Using graphic design to convey your brand

Graphic design uses visual composition, such as typography, colour, imagery and layout, to project ideas and solve problems. It is used in several areas, such as visual identity (your brand),...

Softly, softly task force

Clive Lewis, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Illumine Training, defines soft skills as ‘one of those somewhat vague terms that means slightly different things to different people.

Putting your health first

Facial pigmentation and melasma reduction using a hydroquinone- and tretinoin-based skin transformation system

Melasma is a common acquired symmetrical hypermelanotic condition (Bandyopadhyay, 2009) that affects millions of people worldwide (Rodrigues and Pandya, 2015). In the author's experience, the most...

Assessing body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders in cosmetic procedure populations

According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-V) (2013), BDD is classified under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders and requires four...

Factors involved in tissue-lifting threads

Thread vectors can be macro-forces, designed to oppose the gravitational downward migration of the tissues of the face, neck and body, or smaller micro-forces, which may or may not be significant..

Tackling colourism and steps towards improving diversity in the aesthetics sector

There are fundamental differences in the anatomy and physiology of non-Caucasian skin, and this is an expanding area of research due to the vast variability within ethnic groups..

Reflection of a clinical emergency

It was the beginning of a busy day in my clinic. Since I began my business in 2018, I have always worked alone, apart from having a virtual assistant who deals with the daily tasks of administration...

The aesthetic specialism

In March 2021, the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) published a 10-point plan (JCCP, 2021), laying out the goals it seeks in terms of regulating the aesthetics sector, and the BACN...

How stakeholders have responded to the 10-point plan for safer regulation in the aesthetics sector

Since the publication of the 10-point plan in March 2021 (JCCP, 2021a), the JCCP has received over 500 responses from stakeholder members of the aesthetics industry.

BT switch off in 2025

The reason traditional lines will be switched off due to the fact that they no longer meet the demand for new technology. For example, it does not support data connections (the internet) and it is...

New to entrepreneurship? Part 3: building your brand's culture

There will be aspects of each practitioner's business that will not play to their strengths. It could be administration and logistics, in which case, someone will be needed to handle operations. It...