Meet the team
Five clinicians, two clinics. We are a mix of dentistry, paediatrics, anaesthetics and nursing, which is unusual for an aesthetics clinic and is deliberate. It means we read faces, muscles, airways and skin differently from each other, and we use that.
What it treats
Dr Ayah, Clinical Director and Founder, Halifax and London
A clinical skin scientist, dentist and aesthetic medicine specialist, and the founder of Harmony Medical. She created the Harmony muscle balancing protocol.
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Central Lancashire.
- Currently studying a Master of Clinical Dermatology.
- Winner of the Schacter Award from the British Pharmacology Society for her research.
- Training and fellowships in aesthetic medicine and dermatology across London, Washington DC, Paris and the United States.
- Visiting lecturer and advanced module lead on MSc programmes in Clinical Aesthetics.
- Specialises in complex cases, skin of colour, and ultrasound-guided facial assessment.
- Her work has featured in the Daily Mail, the Financial Times, the World Health Organisation, Stylist and Marie Claire.
The reason her approach is diagnostic-led rather than treatment-led is the dentistry. Reading occlusion, muscle and bone as a system is a dental habit, and it transfers directly to the face.
Dr Aaleen Bhatti, Clinician, Halifax
Known for an approachable, unhurried style, and for being the person nervous patients ask for by name.
- Over three years of hands-on experience in medical aesthetics.
- Expertise in muscle balancing and CO2 laser.
- Specialises in asymmetry correction and natural, understated results.
- A particular interest in supporting patients who find clinical settings anxiety-provoking.
Outside the clinic it is cakes, fashion and Netflix, in roughly that order.
Dr Kiran Rahim, Halifax and London
A paediatric registrar who brings more than a decade of medical experience into aesthetics.
- Advanced training in facial ultrasound, for safe and precise filler dissolving.
- Specialises in filler complications.
- Specialises in skin of colour.
- Works in advanced anti-ageing treatment.
Paediatrics teaches you to assess someone who cannot easily tell you what is wrong. That is more useful in a complications clinic than it sounds.
Jigna Lalji, Lead Associate, London
An advanced nurse practitioner who came to aesthetics from paediatric cardiology. Originally from New Zealand.
- Six years in paediatric cardiology nursing before moving into aesthetics.
- Advanced aesthetics training, with a science-backed and holistic approach to skin health.
- Specialises in skin of colour and in pigmentation.
- Particular interest in the link between health, nutrition and skin.
- Builds plans that target the cause rather than the symptom.
Outside the clinic she cooks, hosts and organises. If there is an event happening, she is usually the reason it is running on time.
Maria Tantouch, Clinician, Halifax
An anaesthetic practitioner who combines a strong medical background with advanced aesthetic training.
- Background as an anaesthetic practitioner, which shapes how she thinks about safety.
- Advanced training in medical aesthetics.
- Works with acne, rosacea and pigmentation.
- Uses muscle balancing for both its aesthetic and its therapeutic benefits.
Precision and patient comfort come from the anaesthetics background. It is the reason she is unhurried with needles.
The team
Harmony Medical clinicians, Halifax and London.
Questions, answered
Tell us what is bothering you and our Treatment Coordinator will match you. Message 07355 045 597 on WhatsApp, or email info@harmonymedical.uk. You do not need to work out who does what before you get in touch.
For a course of treatment, usually yes, because continuity matters when you are tracking change. If your plan needs a specific skill, such as ultrasound-guided dissolving, we will tell you who is doing that part and why.
No, and that is deliberate. She takes complex cases and complications. Routine treatment is done by the clinician best suited to it, which is often faster to book and costs less. We will tell you honestly which of those your case is.
Complications and ultrasound-guided dissolving are handled by clinicians with specific ultrasound training, which means Dr Ayah or Dr Kiran. If you are enquiring about a complication from treatment elsewhere, say so up front and we will get you assessed sooner.
Yes. The team is made up of dentists, doctors, an advanced nurse practitioner and an anaesthetic practitioner. Nobody here is a dermatologist, and we will refer you for dermatology when that is what you actually need.
Dr Ayah and Dr Kiran work across both Halifax and London. Dr Aaleen and Maria are at Halifax. Jigna is at London. Clinic days vary, so check when you book.