Leave scalpel drama behind

Procedure is an alternative to surgery, maintains one’s youthfulness.

- Hein Kaiser

Aesthetic medicine is no longer about dramatic transformations. It is about refinement, sculpting, shaping and enhancing what already exists, carefully.

It is about balance, precision and less about surgery and more about a gentle approach than just cutting someone to size.

After all, the face is a three-dimensional structure in motion said aesthetics practitioner and Mall of Africa beauty squad influencer Dr Karishma Ramdev.

"Aesthetics is not just about changing faces," she said.

"It is about understanding ageing, bone loss, collagen depletion and how to work with what people already have to enhance rather than alter."

"It isn't just about looking good in pictures," she said. "It is about feeling good in your own skin."

She added: "People are becoming more aware and accepting of aesthetic treatments and looking for ways to slow down ageing while looking like themselves."

Aesthetic medicine offers non-invasive or sometimes minimally invasive alternatives to plastic surgery. It is becoming more popular due to its shorter recovery times, lower risks and personalised treatments.