Journal

Notes from the clinic on skin, surgery and what actually holds.

Serum bottle on marble

The Science of Lasting Hydration

Why barrier repair outperforms any single serum, and how we sequence it around a […]
Dr. Sophia Lin
Instruments on a sterile tray

What Precision Really Means

A millimetre is a large number in this work. A look inside how a […]
Dr. Elena Rostova
Facial contours

Proportion, Profile and Balance

Why the answer to a heavy jaw is often found somewhere else on the […]
Dr. Sophia Lin
Woman in towel touching cheek

The First Fourteen Days

What recovery actually looks like after facial surgery, week by week, with nothing smoothed […]
Dr. Elena Rostova
Skin texture study

Reading Texture Honestly

Fixed lighting, fixed angle, fixed distance. How standardised imaging changes what progress means.
Dr. Marcus Vance
Hydrated skin

The Cases We Turn Down

Roughly one consultation in six ends without a booking. Here is what leads to […]
Dr. Marcus Vance
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One letter a month

New writing from the clinic, and nothing else.