We speak to aesthetic practitioners from across the industry to find out how they are adapting their clinics to empower women during menopause

As celebrities such as Davina McCall, Gabby Logan and Michelle Griffith Robinson speak out about their menopause experiences, the conversation around this time of life has been getting louder and many women feel more confident to open up and seek ways to manage any ill effects.

However, despite up to a third experiencing symptoms so severe they affect their day-to-day lives, less than half of women feel they have the knowledge and tools to manage them.

But this year, hundreds of practitioners came together in London for the first Menopause in Aesthetics conference, to learn how they can adapt their clinics to treat more than just the physical signs of ageing and help women through menopause.

“By bringing together experts from various fields, such as women’s health, gynaecology, functional medicine, nutrition and aesthetics, the conference aims to build a powerful referral network for practitioners to empower their patients during this phase of life,” says conference founder Charlotte Body, who is also running November’s day-long Pause Live! event for consumer menopause education. “Aesthetic practitioners already cater to patients in the peri- and menopausal age demographic so they are well placed to support them.”