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• Where do you find a highly skilled doctor who can rejuvenate your face so that it looks balanced but not “done”?
• Where can you find the very best of the latest, high-tech treatments – and be sure that they really work, because they have been evaluated by one of the leading experts in the field?
• Where can you find expertise that extends beyond the mere cosmetic into all the other parts of life that may be affecting the way you look?
• And where can you find a doctor with sufficient breadth of expertise to use Botox for back pain as well as for facial enhancement?

At the Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic the approach is holistic, thorough and grounded in best medical practice.

The clinic offers the very latest high-tech skin and body treatments – but only those which Dr Khan and Lesley Reynolds Khan, its founders, have personally evaluated and found to be effective. That means whatever your skin concerns, whether you want to reverse the signs of ageing or to tackle acne scarring, pigmentation, cellulite or saggy jowls, there is an established treatment protocol to help you get the very best results.

While the treatments are at the orefront of technology, consultations are, in the best old-fashioned style, thoughtful and thorough. All patients are given a full medical consultation, in case something less than obvious – such as thyroid imbalances – is to blame for problems in the skin.

Every patient is then given a “Skin MOT” using the latest Visia imaging technology, which gives an instant snapshot of the state of the skin, from the extent of wrinkling, to hydration levels, and the presence of bacteria within the skin.

What Dr Khan’s patients love about his work is that he tends to be rather conservative: when it comes to injectibles, less is more, especially when adding volume to cheeks or lips, or damping down expression lines.

“We would never overdo it,” adds Lesley Reynolds Khan, “because we look after plenty of celebrities and well-known faces from television that can’t suddenly change their looks overnight on camera.”

At the clinic, for example, Botox is seen not as a treatment in itself, but as a tool for helping to balance a face.

Add in the knowledge of what skincare will best treat and enhance the skin condition, and you have an all-round package that can be tailored to suit your budget.

About the Founders

Dr Aamer Khan

One of the most respected cosmetic doctors in London; Dr Khan brings a rare breadth of experience to his aesthetic work. He has trained in dermatology and psychology and while in general practice in Birmingham, he became known as something of a magician for his way with skin. Although the treatments he was performing were straightforward – such as removing moles – the exceptional cosmetic results that he achieved brought more and more cosmetic work his way. Training in cosmetic medicine seemed a natural progression.

His enthusiasm and curiosity has led him to continually investigate and evaluate the latest treatments available, in order to offer his patients the best, all-round approach to anti-ageing. (He was the first physician in the UK to use and train others in the use of Smart Lipo and is now pioneering the use of the second-generation model.)

His specialised knowledge and his wider perspective put him in a unique position and are of great benefit to his patients.

“I see the patient as a whole,” says Dr Khan. “I don’t just look at their skin. The skin is a window onto how well the body is working, so we will discuss everything that is going on in their lives that might affect the way they look. If they are on medication, or are ill, it can have a huge effect on the skin.”

Lesley Reynolds Khan

As the former UK managing director of Jan Marini, there isn’t a lot that Lesley Reynolds Khan doesn’t know about skin and how to keep it in tip-top condition. She has been on the cutting edge of skincare since the 1980s, when, as a beauty therapist, she was one of the first to use collagen as a wrinkle-filler and lip booster. She was an early proponent of glycolic treatments, particularly when she observed that all the treatments that were recommended for tackling acne also gave great anti-ageing results. A terrific networker, she has been based in Harley Street for years and has gained a large celebrity following as well as a regular client base of normal mortals.

“I had always wanted to start a clinic that was a real skin clinic rather than a salon, but I had never found the right person who had shared my vision of how to improve both treatments and results for patients. Now I have, and Harley Street Medical Skin is the result.”

Combining Forces to Develop New Protocols.

When Aamer Khan and Lesley Reynolds Khan first met, they found they had a great deal to discuss. From their different perspectives on skin care and treatment, they found they shared many views.

Dr Aamer Khan’s predictions for top treatments for 2008

Smart Lipo with apiration is the latest treatment in minimally ivasive fat reduction, with significantly less downtime than traditional liposuction. Gentle aspiration means that some fat is removed at the time of the procedure, allowing the results to be seen earlier. Dr. Khan is one of the few cosmetic doctors doing this treatment in the UK.

Tackling the Tear Trough – using a dermal filler deeply beneath the skin to fill out hollows beneath the eyes.

Botox for facial balancing: “ We like people still to have movement in their faces after Botox,” says Lesley Reynolds Khan. “And yes, we do a good deal of correcting other people’s work in this area.”

Mole scanning for skin health, a very real skin health issue that is often forgotten in cosmetic skin clinic. This is a regular check that should be done at least once a year.