Dr Rekha Tailor

Rekha’s Story

A Note from Rekha

Hello — I’m glad you’re here.

“I want every patient to leave feeling heard, cared for, and genuinely better — not just treated.”

Thank you for taking the time to find out a little more about me. If you’re considering an aesthetic treatment — whether for the first time or after years of experience with other clinics — I know that choosing the right person matters enormously. I’d like to tell you honestly who I am and how I work.

I qualified as a doctor from Manchester Medical School in 1989, and I spent the first part of my career in NHS hospitals and General Practice. I loved that work. It taught me to listen properly, to think carefully before acting, and to always put the patient — not the treatment — at the centre of the consultation. Those habits have never left me.

My move into aesthetic medicine was not purely academic — it was deeply personal. For years, I managed my own acne rosacea through conventional routes, and for years, I was only partially satisfied with the results. Rosacea is one of those conditions that medicine tends to manage rather than resolve, and I knew, as a doctor, that there had to be more that could be done. When I began exploring what laser treatments and cosmeceutical skincare could genuinely achieve — not just mask, but correct at a cellular level — I was both astonished and energised. I attended teaching hospitals in London to observe and learn, and I immersed myself in the science behind skin health in a way that general practice had never quite allowed. What struck me most was the profound effect that clearer skin had on my patients’ confidence and sense of self. That connection between skin health and emotional wellbeing has remained at the heart of my practice ever since. I now help many patients with rosacea, pigmentation, acne, scarring and ageing — not because it is a service I offer, but because I genuinely understand what it feels like to be on their side of the consultation.

My husband — a surgeon — accompanied me to many of those early conferences and training meetings. He once remarked how remarkable it was, what could be achieved with such precision and subtlety. I have never forgotten that observation.

In 2005 I began seeing a small number of aesthetic patients alongside my GP work. By 2008 the practice had grown to the point where it deserved — and demanded — my full attention. I opened Health & Aesthetics that year, and I have never looked back.

What drives me, still, is the same thing that drove me into medicine in the first place: the chance to genuinely help someone feel better about themselves. Aesthetics done well is not vanity. It is confidence, wellbeing, and the quiet pleasure of looking in the mirror and feeling like yourself again.

Last reviewed: April 2026

How I Work

My approach to your care

The first thing I want to know when a patient comes to see me is not what treatment they want — it is what is bothering them, and why. That distinction matters. Someone who comes in asking for filler may actually need advice about skin quality. A proper medical consultation opens up those possibilities. A menu-driven appointment closes them down.

I take time with every patient. I am not a high-volume clinic and I have no interest in becoming one. What I can offer is genuine attention: the kind of careful, considered assessment that comes from decades of clinical practice, combined with a real understanding of aesthetic medicine and what it can — and cannot — achieve.

I will always be honest with you about what I think a treatment will and will not do. If I believe something is not right for you, I will say so. I would rather lose a booking than do something that isn’t in your best interest. That is simply how I was trained to practise medicine, and it is how I always will.

I am also deeply committed to safety in all its forms — the products I use, how I use them, and how I manage the rare occasions when things don’t go as planned. Complications in aesthetic medicine do happen, even in the best hands. What matters is that your practitioner is trained to recognise and manage them. As a fully qualified doctor with decades of clinical experience, I am.

Our Standards

What you will never find here

In a market where standards vary enormously, I think it is worth being direct about what we simply will not do — regardless of the circumstances.

We will NOT –

• Treat you without a proper medical assessment first
• Recommend a treatment where the risks outweigh the benefits for you
• Over-treat, or follow trends that don’t serve your face in the long run
• Pressure you towards additional treatments or inflate your treatment plan
• Make promises about results that are not realistic or clinically achievable
• Use any product that is unlicensed, unverified, or sourced outside authorised UK supply chains
• Proceed with treatment where clinical suitability is in question