With a joint interest in becoming space doctors and gaining a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Physiology during their medical school training, Dr Tatiana Lapa and Mr Rishi Mandavia’s relationship blossomed, while their careers in to aesthetic medicine took different paths. As a husband-and-wife duo, Dr Lapa and Mr Mandavia reflect that it was a simple decision to set up a clinic and work together. Talking about how they met, Mr Mandavia reflects, “We were both studying Aerospace Physiology and Tatiana was doing a research project where she studied the effects of hypoxia (lack of oxygen) on brain function. I, of course, volunteered to be her subject and that’s how we met! Was it oxygen deprivation or was it love at first sight – we’ll never know!”
Dr Lapa first became interested in aesthetics when she qualified as a junior doctor at St George’s University of London in 2011. She reflects, “I started working for another clinic in London, which…
