Dr Kal Pindolia
Dr Kal Pindolia is a GMC-registered aesthetic doctor in Kingston. She sees private patients at KONCEPT® Medical Clinic on a practising-privileges basis, every other Saturday from 10am to 5pm. She offers anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers including lip, cheek, chin and tear trough filler, non-surgical rhinoplasty, and skin boosters such as Profhilo and polynucleotides. Her work rests on two things: a detailed knowledge of the muscles, fat and bone of the face, and close attention to how each patient feels about their appearance.
Aesthetics · Our doctorsDr Pindolia sees patients at KONCEPT® Medical Clinic, 46 to 48 Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1UW. The clinic is in Kingston town centre, a short journey from Surbiton, New Malden, Wimbledon, Richmond and Teddington.
A doctor who teaches the anatomy she treats.
Practising privileges. Dr Pindolia sees private patients at KONCEPT® on a practising-privileges basis. She is an independent doctor, not an employee of KONCEPT®, and KONCEPT® provides the CQC-registered premises, equipment, and clinical and administrative support.
Dr Pindolia qualified in medicine (MB BCh) from the University of Wales in 2000. She trained and practised as a doctor in emergency medicine before moving into aesthetic medicine. Emergency work builds habits that matter in an injectable clinic: a structured assessment, calm decisions, and the readiness to recognise and treat a complication early.
Alongside her clinical practice she has worked for several years in medical education. She has served as Director of Education at Harley Academy, a training academy for aesthetic medicine, where she led faculty training, and she has worked as a trainer, an assessor and a GMC appraiser. She has written for other practitioners on the anatomy of the frown lines between the brows and on the part psychology plays in an aesthetic consultation.
Dr Pindolia is also Medical Affairs Clinician for the UK and Ireland at Evolus, a company working in aesthetic medicine. Medical affairs is the scientific side of the industry: reviewing clinical evidence, supporting safe practice and training clinicians.
She is a qualified life coach, and that training shows in how she consults. She will ask what you like about your face as well as what you would change, she keeps expectations realistic, and she will say so when a treatment is unlikely to give you what you are hoping for.
| Role | Aesthetic doctor |
|---|---|
| Qualification | MB BCh, University of Wales, 2000 |
| Registration | GMC-registered doctor with a licence to practise, GMC 4724429 |
| Clinical background | Emergency medicine |
| Industry role | Medical Affairs Clinician, UK and Ireland, Evolus |
| Education | Former Director of Education, Harley Academy. Trainer, assessor and GMC appraiser |
| Published in | Aesthetics journal, Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing, and more than 15 articles for practitioners |
| Also | Qualified life coach |
| Relationship with KONCEPT® | Practising privileges (independent doctor, not employed) |
| In clinic | Every other Saturday, 10am to 5pm |
| Consultation | £149, redeemable against your treatment |
Lines such as frown lines and crow’s feet begin as dynamic lines, the creases that appear each time a muscle contracts. Over years of repeated movement, and as the skin loses collagen, they can become static lines that stay when the face is at rest.1 Anti-wrinkle injections, also called wrinkle-relaxing injections, work on the dynamic part of that process by relaxing the specific muscle that creates the crease.
A muscle contracts when its nerve releases a chemical messenger called acetylcholine. The medicine used in anti-wrinkle treatment, botulinum toxin type A, is taken up by the nerve ending and cuts a protein called SNAP-25, which the nerve needs to release acetylcholine. The signal to contract is turned down, so the muscle relaxes and the skin above it smooths.4
The effect is temporary. Over the following months the nerve ending restores its signalling and movement gradually returns, which is why results last for a few months and treatment is repeated if you wish.2,4 Because the dose is placed into chosen muscles, a doctor can soften one movement while leaving the expressions around it free.
Frown lines, forehead lines and crow’s feet are each one area. Choose how many areas you would like treated. More on each area is on our anti-wrinkle injections page.
The vertical “11” lines and the horizontal crease at the top of the nose. Relaxing these muscles can also give the brows a lighter, more open look.1
Priced by area, choose aboveThe frontalis is the only muscle that lifts the brows, so it is dosed with care to smooth the lines without leaving the brows heavy.
Priced by area, choose aboveThe fan of lines at the outer corner of the eye that deepens when you smile.
Priced by area, choose aboveThe small diagonal lines on the sides of the nose that show when you scrunch or laugh.
Book bunny lines, £200The small band of muscle just under the lower lashes that can bunch when you smile. Treated only where the lower lid is assessed as suitable.
Book a consultation, £149Reduces the widening of the nostrils during speech or expression.
Book a consultation, £149This small muscle pulls the tip of the nose down when you smile. Relaxing it can reduce that downward pull.
Book a consultation, £149Softens the lift of the upper lip so that less gum shows when you smile.
Book gummy smile, £200Very small doses can soften vertical lip lines and let the upper lip roll gently outwards, giving it a little more show without filler.
Book a lip flip, £200Softens the dimpled, “orange peel” texture of an overactive chin muscle.
Book chin treatment, £200Reduces the downward pull at the corners of the mouth that can make the face look tired or sad at rest.
Book corners of the mouth, £200The platysma is a thin sheet of muscle that pulls down on the lower face and neck. The Nefertiti technique relaxes it along the jawline to improve jaw contour.5
Book Nefertiti neck lift, £450Softens the vertical cords of the neck that stand out when the platysma tightens.
Book a consultation, £149Sweat glands are switched on by the same messenger, acetylcholine. Blocking it in the underarm skin reduces sweating. See our hyperhidrosis treatment page.
Book underarm sweating treatment, £650The face ages in layers. The facial bones slowly remodel and recede, particularly around the eye socket, the mid face and the jaw.6 The fat of the face sits in separate compartments, and with time some of these lose volume and descend.7 On the surface, the skin thins and loses collagen.3 Hyaluronic acid (HA) filler is used to replace some of the support that has been lost underneath, rather than to fill a line directly.
Hyaluronic acid is a sugar molecule that occurs naturally in the skin, where it holds water and gives the tissue its plumpness. In a filler, the HA strands are cross-linked into a gel so that the body breaks it down slowly. Different gels are made firm or soft to suit the depth and area being treated. Because HA can be broken down by an enzyme called hyaluronidase, an HA filler can be dissolved if needed.8
Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that breaks the bonds holding HA together, so the body can clear it. It is a prescription-only medicine and is given by a doctor.8 See our filler dissolving page.
For HA filler in a single area where the product and placement are known, for example lip filler you would like reduced.
Book filler dissolving, £400For filler placed elsewhere, where the product is unknown, where it has moved, or where several areas are involved. This may need more than one appointment.
Book a consultation first, £149More on each area and its price is on our dermal fillers page.
Some concerns are about the quality of the skin rather than lines or volume: dullness, crepiness, fine texture and uneven tone. These treatments work on the dermis, the living layer of the skin where collagen and elastin are made.
A very fluid HA that spreads through the skin from a small number of injection points to improve hydration and firmness. It is made by heating long and short HA chains together rather than by chemical cross-linking. Usually two sessions about a month apart.9 See our Profhilo page.
A newer, firmer version designed to be placed in the fat layer of the lateral cheek and in front of the ear, where loss of fat contributes to sagging.10
Highly purified fragments of fish DNA that support the skin’s repair processes and the cells that make collagen.11 Often used under the eyes. Dr Pindolia usually plans a course of three sessions, with single top-up sessions after that. See our polynucleotides page.
Fine needles create thousands of tiny controlled channels in the skin. This starts the skin’s natural wound-healing response, and new collagen is laid down over the following months.12 See our microneedling page.
A doctor-supervised home programme that speeds up skin cell turnover and targets uneven pigment. It is followed over several months and reviewed along the way. It is often used to prepare the skin before a medical chemical peel. See our chemical peels page.
Treatment prices are listed on our aesthetic prices page. Before and after care for each treatment is on our aftercare page.
Dr Pindolia writes for the Aesthetics journal, a peer-reviewed monthly journal for medical aesthetics, and comments for practitioners working in aesthetic medicine, on facial anatomy, anti-wrinkle and filler technique, complications, skin science and the psychology of treatment. Each title below opens the original article.
Dr Pindolia has a particular interest in the psychology of aesthetic medicine, and she has taught other practitioners how to assess it. Most people who come for treatment are simply looking for a refresh. For some, though, distress about appearance comes from how they feel rather than from anything an injection can change.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a recognised mental health condition in which someone becomes preoccupied with a perceived flaw that others barely notice. Research suggests it affects around 2 in 100 people generally, and a higher share, roughly 7 to 15 in 100, among people seeking cosmetic treatment.13 Cosmetic treatment does not usually relieve BDD and can add to the distress.
