Definition of Aesthetic Medicine

Aesthetic Medicine is a medical speciality, undertaken by registered medical practitioners, comprising a range of surgical and non-surgical procedures, performed under local or topical anaesthesia, to revise, enhance, treat or change the appearance, colour, texture, structure or position of the cutaneous, subcutaneous tissues or associated structures using techniques which combine both the medical and aesthetic considerations with the treatment or prevention of diseases, disorders or conditions in the promotion of the physical and mental health of patients.

See also:

British college of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM)