FACIAL AESTHETICS: STARTING OUT

Facial Aesthetics: Starting Out
Dr Bob Khanna Training Article
Publication: Irish Dentist


Dr Bob, How did you first become interested in facial aesthetics? In 1996, while on an implant training programme in Canada organised by Dr Carl Misch, I was introduced to a few dermatologists who recommended I visit the eminent doctors Jean and Alastair Carruthers, who had discovered the cosmetic use of Botox in the early 1980s.

After watching them perform a few procedures on patients I was incredibly inspired. On my return home I began to research the full spectrum of non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures that were possible, attending masterclasses by Professor Tim Flynn (North Carolina, USA) and Dr Phillip Levy (Geneva, Switzerland).

Since then, I have been heavily involved with the facial aesthetics industry and have helped modify and develop techniques to enable the treatment to be performed in a virtually pain-free manner.

Due to the fact that there were no formal hands-on training programmes available, and the fact that I was constantly being asked by colleagues for training, I felt it was important to form the Dr Bob Khanna Training Institute in order to help create a standard for the practice of botulinum toxin and dermal