A physician-led medical aesthetics practice at the intersection of clinical science and Ayurvedic constitutional medicine.
Every plan begins with a thorough intake — your health history, skin concerns, lifestyle, and goals. We also offer a Prakriti constitutional assessment as part of this step: a brief Ayurvedic typing that tells us how your skin is built — not just how it looks today. It's optional, but we offer it to everyone.
Visia clinical imaging anchors every analysis — eight clinical metrics against a database matched to your age and skin tone. Where your intake calls for it, Dr. Shankar may also recommend labs or skin microbiome testing.
A treatment plan built from everything we've learned — your clinical data, your constitution, your skin tone, your goals, and your life. Not a template borrowed from someone else's skin. Every recommendation is specific to you, sequenced correctly, and explained clearly.
Most practices treat what they can see. We go further — integrating Visia clinical imaging with Ayurvedic Prakriti typing to understand how your skin is built, not just how it looks today.
A Vata-dominant patient with deep brown skin needs a completely different protocol than a Kapha-dominant patient with the same Fitzpatrick type. Same melanin, different constitution, different plan.
Built for everyone — with particular expertise in skin of color, all gender identities, and patients who have felt overlooked by conventional aesthetics.
Prakriti identifies three fundamental forces — Vata, Pitta, and Kapha — whose unique combination in you determines your skin's characteristics, its sensitivities, its aging patterns, and its response to treatment.
Neuromodulators for smoothing, lifting, and contouring. Hyaluronic acid fillers for volume and definition. All placed by Dr. Shankar.
1064nm laser for pigmentation and redness. 1927nm fractional for texture. Multifrequency RF for structural tightening. Safe across all skin tones.
Collagen stimulation, targeted infusions, chemical exfoliation, and deep cleansing — calibrated to your skin type and constitution.
Medically supervised weight loss, cellular wellness injections, and a supervised peptide wellness program. Evidence-based, clinically overseen.
All treatment plans begin with a Visia skin analysis and consultation with Dr. Shankar.
At most medical aesthetics practices, a physician signs off on a treatment plan and someone else delivers it. At Aahana, Dr. Shankar leads all medical treatments directly — every consultation, every injectable, every laser treatment. That's not the industry standard. It's ours.
Our licensed aesthetician performs Hydrafacial and VI Peel treatments under Dr. Shankar's direct clinical oversight. As the practice grows, all clinical providers work under his supervision. The standard of care doesn't change as we scale.
Aahana is built for everyone. We have particular expertise in treating skin of color across all Fitzpatrick types, all genders, and all backgrounds — including patients who have felt overlooked, rushed, or under-served by conventional aesthetics. Every person deserves a plan built specifically for their skin.
Aahana Medical Aesthetics opens in San Francisco in 2026. Join the waitlist to be notified when consultations open — and to receive early access.