Special Feature: Understanding Supplements for Skin Health

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As well as looking aesthetically beautiful, we know that strong and healthy skin is important for overall barrier function too. With multiple functions that include temperature regulation, water transport, sensation and protection from external triggers, it’s essential to support and encourage patients to look after their skin health.1
Recommending skincare products is the most obvious way to complement in-clinic treatments, but have you also considered supplementation to further enhance skin quality? This month, we interview three practitioners to find out what supplements their patients use, why they’ve chosen these products and how they have boosted skin health.
Quite simply, aesthetic practitioner Dr Olha Vorodyukhina emphasises that we can’t separate skin health and general health. “I always say to my patients that the skin is the mirror of our internal system, and we must do all we…

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