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Wendy Lewis Author & Illustrator

Wendy Lewis is Founder and President of Wendy Lewis & Co Ltd, Global Aesthetics Consultancy, based in New York City. Her career spans over two decades in the field of medical aesthetics. She received her B.A. in English cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University, and later attended Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration. An award-winning writer, she was the recipient of the 2017 Johnson & Johnson Award for Best Beauty Trade Journalist, author of 11 books, including America’s Cosmetic Doctors & Dentists (Castle Connolly Medical) and Plastic Makes Perfect (Orion). She is also the Editor in Chief of Beautyinthebag.com, a beauty, health and wellness site she founded in 2008. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of Prime International Anti-Ageing Journal, is a Beauty & Skincare Columnist for Healthnewsdigest.com, a regular columnist for Modern Aesthetics, and a member of the Editorial Board of Aesthetics In Dermatology And Surgery - Journal of the 5CC (Karger). She is also a contributor to Aesthetic Society News,Practical Dermatology, Body Language, Medesthetics, Aesthetics Journal, Aesthetic Medical Practitioner, Zwivel.com, and many other publications and websites in the US and abroad. She has also contributed to three medical textbooks; Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery (Andre, Haneke, Marini, Rowland Payne, CRC Press), The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles & Techniques (Nahai, QMP) and Atlas of Liposuction (Wilkinson, Elsevier). She is also a sought after presenter at international congresses, including FACE, AMWC, IMCAS, ASAPS, ASDS, AAFPRS, Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and many others. In 2018 she was named #6 most influential person on Twitter in the Aesthetics industry and #1 most influential among non-physicians.