May 20, 2021

Dr Steven Harris - 'Over-treatment, filler migration and the alienisation of faces' #122

1 hour 42 minutes

Episode 122 hosts Dr Steven Harris, a Cosmetic Physician based in London, UK.

Steve has an international reputation for his approach to injecting. He strongly believes in treating the face holistically by respecting the anatomy and it's proportions. This is something that he has championed for many years and continues to advocate through his social media channels and to his patients.

This episode's main theme discusses fillers and the growing phenomenon of the over-treatment of patients. We discuss how and why this is happening, who's fault it is and what the implications are.

We debate how techniques like 'tenting' that he feels may lead to the issue of filler 'migration', the truth about filler longevity and Dr Harris' approach to dealing with poor filler results - including his 'Dissolving clinic' and how he uses hyalase.

To balance the argument, we also explore what the role of the injector really is and dig deep into what their duties are - are they artists, free to express their patients choices or should they only treat people how they see fit and according to their own aesthetic principles?

We also cover

-the state of the UK injectable-market

- how championing his views on tenting and lip fillers divided the injector community

- what Dr Harris thinks of Russian lips

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