Dr Pindolia will ask about how you feel about your appearance as well as what you would like to change. If she believes treatment is unlikely to help you, she will tell you, and she can point you towards support.
If you recognise these feelings in yourself, the BDD Foundation and your GP are good places to start. The NHS also publishes advice on cosmetic procedures, including how to choose who treats you.
Dr Kalpna (Kal) Pindolia is a GMC-registered aesthetic doctor (GMC 4724429) who qualified in medicine (MB BCh) from the University of Wales in 2000. She has a background in emergency medicine, has led clinical education at an aesthetic medicine training academy, writes for the Aesthetics journal, and sees private patients at KONCEPT® Medical Clinic in Kingston upon Thames on a practising-privileges basis.
Dr Pindolia sees patients at KONCEPT® Medical Clinic, 46 to 48 Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1UW, every other Saturday, from 10am to 5pm. The clinic is a short journey from Surbiton, New Malden, Wimbledon, Richmond and Teddington.
No. Dr Pindolia sees private patients at KONCEPT® on a practising-privileges basis. She is an independent GMC-registered doctor who is responsible for her own clinical practice, and KONCEPT® provides the CQC-registered premises, equipment, and clinical and administrative support.
Anti-wrinkle injections for the frown, forehead, crow’s feet, nose, lips, chin, jawline and neck, underarm sweating treatment, dermal fillers including lip fillers, cheek filler, chin filler, temple filler, tear trough filler and non-surgical rhinoplasty, filler dissolving, skin boosters such as Profhilo and Profhilo Structura, polynucleotides, microneedling and the Obagi Nu-Derm programme.
The effect usually starts to show in 3 to 7 days, is complete by about 2 weeks, and typically lasts around 3 to 4 months before movement gradually returns.2 A review appointment lets your doctor check the result and fine-tune it.
Nose filler is a specialist treatment. The nose has small arteries linked to the blood supply of the eye, so serious complications, although rare, are more likely here than in many other areas.14 It should be done by a doctor using a hyaluronic acid filler that can be dissolved, with hyaluronidase available in the clinic. Non-surgical rhinoplasty can smooth a bump or lift the tip, but it cannot make the nose smaller.
Yes. Hyaluronic acid fillers can be broken down with an enzyme called hyaluronidase, which is a prescription-only medicine given by a doctor.8 Simple dissolving treats one known area. Complex dissolving is for filler placed elsewhere, filler that has moved, or several areas, and may take more than one visit.
Sometimes, but not always. The skin under the eye is among the thinnest on the face and has little fat beneath it, so filler can show through or cause swelling. We often suggest polynucleotides first to improve the under-eye skin, and use tear trough filler only where a doctor judges it right for you after examining the area.
Both are skin boosters that improve skin quality rather than add volume. Profhilo is a very fluid hyaluronic acid that hydrates and firms the skin.9 Polynucleotides are purified DNA fragments that support the skin’s own repair processes.11 Dr Pindolia will suggest one, or a combination, at your consultation.
Dr Pindolia usually plans polynucleotides as a course of three sessions, because the effect on skin quality builds over a course. After that, single top-up sessions keep the result going. Your plan and its price are set out in writing at your consultation.
An aesthetic consultation is £149 and is redeemable against your treatment. Anti-wrinkle injections are £200 for one area, £275 for two areas and £350 for three areas. Lip filler is £350, cheek, chin, tear trough and nose filler are £500 each, and Profhilo is £350 a session or £892.50 for a course of three. Every price is on our aesthetic prices page, and you receive a written plan with prices before any treatment is booked.
No. You can book a consultation with Dr Pindolia directly, online or by calling 020 8129 1011. At the consultation she takes your medical history, examines the area and confirms whether a treatment is suitable before anything is booked.
Reviewed by Dr Maryam Attarzadeh, GMC-registered doctor and Medical Director, KONCEPT® Medical Clinic. Last reviewed 23 September 2026. Next review 23 September 2027.
KONCEPT® Medical Clinic is registered with the Care Quality Commission for the regulated activities provided at our Kingston upon Thames premises. Treatments on this page are performed by Dr Kal Pindolia, who sees private patients at KONCEPT® on a practising-privileges basis and is on the General Medical Council register (GMC 4724429) and remains accountable to the GMC under Good Medical Practice. Information on this page is factual and individual results vary.
Every other Saturday, 10am to 5pm.
Consultation £149, redeemable against your treatment. Doctor-led, CQC-registered, in the heart of Kingston upon Thames.