After being one of the first aesthetic practitioners to introduce botulinum toxin to the UK, Dr David Eccleston has since grown a leading clinic and established his own training academy.
Dr Eccleston was born and bred in Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, conducting his medical degree at Birmingham Medical School and qualifying in 1987. His initial enthusiasm lay with dermatology, as he says, “I found that the skin taught me so much about underlying disease processes and it was really a reflection of the personality of the individual. ”His interest grew, and he trained at the Birmingham Skin Centre before entering cosmetic dermatology in 1994. He received training from Drs Jean and Alastair Carruthers, who first discovered that botulinum toxin can be used to treat glabellar lines, hence becoming one of the first UK practitioners to learn about toxin’s aesthetic usage in 1999.
He does not underestimate the privilege of being involved in the birth of aesthetic medicine in the UK, saying, “We were actually making a difference. I know that to many people outside the…
