The Dr Harris Training Academy
where Art meets Science
Aesthetic Medicine has lost its way. It has become something very alien and unrecognisable. This most artistic field of medicine has been replaced by codes, formulas and magical numbers. Backed by Big Business, the ‘more is more’ approach has led to an alien morphotype with exaggerated features which is being normalised on social media. This is dangerous practice because it is damaging and harmful, especially to those vulnerable, such as our younger patients and those with image disorders such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
It is also damaging to our field which has become a joke; a sad joke. I often wonder what the greatest artist to walk this earth, Leonardo da Vinci himself would say. I’m really not sure, but I think he would gently encourage us to return to the basics and learn to understand and appreciate that which is normal. He would want us to rediscover the Art of Aesthetic Medicine where Less is More. In short, he would want us to keep things as simple as possible. Of that I have no doubt. – Dr Harris
Dr Steven Harris, MB BCh MSc MBCAM
Coming from a creative, artistic background (my mother is a painter and my father an inventor), I have always been drawn to aesthetics. I started my medical career as a General Practitioner in London in 2001, but it was only a matter of time when in 2004 I took a course on the use of Botulinum Toxin Type A and Dermal Fillers.
Ever since, I have been working tirelessly and passionately to develop my scientific knowledge alongside my artistry. It is the combination of these two; being a Medical Doctor and a Portrait Artist which has allowed me to develop a unique approach to Aesthetic Medicine which I am honoured to share with you here.