Preparing for an aesthetic medicine consultation

This is the article to read first, whatever procedure you have in mind. An aesthetic medicine consultation is a medical appointment: it begins with questions and an examination, and it may end in a refusal. Preparing well saves everyone a session.

What to expect

Allow thirty to forty-five minutes. No procedure is performed on the same day: the reflection period is yours, and it is part of the care.

You leave with a written plan — what is proposed, what is not, and why.

Preparing, 72 hours before

Bring a list of your current treatments, including supplements and contraception. Note the dates and, if you know them, the products used in your previous injections.

Come without make-up if possible: skin examines better. And take a few photographs of yourself in natural light, without filters — they help you talk about what actually bothers you.

What to tell us

A current or planned pregnancy, breastfeeding, an auto-immune disease, diabetes, anticoagulant therapy, a history of keloids or herpes, and any known allergy.

Also mention procedures received elsewhere, however long ago, even if the memory is not a good one. This is not a judgement, it is necessary information.

How the session goes

Medical questions, examination of the skin in natural light and sometimes reference photographs kept in your file. Then a discussion: what is possible, what is not, and what maintenance it implies.

Afterwards, and what to do

Take the time to reread the plan at home. A request that is not indicated receives a reasoned refusal: it is the most useful outcome of the consultation, even if it disappoints at the time.

When to call us back

Call the practice back if a question comes to you afterwards, if your medication changes, or if you would like to review the plan before deciding. None of these reasons is too small.

None of the above replaces the prior consultation: it alone says whether this procedure is right for you, and on what terms.