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Julie Brackenbury

Aesthetic Nurse Specialist, JB Cosmetic

Aesthetic practitioners' professionalism on social media: a cause for concern

For business purposes, social media platforms serve as a powerful tool, providing a cost-effective marketing strategy that can build a provider's reputation and bring in business leads (Lewis, 2013)....

The importance of a holistic approach in aesthetic nursing

While aesthetic nurses do not work in a traditional healthcare setting, we are still, first and foremost, nurses. The four themes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Code (NMC, 2019) say that...

Practise what you preach and think before you post

This brings me to the main issue that I firmly believe needs addressing, in that there is a growing concern in the aesthetic industry about the increase of over-sexualised and provocative images that...

Treating the lower periorbital area with hyaluronic acid

Notoriously, the lower periorbital area shows signs of ageing before other sections of the face because of the combination of natural bone reabsorption around the lower orbit and the depletion of soft...

Managing patients with needle phobia in aesthetic practice

According to Hamilton (1995), 80% of patients with needle phobia described the same strong needle fear in a first-degree relative, indicating that it is learned from a role model during childhood (Du...

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