Allie Anderson speaks to Dr Christopher Rowland Payne about why it’s crucial that aesthetic practitioners are experts in sun protection and skincare, and how working with others has helped to shape his career.
Consultant dermatologist Dr Christopher Rowland Payne has been treating various sun-related skin complaints for his entire career, which spans more than three decades. It was through his work with skin cancer patients that he became interested in aesthetics. “I was treating a lot of skin cancers in the NHS, such as melanoma, basal cell and squamous cell cancer, and when carrying out procedures one is always trying to find a good cosmetic result,” he explains, noting, “Sometimes, that result is better than the untreated side of the face, and bit by bit you realise that rather than just making better a problem, you can improve a person’s appearance. So you become focused not just on…
