“Health is a state of a complete, physical, mental and social well-being, with individuals or groups of people having the possibility of specifying and realizing their aspirations, fulfilling their needs. It also allows one a possibility of changing the environment or managing it. Therefore, health is perceived as a resource for everyday life, not as a purpose of it.
Health is a positive term, encompassing personal and social resources, as well as physical abilities, and not merely manifesting an absence of objectively existing disease, or infirmity".
The definition of the term ‘HEALTH’ provided by the World Health Organization (WHO)
In recent years, the definition mentioned above has been supplemented with: “the ability to live a productive social and economic life”, with spiritual dimension also being added to the said definition.
- physical health – correct functioning of an organism, its systems, and organs
- mental health – which includes:
emotional health – the ability to recognize feelings, express them in an appropriate manner, including the ability to cope with stress, tension, fear, depression and aggression
mental health – an ability to perform logical and clear thinking
social health – ability to establish, maintain and develop correct relationships between people.
spiritual health – in some individuals, it is connected with religious beliefs and practices, in others it pertains to the personal ‘credo’, a collection of principles, behaviors, and methods of achieving internal peace and balance.
Esthetic Medicine was born out off the belief that a healthy individual stands for one who remains in harmony with social and environmental conditions, in various periods of life. This way of thinking is driven by a philosophical concept of human integrity, which is set in a system of social and living conditions, taking at the same time an active and valuable part in the system of globalization.
Filosophia soror medicinae est – when it comes to esthetic medicine, this Latin maxim should not shut out the actual character of this rapidly developing field of medicine, which should forever maintain the medical status – built upon facts and scientific research.
Esthetic medicine brings together various fields of medicine. Thanks to precisely laid down assumptions of esthetic medicine – a generally physical, mental and social well-being – under the same definition, there is place not only for those who identify themselves with the discipline – plastic surgery, or esthetic dermatology, but also for many other internal fields of medicine - cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, pulmonology, surgical disciples, angiology, orthopedics, gynecology, laryngology, also for psychiatry, dietetics and physiotherapy, for modern dentistry, and for specialists in other social disciplines, such as psychology, speech therapy, anthropology, philosophy, pedagogy, sociology, ecology, etc.
As far as the development of esthetic medicine is concerned, the following areas of science should be mentioned - biochemistry, biophysics, pathology, and in recent years, also cosmetology has been added… Esthetic medicine has become an interdisciplinary notion and only if it is defined as such can it achieve optimal results, as only cooperation between different specialists can guarantee that the Patient may find him or herself in a state of physical, social and environmental balance, may feel well with oneself, and therefore – remain healthy.
The team of Dermapolis is consistent with the principle of interdisciplinarity, as far as Esthetic Medicine is concerned, offering you professional services in the scope of Dermatology perceived as a science and medical practice – based on facts. From a wide range of procedures performed in the scope of Esthetic Medicine, which usually has a commercial character, we would like to offer laser procedures, such as resurfacing and skin rejuvenating of the face and neck, medical peelings, laser treatment of scars, including stretchmarks, all of which received FDA’s approval.
Following a procedure involving plastic surgery, we refer the patient to a specialist in a given field (a plastic surgeon).