Author: Thierry PIOLATTO

PORTRAIT Dr Philippe Kestemont

From Padawan to Jedi Knight! Aesthetics surgery came very early in my life. My thesis subject: face lifts! Captivated from an early age As soon as I started my clinical training, I was drawn to aesthetic surgery. I saw my seniors, who practised maxillo-facial surgery (face and neck, or ENT), […]

Longevity medicine

Dr Claude Chauchard Longevity medicine, which is actually a speciality in its own right, is comes under the umbrella of “morphological medicine”: a discipline that takes charge of and treats the natural aging process. Here is how I draw up my “longevity” prescriptions and my approach to this speciality.   […]

Food tolerance

Dr Jean-François Bézot & Diala Tufenkji  Digestive issues, some skin problems and chronic fatigue (first signs of human suffering in outpatients) can be traced back to the presence of antibodies (total IgG) directed against certain foods in the blood, showing that these dietary antigens have crossed through the intestinal barrier […]

Microbiota and the skin

Dr Isabelle  Meurgey & Dr Alain  Butnaru  The microbiota is a set of microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi) which make up a flora of more than 50 different species that live and develop inside our body and on its surface. Our intestine contains between 1.5 and 2kg of this microbiota. Though […]

Meeting with Andreas Meyer, 4th Generation Merz

A pioneering spirit and the determination to remain independent are timeless values that continue to guide the family Interview by Annabel MacGowan Founded over 115 years ago by a visionary pharmacist, Merz is still run today by the members of this unique and discreet family who demonstrate a cohesive, down-to-earth […]

Postpartum Recovery

Abdominal and breast surgery combined in a “Mommy Makeover” Dr Maxence Thomas The abdomen and the breasts are the two areas that suffer the most after pregnancy.  The techniques and operating times are evolving, and we can now combine abdominal surgery with breast surgery without any increased risks. Physiology During […]