Do You Choose Your Patients? Or Do They Choose You?
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine|A2 TRADE Complimentary Magazine (Issue 2) – 2017

While related, they are two distinct entities. To be successful takes equal commitment from both the doctor and the patient,

Dr Steven Dayan
Do You Choose Your Patients? Or Do They Choose You?

Beauty is not only the universal language connecting human beings across all cultures, but also the universal language connecting all living species. It is the vehicle that allows a banana to message a primate it is ripe, as well as a daffodil to solicit a bee for pollination. And, as a primal force, it exerts itself at a very primitive and evolutionary preserved level. In humans, perceiving beauty is tucked away in the deepest corners of an archaic and evolutionary preserved portion of our brains. And it is here that we appreciate, recognise and value beauty. Three centuries before Christ, enlightened Greek philosopher Plato equated beauty with all that is good, realising that it is a coveted treasure. Beauty is the lubricant leading to procreation, and it very well may be the rawest of energies fuelling evolution. However, don’t mistake beauty with attractiveness. While related, they are two very distinct entities. Beautiful can be unattractive, and attractive can be ugly – for instance, look no further than 1985’s sexiest man, Mel Gibson, yelling distasteful profanities. 

All can be perceived beautiful or irreproachable – depending on the relative environment. 

To be attractive requires two parts: a form to project beauty, with a second being to receive it as beautiful. But in the cognitively complex human, the manner in which the beauty is projected is highly dependent on the projector feeling beautiful. However, herein lies the hurdle: to feel beautiful – and to project beauty – takes effort and work. It is not just a given – even for the physically advantaged. And true to all forms of human advancement, feeling beautiful requires energy to be expended in order to achieve a higher level or meaningful accomplishment.

この記事は A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine の A2 TRADE Complimentary Magazine (Issue 2) – 2017 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine の A2 TRADE Complimentary Magazine (Issue 2) – 2017 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

A2 AESTHETIC AND ANTI-AGEING MAGAZINEのその他の記事すべて表示
Weightloss When Willpower Isn't Enough
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

Weightloss When Willpower Isn't Enough

The popular belief that the ability to lose weight is solely linked to willpower is far from the truth. But doctors practising integrative, functional medicine can consistently help individuals struggling with weight loss by simply identifying the cause of excessive weight, writes DR SLY NEDIC

time-read
4 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
The Face Of Ageing In Mature Patients
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

The Face Of Ageing In Mature Patients

DR SLY NEDIC unpacks the ageing-related changes that take place in the faces of mature patients and advises on the most appropriate procedures.

time-read
5 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
Nose Reshaping With Nasal Threads
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

Nose Reshaping With Nasal Threads

Thanks to the advancement of medical technology, a nose augmentation no longer means having to undergo a surgical procedure. Indeed, a simple nose thread treatment is all you need to get a more defined, lifted nose. DR XEN LUDICK elaborates.

time-read
3 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
Can Your Skin Ever Be Too Clean?
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

Can Your Skin Ever Be Too Clean?

Revisiting how we think about cleanliness and bacteria could be the key to improving overall skin health. Clean is good, but you can have too much of a good thing, writes DR JUANITA KILLIAN.

time-read
4 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
Collagen The Anti-aging Supplement Of The Future
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

Collagen The Anti-aging Supplement Of The Future

Collagen. We hear this word more and more. Is this the ‘new’ buzz in the supplement industry? Should everybody be taking it? And is this the solution to halting aging in its tracks? Dr Burt Jooste provides the answers.

time-read
2 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
DON'T SWEAT IT!
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

DON'T SWEAT IT!

Exploring the causes, symptoms and treatments of hyperhidrosis. DR XEN LUDICK

time-read
5 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
SHIMMERING and Sun Kissed - Cracking the secret to glowing skin
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

SHIMMERING and Sun Kissed - Cracking the secret to glowing skin

DR TARRYN JACOBS reveals the science behind skin radiance, and imparts her expert tips on how to get your glow back.

time-read
6 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
On the NOSE
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

On the NOSE

Presenting an overview on the surgical procedure that is ethnic rhinoplasty – a specialized operation of the nose that is specifically designed to enhance a patient’s appearance without altering his or her ethnic identity1. PROF NKHENSANI CHAUKE-MALINGA

time-read
5 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
Benjamin Button-ing it
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

Benjamin Button-ing it

There’s a crop of Hollywood A-listers, models, musicians and entertainers who seem to exist in that rarefied air where their ageing process has either halted dead in its tracks, completely transformed their appearance or, better still, has miraculously reversed time – with most of them looking even better than they did 20 years ago. So what, pray tell, is their secret? DR ANUSHKA REDDY takes a closer look.

time-read
5 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35
A minimalist approach to Beauty
A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine

A minimalist approach to Beauty

In an era where we have to streamline many avenues of our lives, beauty and skincare seem to go to the bottom of the list, as many would consider it frivolous to spend hard-earned cash on eyeliner and moisturizer. Yet it is still possible to maintain your skincare routine, albeit in a simplified version. DR SIAN HARTSHORNE imparts some valuable advice.

time-read
4 分  |
Dec 2020/Mar 2021 – Issue 35