Session Spotlight - The next gen: the ethics of treating younger patients with injectables

AESTHETIC MEDICINE LIVE CLINICAL CONFERENCE

Session Spotlight - Session 2 - The next gen: the ethics of treating younger patients with injectables

Date:

Saturday February 29

Agenda:

Clinical Conference, Conference Room 1

Time:

11.45am-12.15pm

Title:

SESSION 2 THE NEXT GEN: THE ETHICS OF TREATING YOUNGER PATIENTS WITH INJECTABLES

Speakers:

Sharon Bennett and Dr Ahemd El Houssieny

Chair:

Cheryl Barton

Summary:

Injectable treatments, in particular lip fillers, are becoming more and more popular with younger patients, but what are the ethics of elective treatments in Millennials and Gen Zers?

 

Sharon Bennett RGN, NIP

Sharon Bennett RGN, NIP, is a director of Harrogate Aesthetics and current chair of the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN). She has worked in medical aesthetics for more than 25 years and is a national trainer in cosmetic injectables as well as a mentor for the aesthetic medicine course at Northumbria University. She has a special interest in the ageing face, facial lifting and skin restoration using dermal fillers. She leads the UK editing task force committee on the British Standards Institute/European Standards Committee Draft standard for Non-Surgical Aesthetic Medicine and has helped write and publish the BACN/Royal College of Nursing aesthetic nursing competencies.

Dr Ahmed El Houssieny

Dr Ahmed El Houssieny runs the Doctor A Clinics in Hale and Stockton Heath. He is an honorary lecturer at Chester university and an education provider on cosmetic procedures, involved in training future practitioners. He is a member of the British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology and the British Society of Aesthetics. He is also working on a masters in aesthetic medicine.

Cheryl Barton

Cheryl Barton is an experienced aesthetic nurse and director of the Aesthetika Clinic in Sheffield. She is consultant editor of the Journal of Aesthetic Nursing and is a full member of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN). She is also a founding member of the Private and Independent Aesthetic Practitioners Association (PIAPA) Specialist Visiting Lecturer teaching Aesthetics and Ethics at Sheffield Hallam University (now retired) and Expert Witness to the Courts.