If you’re a female aesthetic practitioner or clinic owner in your 40s, 50s or early 60s, there’s a good chance you’re part of a club known as “the sandwich generation.” And despite the name, it’s no picnic.

We received so many entries for the 2026 Aesthetic Medicine Awards and after the first round of judging, the shortlist for the 2026 finalists can finally be revealed. This year we have 14 categories, celebrating the very best our industry has to offer across from regional clinics, individual professionals, social media and clinic teams. 

Nurse and founder of Tan&Co, Teresa Tan, shares her journey from the hospital ward to running her own unique aesthetic clinic

Dr Rekha Tailor, founder and medical director of Health & Aesthetics comments on some of the unusual methods women are using to tighten their vaginas.