Exclusive interviews with the CCR medical advisory board and KOLs
Every month, we’re catching up with the CCR Medical Advisory Board and industry KOLs for exclusive interviews, thought pieces, trends as well as handy hints and tips!

5 minutes with… Mr Paul Banwell
How has your practice/routine changed since the coronavirus pandemic? I am surprised but everything has changed with COVID – more than I ever realised it would. The biggest impact of COVID was how to be even more discerning with my time and energy and highlighting what is important in life and what is not; what

5 minutes with… Gary Monaghan
In October, we caught up with Gary Monaghan, Director of The Cosmetic Consultants, who have over 20 years of experience in the cosmetic surgery industry, offering unique business advice on building clinics, marketing and business strategy and indemnity insurance. Gary joined us for the ISAPS Symposium UK virtual meeting as a guest speaker for BAAPS

5 minutes with… Emma Coleman
In May we caught up with Emma Coleman, Aesthetic and Dermatology Nurse who has just launched a new skincare range. Emma told us about how she’s keeping her client’s engaged during isolation, what we can expect in her book and how she see’s the future of aesthetics looking after lockdown. There is no doubt that

5 Minutes with… Sherina Balaratnam
We’re starting with Miss Sherina Balaratnam, Surgeon, Founder and Medical Director of multi-award-winning medical aesthetic clinic S-Thetics. What do you predict will be the up and coming trends for 2019? “I would say: 1. An increase in males having procedures Which I think is going to happen for 2 main reasons: Wider acceptance for men

5 Minutes with… Sharon Bennett
This month we caught up with Sharon Bennett, Chair of the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses, UK mentor and national trainer in advanced cosmetic injectables and Director of multi-award-winning Harrogate Aesthetics. What do you predict will be the up and coming trends for 2019? “Relating to my specialist subject, filler: • Multi-layering techniques – concentration

5 Minutes with… Norman Waterhouse
This month we caught up with Norman Waterhouse, world-renowned plastic surgeon, co-founder of the “Facing the World” charity and chairman of the CCR Advisory Board Can you share your best hints and tips for anyone looking to specialise in aesthetic surgery or medical aesthetics in general? “We’ve reached the point for surgeons where aesthetic surgery

5 Minutes with… Dr Nestor Demosthenous
This month we caught up with Dr Nestor Demosthenous, one of Scotland’s advanced cosmetic doctors, Founder and Medical Director of multi-award-winning Dr Nestor’s Medical & Cosmetic Centre What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given during your career? “A mentor once told me “Stay humble and hungry”. It’s important to stay grounded. I try to

5 Minutes with… Anna Hemming
This month we caught up with Dr Anna Hemming, once Captain in the Army Medical Corps as well as resident in-house doctor to the royal family, now founder of Thames Skin Clinic. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given during your career? “Don’t give up on your goal. Don’t let other’s perceptions of

5 Minutes with… Anjali Mahto
This month we caught up with Anjali Mahto, consultant dermatologist, author of ‘The Skincare Bible’, spokesperson for the British Skin Foundation and executive committee member of the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group Can you share your best hints and tips for anyone looking to specialise in dermatology? “Dermatology is a hugely competitive speciality to successfully get