Rashmi Shetty

Dr. Rashmi Shetty is an Indian board certified dermatologist, teacher, author, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in aesthetic and clinical dermatology. She is known for her transformative yet subtle results with facial enhancement procedures and is a pioneer in bringing injectables and laser technologies to India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Rashmi Shetty
Born
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationDermatologist
Years active2001–present
ChildrenUpasana Shetty
Websitedrrashmishetty.com

Early life

Dr. Rashmi Shetty was born as the first of three sisters to Mr. Sitaram Rai - an advertising pioneer, and Mrs. Arundhati Rai - an artist and homemaker. Her exposure to the world of art and aesthetics started at an early age, and led her to pursue multiple passions, primarily - Indian classical dance. She even cleared the board graduation in Indian classical dance as well as art and painting with a first class ranking. As an all rounder, she was involved in elocution and debates on behalf of her school, which cultivated her skills in public speaking.

Dr. Shetty's medical journey began at the prestigious Mysore University. At a time when aesthetic dermatology wasn't an established field, her interest was sparked in plastic surgery and aesthetic surgery while she was doing a post under the prominent pioneer of plastic surgery in India - Dr. K. S. Shekhar. It was during this chapter of her life that she learnt the importance of aesthetics as an aspect beyond vanity. She was also a part of Smile Train - an initiative to operate cleft lip and palate children pro-bono. While working with burn victims and such cases of facial abnormalities, Dr. Shetty observed the power of reconstructive aesthetics in undoing emotional trauma and restoring confidence in people. This path-defining experience made her choose aesthetics as her branch of spe

Career

Dr. Rashmi Shetty is an Indian board certified dermatologist, teacher, author, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in aesthetic and clinical dermatology. After graduating with her basic medical degree from AIMS Bellur of Mysore University, she was posted in the plastic surgery department of Bangalore Hospital. Her learnings continued at Chester in the UK where she did her fellowship in aesthetics, followed by her board certification in dermatology in Mumbai. She is known for her transformative yet subtle results with facial enhancement procedures and is a pioneer in bringing injectables and laser technologies to India. Dr. Shetty is the founder and chief dermatologist at Ra Aesthetics and Dermatology in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Her entrepreneurial spirit led to the founding of Solskin - a beauty supplement company that promotes well being from within. In addition to her practice, she is also an international trainer for facial injectables like botox and fillers with industry leaders like Allergan, Merz and Galderma. She has trained doctors across the world and has been an integral part of the advisory board of Unilever for Pond’s, Vaseline, and Lakme, Procter & Gamble for Gillette, Clinique for Estée Lauder, Marico for Parachute’s haircare range, and Bio-Oil.

Dr. Rashmi Shetty is the author of the best selling book “Age Erase” published by Random Book House. She has also authored several textbook chapters in dermatology and plastic surgery in India and internationally. One such publication in the PRS Journal was awarded the Best South East Asian Paper by the American Plastic Surgery Association. She is the first Indian doctor on the International Advisory board of the Anti-Ageing World Congress, FACE London, and ICAD Asia. Dr. Shetty is also a regularly invited speaker and faculty at eminent academic society meetings including ASDS , Thai Derm Society, Australian Society of Cosmetic Dermatology, Egyptian Society of Plastic Surgery, CDSI, ISDS, and IADVL. Her several achievements and contributions to the industry even won her the Vogue Beauty Award in the year 2020.

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Awards and achievements

  • Shetty has multiple papers in peer reviewed Indian and International journals. One such paper, published in the PRS Journal, was awarded the Best South East Asian Paper by the American Plastic Surgery Association.
  • Shetty is frequently invited as a faculty at several dermatology and plastic surgery society meetings including the American Association of Dermatology( AAD), Australian Association of Dermatology, Thai Derm Society & IADVL, ASDS and International Congress of Dermatology among others.
  • Shetty is also an international trainer for facial injectables like Botox, fillers, energy based devices and cosmeceuticals with industry leaders like Allergan, Merz and Galderma. She has trained doctors across the world.
  • She has been an integral part of the advisory board of many skin and hair care MNCs globally namely, Unilever for Pond's, Vaseline and Lakme, Procter & Gamble for Gillette, Clinique for Estée Lauder, Marico for Parachute's haircare range, & Bio-Oil.
  • Shetty has many awards to her credit from industry and popular forums. The most recent and the most popular one is the title of "Best Dermatologist" from Vogue in 2020.
  • The first Indian doctor on the International Advisory board of the Anti-Ageing World Congress, FACE London, ICAD Asia etc., Shetty has now been associated with them for over eight years and counting, representing our country with enormous pride.
  • Member of Consensus Board driving safe standards of injectables in Facial aesthetics for Allergan India and International.
  • Skin Care Advisor for Femina Miss India and Actor Prepares, a film school by Bollywood Actor.

