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Sandra Michélle Romano.
Fillers and filter coffee It is care that’s at the core of the Beauty Medical ethos. Not only does the small Oslo salon welcome its clients to enjoy some high-class pampering and the latest in beauty technology; more importantly, they put the kettle on for you while you’re there. By Lisa Maria Berg | Photos: Gudny Åman, PB Serum and Beauty Medical
One might well raise an eyebrow, were a beauty salon to swear that beauty actually comes from within. At Beauty Medical, however, it is the team’s everyday ambition to find the perfect balance between the client’s wishes, the therapist’s advice and the latest beauty techniques being incorporated. Founder and general manager Sandra Michélle Romano argues that it’s not just an injection that will make your forehead appear less frowned, but rather the whole 46 | Issue 130 | November 2019
experience of walking into this particular beauty clinic. “It’s the chat that comes with the treatment that makes a difference. It’s the cup of coffee and the hug. It’s being able to share experiences, things you’ve perhaps felt insecure about. I firmly believe it’s the ability to see the whole person that makes us different,” explains Romano.
With the client at the centre The clinic and its team have a wealth of
experience behind them and both teach and speak at conferences at home and abroad. She’s not shy, Romano – and why should she be? With clients spanning Norwegian celebrities and high-powered business women, she’s put the ‘Romano lip’ – the clinic’s signature treatment is its flawless lip fillers, contouring and Botox treatments – on the map, as well as the screen, since 2016. The clinic also finds itself having to redo jobs done at other clinics. “Every week, we have about six to ten women come in with enlarged and deformed lips after a badly done lip filling. Often, we find ourselves emptying their lips after a job gone horribly wrong. This is a big prob-