Dr Sherina Balaratnam

• Surgeon Doctor

Treatments

Biography: Miss Sherina Balaratnam is a fully-qualified surgeon with extensive plastic surgical training who has devoted the last seven years of her extensive medical career to specialising in the latest non-surgical cosmetic treatment innovations. Her subtle and highly personalised approach to facial rejuvenation has seen her treat over 5,000 patients and earned her a place as one of the UK’s leading non-surgical cosmetic specialists. Miss Balaratnam is well known for her gentle bedside manner and natural- looking results.Central to Miss Balaratnam’s ethos is the safety of her treatment ensuring patients are given the best care throughout their treatment as well as an efficient aftercare service. She strongly emphasises the importance of education; for both patients and the public to be fully informed about the latest advances in non-surgical treatments for facial and body rejuvenation. As such, Miss Balaratnam regularly holds open evenings and masterclasses at her clinics to help answer key questions and provide her expert opinion on the latest trends.Prior to her current focus of aesthetic medicine, Miss Balaratnam’s 14-year surgical career encompassed a broad range of clinical specialties. During this time she trained in plastic surgery for 6 years mainly covering reconstructive burn surgery and skin cancer reconstruction. This led her to develop an interest in scar management and an ideal aesthetic outcome which resonates in her work in aesthetic medicine today.Miss Balaratnam holds the prestigious title of “Local Country Ambassador” (LCA) for Allergan. As one of only a handful of expert UK practitioners selected as an LCA, she regularly trains and mentors other health care professionals in non-surgical cosmetic rejuvenation treatments and injection techniques and is actively involved in training programmes both within the UK as well as internationally.Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed medical journals and she has delivered presentations at international clinical conferences. Miss Balaratnam is committed to excellence in her field and as such, she regularly delivers training to other healthcare professionals in the latest non-surgical cosmetic rejuvenation treatments and techniques both in the UK and internationally.“I’m delighted to bring my experiences to my new clinic S-Thetics, here in Beaconsfield”Qualifications & Professional Memberships:1998 – Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Leicester Medical School (MBBS)2003 – Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MCRS Edin)2005 – Master of Sciences (Surgical Science & Cancer Biology), University College London (MSc Surgical Science)General Medical Council (registration 4511502)British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM)Specialist Areas of Interest in Aesthetic Medicine:Advanced skin health and skincare using prescriptive products (iS Clinical and Obagi)Acne and acne scar management using chemical peels, skin needling (dermaroller) and laser skin resurfacingAdvanced muscle relaxing treatmentsFacial rejuvenation using dermal fillersNon-surgical skin tightening treatments using radiofrequencyFemilift® laser vaginal treatment for stress urinary incontinence and vaginal tighteningFeatured in:The Times Newspaper “Future of Skincare”Good Housekeeping MagazineRiverside JournalsFemale FirstAesthetics JournalElite MagazineCoutts Magazine and more.