INJECTION CONGRESS: Yana Kitaeva

1. Why did you choose cosmetology?

First of all, I chose dermatology for myself because I want to practice medicine and I love treating people. I believe that the path to beauty lies through health. Cosmetology for me is inseparable from dermatology. And I chose cosmetology as one of the aspects of my practice because I like to make girls not only healthy, but also beautiful, I like to create beauty.

2. Define aesthetic medicine.

There are a lot of definitions... In my practice, aesthetic medicine is practical opportunities for aesthetics and harmonization of appearance, and therefore improving the quality of life of my patients. I am glad that in our time, thanks to aesthetic medicine, it is possible to significantly help girls and solve their aesthetic problems.

3. What was your path to aesthetic medicine?

I started my career as a dermatologist. Delving deeper into practice, I came to the conclusion that in some cases it is difficult to treat problem faces without resorting to cosmetic injection procedures. Therefore, today injection cosmetology occupies a significant part of my daily practice.

4. What experience gained over the last year do you consider the most significant in your profession?

Any experience is important (that’s why it’s experience). I can highlight the significant ones this year: the cadaver course and the more in-depth knowledge of facial anatomy gained. But in general, daily appointments (15-20 patients a day) and constant practice form that invaluable experience.

5. Describe a portrait of your patient.

In my practice, we can distinguish 2 significant categories of patients: young girls with problem skin (acne...) and girls 30+, with whom we regularly engage in beauty treatments.

6. Should every young specialist have a mentor? Why? Who is yours?

Yes, of course, when I did my internship, I was lucky, because... I worked with a professor at the regional dermatovenous dispensary. At that time, we can say that he was my mentor, and I am grateful to him for the experience I gained at the start. Today, with more than 10 years of practice behind me, I myself sometimes act as a mentor for interns and young doctors. personnel. But in general, I believe that you should not “create idols for yourself” and blindly follow them. In my practice, I follow different specialists (domestic and foreign) and I can gain or learn something from each of them.

7. Which medical case in your practice was the most difficult?

We can say that at each stage of career development there are difficult cases. For example, when I started my appointment at the skin and venous dispensary, everyone was “dumped” on me, plus there were many severe cases (common psoriasis, verrucous form of lichen planus, sluggish non-healing trophic ulcers...) - it all seemed very difficult to me and heavy then. Today, working with my face, every day I feel a high level of responsibility and complexity of each injection, each procedure.

8. What modern beauty trend do you strongly disagree with?

I believe that you shouldn't follow every beauty trend. In my practice, I try to harmonize the individual characteristics of each patient. When, based on trends, everyone starts to “sculpt” the angles of the lower jaw, “fox eyes”, “high cheekbones”, etc., without looking at whether it suits the appearance at all - this is unacceptable for me, and can often look ridiculous and funny, or, unfortunately, completely scary.

9. What do you value most about yourself?

It’s always difficult for me to say good things about myself; I’m quite self-critical. I consider my strengths to be that I have sufficient experience and skills in dermatology, which I effectively combine with cosmetology and aesthetic medicine.

10. What irritates you in your profession?

The irresponsibility of people who, without medical education, begin to engage in cosmetology, injections and any other medical activity is incredibly annoying. And also, the decisions of those people who entrust the most important things to such “under-specialists” - their health, their lives - are also annoying.

11. Where do you get your inspiration?

My inspiration comes from collecting travel or traveling international training/congresses. I recommend everyone to plan such a break from their activities once a quarter or at least once every six months.

12. If you could choose a non-medical specialty, what would it be?

It’s hard for me to imagine life without medicine because since school I dreamed and knew for sure that I would go to medical school and build a career as a doctor. Therefore, I will leave this question unanswered.