Clinical Perspectives Blog
A different kind of reading - reflections from our Surrey Clinic
Clinical Perspectives is a little different from the rest of our site. You will not find treatment guides or procedure explainers here. What you will find is a collection of essays and reflections on some of the broader questions that sit behind aesthetic medicine. Some posts will be more detailed examinations of topics from our General Blog.
These pieces are wholly text-based and deliberately unhurried. They are written without the support of imagery because the intention is that the ideas carry the weight, not the presentation. If you are someone who is curious about the quieter, more considered side of aesthetic medicine, we hope you find something here worth returning to.
The views expressed here are Dr Forrester’s personal opinions — formed over 45 years of medical practice and refined through thousands of patient conversations. They do not represent an industry position or a commercial one.
The Art of Doing Less — Why Restraint In Aesthetic Medicine Is a Clinical Skill
Why Restraint In Aesthetic Medicine Is a Clinical Skill. That skill is manifest by showing an ability to look at a face, understand fully what could be done, and make a considered judgement about what should be done - and in what measure, - and occasionally what should not be done.