For a doctor who works in the beauty industry, it is important to be able to not only see and correct the aesthetic defects of their patients.
The problems they turn to cosmetologists and plastic surgeons often have a serious psychological basis. Therefore, trust and mutual understanding an essential component of an effective doctor-patient relationship.
Exclusively for estet-portal.com Abdelbaste Hadjab – an international independent consultant and specialist in the field of dermal fillers (Switzerland) will talk about what a doctor should pay attention to when communicating with a patient, as well as present new and effective products that have appeared on the beauty industry market.
What is the most important thing in the relationship between a doctor and a patient in the field of aesthetic medicine?
AH: You probably know that there was a whole study on this subject, in which 5,000 patients took part. Surprisingly, the results of the experiment were unambiguous: about 80% of patients believe that the main thing in communicating with doctors this is trust.
About 80% of patients believe that the most important thing in communicating with doctors is trust.
If the patient cannot trust the doctor, cannot share his experiences with him he will look for a new specialist. This is a very important point! We must win the trust of our customers gradually, from the time we first met them. At the same time, everything must be taken into account: mood, values, expectations from the correction.
What really: even the atmosphere in the clinic and the hall, where the patient who came to see you for the first time, can play a significant role! And when the patient shares with you their emotions and experiences regarding the problem this will be the most precious trust.
You have been involved in the development of many HA fillers, are all fillers the same?
AH: No, hyaluronic acid fillers can differ significantly from each other, and it is important to understand these differences. It all depends on their filler production technique. When a company creates a new product, it expects to get some new feature from it. Take, for example, our hyaluronic acid filler technology - CPM (Cohesive Polydensified Matrix) from Merz-Aesthetics.
The idea of its development was to create a substance whose physical characteristics would be as close as possible to the characteristics of the skin. The higher the biocompatibility of the cosmetic product and body tissues the lower the risk of side effects. In this case, our goal was to create not only an effective, but also the safest filler based on hyaluronic acid. And we did it.
How did Belotero get FDA approval?
AH: It was a very complex, time-consuming and multi-stage process. One of the requirements of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is the conduct of clinical trials of drugs in the United States, where their safety and efficacy are strictly controlled.
At each stage of development, we had to explain why we used this particular technology, how safe our actions are, what risks exist, and so on.
At the same time, a sufficiently large sample of patients was involved in order to achieve a high evidentiary value of the study.
The thing is, it's really important for the FDA to make sure your drug it is something new, safe and effective. It took us four years to get their approval. But it was worth it!
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Tell us about the benefits of the new Belotero Lips products for lip correction?
A.Kh.: As you can imagine, lips it is a structure with a complex anatomical structure. Patients come to the doctor with different wishes: some want to increase their lips in volume, others just emphasize their outline. Therefore, we have come to the conclusion that it makes sense to develop two different products: Belotero Lips Shape and Belotero Lips Contour.
The first product is designed to increase the volume of the lips and improve their shape, while the second is designed to highlight their contour. At the same time, we understand that it is important for our patients to have the most natural result possible.
We understand that it is important for our patients to have the most natural result possible.
The products of the Belotero Lips line have been designed in such a way that the preparations integrate very well into the tissues. This results in a very beautiful yet natural correction result.
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