Meet the Doctor

Meet the Expert

The top aesthetic practitioner in the UK Miss Sherina Balaratnam shares all her favourite things

How would you define yourself in three words?

Inquisitive, tenacious, and hardworking.

Favourite treatment to perform?

Facial fillers. I love to be able to restore and refine my patients’ features to produce balanced and harmonious results.

What’s your top dermal filler range and why?

I have been using the Juvéderm brand of dermal fillers for more than 12 years, which is my preference because they have been created to integrate well into tissue to deliver soft, natural and long lasting results for my patients.

How do you start your day?

With exercise and walking my French bulldogs, Spartacus and Thor. They kick-start my day, are so much fun and fill me with gratitude.

Do you have a top beauty tip?

Sleep well, drink lots of water, and learn to breathe deeply. Oh, and always gently exfoliate every night using the iS Clinical Cleansing Complex and Active.!

If you could only use one product for the rest of your life what would it be?

Extreme Protect SPF 30 by iS Clinical! This is a moisturising broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen which I love because it comes with a built-in technology which enables DNA repair for sun damaged and over processed skin. Dr Balaratnam's top products!

Extreme Protect SPF 30 by iS Clinical EMSculpt NEO by BTL Juvéderm dermal filler range by Allergan Aesthetics

Trend you would like to see disappear forever?

Unregulated non-medical practitioners carrying out injectable treatments! Dermal fillers can have serious complications so medical professionals are best placed to carry these out safely.

Favourite body treatment?

EMSculpt NEO – this is a body sculpting device that stimulates your muscles to bulk whilst simultaneously burning fat. One treatment is the equivalent of doing 20,000 sit-ups!

Where do you like to travel?

Malaysia, to see my parents, family and friends. Great sunshine, great food and culture, beautiful beaches, and a whole lot of family love.

What’s been a recent achievement?

I am thrilled and so honoured to have received the GetHarley Award for Medical Aesthetic Practitioner of the Year at this year’s Aesthetics Awards. This has certainly been the highlight of 2022 for me.

Favourite treatment to receive?

My personally curated Signature Facial. Three hours of bliss and a complete restoration of cellular function for the skin, face, scalp and body. My patients love this, and so do I.

What is your main goal for the next year?

To continue to grow and innovate my practice, team and my own skillset. I have learnt my treatments well and will now embark on more clinical research that patients will benefit from.

Why do you love working in aesthetics?

I love the genuine changes you can see within the cellular and structural components of a patient’s skin and body. I also like the way these gradual changes improve with time, and influence a patient’s emotion and confidence.

What can patients expect from you?

Results.! Results you can see, feel, measure, track and celebrate. All delivered with a seamless patient journey and enjoyable experience from my amazing team.

Miss Sherina Balaratnam is a surgeon and medical aesthetic practitioner and the owner of S-Thetics clinic, situated in Beaconsfield. You can follow her on Instagram @sthetics_clinic.