Knowledge of surgical procedures is an important part of the skillset of all aesthetic practitioners, whether they are primarily surgical or non-surgical professionals. In an audit performed at my clinic, La Belle Forme in Glasgow, we reported that 22% of our patients who attended initially for a non-surgical treatment subsequently underwent a surgical procedure at our clinic. On average, the patient would wait 18 months after their first encounter at the clinic to undergo surgery. Patients often ask their non-surgical practitioner for advice on which plastic surgeon they recommend for surgical treatments. Non-surgical practitioners may feel that they are seeing a patient who wants a result that cannot be obtained non-surgically will need to refer the patient to a surgical practitioner instead to achieve optimum results. This article will provide non-surgical practitioners with an…