Publications

  • Shetty is the author of Age Erase, a bestselling book on skin care for all ages published by Random Book House.[9][10]
  • Shetty's paper on Consensus Recommendations for Treatment Strategies in Indians Using Botulinum Toxin and Hyaluronic Acid Fillers was awarded the " Best Southeast Asian paper" by PRS in September 2018.
  • Shetty has authored the chapter, "Fillers for lips" in IADVL Handbook of Aesthetic Procedures in Dermatology.
  • She has also co-authored the chapter, Peri-Orbicular Rejuvenation, Ophthalmic Surgical Techniques in a textbook authored by Professor Ivo Pitanguy.
  • Her article 'Under Eye Infra Orbital Injection Technique: The Best Value in Facial Rejuvenation' written for the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 13 has received a worldwide acclaim.
  • In July 2015, her article Inner Circle v/s Outer Circle on a strategy to use volumizers in an Indian face was published in the Journal of Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery.[11]
  • Her opinion on the debate Cannulas vs Needles was published in December/January 2015 edition of PMFA news, a British journal.[12]
  • She has also published Peri-Orbital Rejuvenation of the Ageing Face: Understanding the Non-Surgical Treatments in the Journal of College of Ophthalmology of Sri Lanka in 2006.[13]
  • Other articles published by Shetty include Skin Lightening and Brightening Ingredients – An Overview in July 2013 in Ingredients South Asia; and Consensus on Current Injectable Treatment Strategies in the February 2016 edition of the Asian Face.
  • She has articles regularly published in The Times of India, Vogue, Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Reader's Digest, The Hindu, The Indian Express, online journals, health websites etc.

References

  1. "Hot Trends in Cosmetology & Aesthetic Treatments | Style & Beauty". iDiva.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. "Fork out a small fortune at one of the country's exclusive beauty clinics and spas". www.businesstoday.in. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. "Celebrity doctor Rashmi Shetty on her mum and on motherhood". mumsandstories.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "Beauty School: How To Get Movie Star Skin!". MissMalini. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. "Interview: Dr. Rashmi Shetty | Activities | Interview". Health & Glow. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. "Celeb hair doesn't exist". deccanchronicle.com/. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. "TETE-A-TETE WITH DR.RASHMI SHETTY AT PHOENIX MARKETCITY". Lifeandtrendz. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. Bio, Doctors (2 November 2022). "Dr. Rashmi Shetty (Dermatologist)". Doctors Bio. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. Shetty, Rashmi (2014). Age erase : your ultimate beauty bible to ageing gracefully. Haryana, India. ISBN 978-81-8400-633-9. OCLC 882259067.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. Sunilkumar, Dr Menon Narayanankutty; Gayathrivarma, Dr Narendran; Parvathy, Dr Vadakut Krishnan (30 April 2016). "Assessment of renal parenchymal changes using isotope renography for genitourinary indications in pediatric age group-a study of 47 cases". Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research. 3 (4): 234–239. doi:10.17511/ijpr.2016.i04.05. ISSN 2349-5499. S2CID 79076711.
  11. Shetty, Rashmi (2015). "Outer circle versus inner circle: Special considerations while rejuvenating an Indian face using fillers". Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery. 8 (3): 169–172. doi:10.4103/0974-2077.167281. ISSN 0974-2077. PMC 4645148. PMID 26644742.
  12. Barton, Cheryl (2 March 2017). "IMCAS 2017: highlights from one of the world's largest aesthetic congresses". Journal of Aesthetic Nursing. 6 (2): 96–97. doi:10.12968/joan.2017.6.2.96. ISSN 2050-3717.
  13. "IMCAS - Dermatology & Plastic Surgery". www.imcas.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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