Appreciating The “Beauty In Nature”

HERE’S AN EXCLUSIVE TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH MULTIAWARD WINNING COSMETIC DERMATOLOGIST, DR. NIKETA SONAVANE, OWNER & MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AMBROSIA AESTHETICS

Whatever skin problem you have, there’s a solution for it. It’s just a matter of finding the right Dermatologist who will listen to you, understand your skin and provide the correct treatment.”

Why did you choose this area of specialty? How has the experience been so far?

As a young child, I always appreciated the beauty in nature. I loved to be surrounded by happiness and love. When I grew up, I realized that beauty and happiness go together. Happy people felt more beautiful and confident and people with skin problems often struggled with low self-esteem and negative thoughts which made their skin problems worse.

This mind-body connection intrigued me. So, when I graduated in MBBS, I knew that I wanted to make people feel happy and beautiful about themselves. That’s how I decided to pursue Dermatology post-graduation.

I completed my post-graduation from BYL Nair Hospital. At that time, the Nair Hospital Dermatology department was headed by Dr Sangeeta Velaskar, who is the current Vice President and Head – Medical Services and R & D, Kaya Limited. Having Dr Velaskar as a mentor was an exhilarating experience driven by the never-ending search for perfection and medical advances.

By the time I completed my post-graduation, I realized that being a Dermatologist was not enough! Cosmetic Dermatology is a very vast subject in itself. I am glad to have received training and knowledge from over 10 International dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons.