Nurse prescriber Julie Scott examines the shift from enhancement to antiageing in aesthetic practice
With recent developments in the medical aesthetics specialty, it is widely accepted that a holistic antiageing treatment plan maximises the preventative potential of regenerative medicine. The argument that treatments focused on prevention and preservation help patients navigate the ageing process at their own pace is a compelling one. As this has become increasingly possible, it could be argued that the specialty’s focus has shifted from enhancement to antiageing. This is a shift that invites both opportunity and ethical concern, particularly around the risk of medicalising the natural ageing process and creating unrealistic expectations of perpetual youth.
It prompts an important debate: should we continue down this path of prevention, or pause to consider whether aesthetics is beginning to promise too much? Should they progress at different rates, a widening gap between them could…
