Dr Sophie Shotter is an aesthetic practitioner renowned for her expertise in advanced skincare and non-surgical treatments. As the founder of Illuminate Skin Clinics, she has transitioned from anaesthetist to global trainer and podcast host.
Dr Shotter grew up in Kent until her father’s job moved her family to Lincolnshire when she was eight years old. Growing up, she knew she was academically bright, but hadn’t thought about what she would go on to study, saying, “When I was 14 years old, I did some work experience in law and I hated it, it just wasn’t for me.
After that, I asked myself, what do I really enjoy? At the time, I loved sciences and caring for people.” Her innate passion for helping people led her to gain work experience in a care home and, later, on a diabetes ward in hospital. This sparked her interest in the medical field.
“I really enjoyed it, and I knew if I loved this, I would love medicine. From that moment, I didn’t look back,” she recalls. She completed her five-year medical degree at Leeds University, qualifying…
