natalie Haswell, Dr Raquel Amado, and Charine Patel - to find out why they chose to do the Level 7, and what they feel it’s done for their careers.
The big question people ask when considering alternative career paths for doctors and nurses still working for the NHS is, “how do you divide your time between your NHS job, your new career, and family time?”
Faculty ambassador and clinical mentor Natalie Haswell discusses her journey into Aesthetic Medicine as a prescribing nurse.
Summer may be coming to an end this month, but the skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation all year round. Patient education is key to individuals taking the most effective measures to protect their skin from damage and reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. Natalie Haswell outlines who is at risk, recommends ways to stay safe in the sun and explores whether once-daily sunscreens work
As part of our Ethics in Aesthetics campaign, we asked for submissions on the topic of ethical practice in aesthetics. In this article, Natalie Haswell suggests that a lack of regulation in this sector enables a minority of practitioners to practice unethically, and explores some of the key ethical principles, explaining how they fit into the scope of aesthetic practice
In this article the author will explore the relevance and importance of knowing and understanding the facial anatomy, including what benefits this has to the patient and the injector. This article will detail why an in-depth knowledge of anatomy is important, specifically in relation to aesthetic medicine, botulinum toxin A and soft tissue filler injections. First and foremost, it is the medical injector's duty of care to have a deep knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology with regard to any medical procedure. Unfortunately, as well-known, cosmetic injectables are largely unregulated. The number of reports of ‘botched’ cosmetic procedures or even poor treatment and poor consumer service just keeps on rising (Save Face, 2019). This raises the question of why this is and why the complications becoming what seems to be more frequent and increasing in severity.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has always reminded practitioners that it is prohibited to use before and after images for prescription-only medicines (POMs) like botulinum toxin or ‘Botox’ in marketing.
In fact, as we know, it’s prohibited in the UK to market POMs to the public at all, including vitamin and hay fever injections for example, unlike in the US.1 In January, this was reinforced after the CAP and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued an Enforcement Notice to the beauty and cosmetic service industry due to minimal compliance from injectors.
There are so many aesthetics courses out there that it can sometimes be difficult to navigate your way through them. Whether you’re an aspiring aesthetic practitioner, or you’ve been doing aesthetics for a while, you’ve probably heard of the Level 7 in aesthetics.
Dying to get out to a cosmetic practitioner to get your skin in check? I feel ya! Just when we think we’re safe to start booking face to face appointments again, yet more lockdown rules come into play. Fortunately, there are ways around the issue, though.
