EPISODE 27
BEYOND FILTERS AND EXPECTATIONS
AESTHETIC DOCTOR, ROXANNA AKRAMI
Beneath every facial surgery, lies a complex industry with professionals whose ethical integrity is second to none.
It’s an industry in which London’s top facial aesthetician, Dr Roxanna Akrami, marries artistry and medical treatments - but the beauty industry isn’t without its own flaws…
Roxanna joins Ty this week to discuss the medical minefield of aesthetics, whether it’s a truly safe industry, and how her life was forever changed by an ADD diagnosis.
This episode covers
Dr Roxanna’s career shift from dentistry to aesthetics
The struggle to obtain a life changing ADD diagnosis
Modern beauty standards and links to self-esteem
The shocking lack of regulation for aesthetic treatments
Beauty trends, treatments, and ethics
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
"You have to be really safe with depth, location and technique of dermal fillers. Because if you occlude an artery, then you cut off the oxygen supply to your tissue, which can cause necrosis.”
28:00 - Dr Roxanna Akrami
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“Thank God I was blessed enough to be able to afford to get a diagnosis privately. But what if I couldn't? I would be suffering and struggling with the thoughts and feelings that I was, without knowing why.” - 9:40 - Roxanna Akrami
“It changed my life having a diagnosis because I could be kinder to myself, and I understand myself & my brain more.” - 20:50 - Roxanna Akrami
“I don't know any other country where you don't need to be a medical professional to do injectable aesthetic treatments. I’m Persian, and even in Iran you have to be a doctor there.” - 38:45 - Roxanna Akrami
“It's really important to really identify why someone wants a treatment and the reasons behind it. Are we targeting the issue, or are we just masking something else?” - 45:45 - Roxanna Akrami
“I am treating men and it's an area that I really, really want to hone in on and actually focus on more because a lot of men are coming, more and more. But what I find is that it's a bit of a taboo within the male industry.” - 54:40 - Roxanna Akrami