The Science Behind Aesthetics

Inflammation is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the aesthetic industry and in this episode, Nancy and Christoph go head to head with rapid-fire questions to unpack what it actually is, why it matters and where practitioners get it wrong. Nancy challenges Christoph on whether the biology really supports inflammation as a clinical endpoint. Christoph challenges Nancy on how she reads the s...

Exosomes are rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about topics in aesthetics and regenerative skincare. They’re being infused post-treatment, incorporated into skincare and marketed as the next frontier in skin regeneration. But what are they actually? In this episode of The Science Behind Aesthetics, Nancy Abdou and Professor Christoph Hagemeyer unpack the biology behind exosomes and how they...

In this opening episode of The Science Behind Aesthetics, hosts Nancy Abdou, founder of The Australian Dermal & Laser Institute, and Professor Christoph Hagemeyer, research academic and chemist, introduce the purpose and philosophy behind the podcast. Together, they discuss the growing gap between marketing, misinformation, and true scientific understanding within the aesthetic industry — and...