Dr. Alexander Uskov

Back from Bristol — with a lot to think about, and a lot to be grateful for.

It was a real pleasure to be part of the faculty of the 16th ESLD Hands-On Laser & EBD Teaching Course, hosted at the Bristol Laser Centre, North Bristol NHS Trust – Southmead Hospital.

Two very intense days of lectures, hands-on teaching, clinical cases and, perhaps most importantly, conversations with colleagues who work with lasers every day.

For me, it was particularly rewarding to teach fractional photothermolysis and laser treatment of scars — subjects that are very close to my everyday clinical practice. But these meetings are never only about teaching. I came back with new ideas, different perspectives and several things I want to reconsider in my own work.

A huge thank you to my ESLD colleagues Prof. Ashraf Badawi, Prof. Albert Wolkerstorfer, Dr. Ahmed Sadek, Dr. Johan Snauwaert, Dr. Paolo Bonan and Dr. Mara-Mădălina Mihai. It is always a pleasure to teach, discuss and learn together.

And I was especially happy to meet and work alongside our Bristol colleagues, including Dr. Daniel Keith and Dr. Charankumal Singh Thandi, and to get a closer look at the work of the Bristol Laser Centre. Thank you for the warm welcome, the clinical exchange and for sharing your experience so openly.

One of the things I value most about ESLD is exactly this: people from different countries, different medical systems and different schools of laser medicine coming together around the same patients and the same clinical problems.

You teach. You learn. You argue a little. You change your mind about something. And you go home better than you arrived.

Thank you, Bristol. Thank you, ESLD. See you at the next one.

Let’s start!

ESLD in Bristol 🇬🇧

A great start to the 16th ESLD Hands-On Laser and EBD Teaching Course in Bristol.

Two days focused on what matters most: practical learning, open discussion, exchange of experience, and hands-on education in laser and energy-based dermatology.

And of course — the people behind it. A fantastic group of colleagues and friends, all gathered with the same goal: to keep learning, teaching, and moving our field forward.

Learning and Research — exactly where we should be.

Täna, 20. augustil, tähistame Eesti taasiseseisvumispäeva. 🇪🇪

35 aastat tagasi, 20. augustil 1991, taastati Eesti Vabariigi riiklik iseseisvus. See päev tuletab meile meelde, kui väärtuslikud on vabadus, rahu, oma riik ja võimalus ise oma tulevikku kujundada.

Soovime kogu südamest meie kaunile Eestile kindlust, tarkust ja rahulikku tulevikku ning kõigile siin elavatele inimestele tervist, ühtehoidmist ja hoolivust.

Palju õnne, Eesti!
Olgu meil kõigil tervist ja hoidkem seda, mis on meile kallis. 🇪🇪

Dr USKOV Kliiniku meeskond
ja dr Alexander Uskov

Some scars are more than scars.

They can change the way a person dresses, moves, looks at their own body, and sometimes even the way they feel around other people.

Cases like this are one of the most meaningful parts of my work.

We have already gone through several treatment sessions together, and the change in the skin is clear: the scars are softer, flatter, less visible, less dominant. But this is still an intermediate result. We are not finished yet.

And still, the biggest change is not what I see in the skin.

It is what I see in the patient.

More confidence. Less need to hide. Less fear that someone will notice. A stronger feeling of comfort in their own body. A little more freedom.

That is the part that cannot really be measured in millimeters or percentages.

Scar treatment is rarely one procedure and rarely one laser. It is a process. Different scars behave differently, and every patient needs their own combination of technologies, settings, timing and home care. This is why I build an individual protocol for every case instead of trying to fit everyone into the same treatment plan.

We still have work ahead of us, but I already love where this journey is going.

Because when the scar becomes quieter, the person often becomes stronger.

And for me, that is the real result.

CLINICAL VOLUNTEER WANTED

We are looking for one woman or man aged 48–58 to participate as a volunteer in a clinical protocol assessment focused on visible signs of facial photodamage.

The ideal candidate may have:
— uneven or superficial pigmentation
— fine lines
— rough or tired-looking skin texture
— an interest in improving the overall appearance and freshness of the skin

If this sounds like you, please send us three clear, recent photographs of your face via Instagram Direct: one from the front and one from each side, taken in natural daylight without makeup, filters or retouching.

If you know someone who may be interested, please share this post with them so they can contact us directly.

One suitable volunteer will be selected within one week. Participation is subject to an individual medical assessment, and submitting photographs does not guarantee selection or suitability for the procedure. All submitted information will be treated confidentially.