“It’s not about treating ageing lines it’s about addressing the emotion behind them”
Dr Ahmed El Houssieny shares his holistic approach and work as a recognised complications expert
Growing up in Dubai, aesthetic practitioner Dr Ahmed El Houssieny was influenced by the strong medical presence at home. His father, a dentist, had hoped he would pursue the same path, but Dr El Houssieny chose to carve out his own journey. “He tried his best to convince me,” Dr El Houssieny recalls, “but I had a passion for medicine, for biology and the human body itself.” Determined to pursue a career in medicine, Dr El Houssieny moved to Egypt in his early 20s to attend medical school at Alexandria University and later graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1999. In 2000, he relocated to the UK, where he spent the next 15 years working as an anaesthetist within the NHS. Despite enjoying being an anaesthetist, Dr El Houssieny craved a change. It was during this period of reflection that he was first introduced to the world of aesthetics. “I started hearing about…
