.about-hero {
    position: relative;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4f6f 0%, #6589b9 100%);
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 100px 0 150px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 500px;
    height: 500px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    top: -180px;
    right: -120px;
}

.about-hero::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
    bottom: -140px;
    left: -80px;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
    padding: 8px 20px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .85rem;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.about-hero h1 {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 2.9rem;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.hero-tags {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #dce6f2;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    letter-spacing: .3px;
}

.hero-tags span {
    padding: 0 10px;
    position: relative;
}

.hero-tags span:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "|";
    position: absolute;
    right: -4px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
}

.about-hero p.lead-text {
    max-width: 760px;
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    color: #e7edf5;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.hero-doctor-image {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 390px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.hero-doctor-image::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 310px;
    height: 310px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -48%);
}

.hero-doctor-image img {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: 100%;
    height: 430px;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    border-radius: 190px 190px 24px 24px;
    border: 8px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 55px rgba(20, 44, 69, .3);
    background: #dce6f2;
}

.hero-image-caption {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    bottom: 22px;
    left: 28px;
    right: 28px;
    background: rgba(47, 79, 111, .9);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 12px 18px;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: left;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(20, 44, 69, .2);
}

.hero-image-caption strong {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.hero-image-caption small {
    color: #dce6f2;
}

.intro-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(47, 79, 111, .15);
    padding: 45px;
    margin-top: -90px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
}

.intro-card p {
    color: #54677c;
    font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.intro-badge-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 26px;
}

.intro-badge {
    background: #eef2f7;
    color: #2f4f6f;
    padding: 9px 18px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    border-left: 3px solid #6589b9;
}

.intro-badge i {
    color: #6589b9;
}

.section-pad {
    padding: 90px 0;
}

.section-tag {
    color: #6589b9;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-size: .82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.section-title {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-top: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    color: #2f4f6f;
}

.section-underline {
    width: 70px;
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6589b9, #2f4f6f);
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.bg-soft {
    background: #f6f9fc;
}

.approach-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 38px 32px;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid #e9eef4;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(47, 79, 111, .06);
    transition: all .35s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.approach-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 6px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6589b9, #2f4f6f);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform .35s ease;
}

.approach-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    box-shadow: 0 25px 50px rgba(47, 79, 111, .18);
}

.approach-card:hover::before {
    transform: scaleX(1);
}

.approach-icon {
    width: 68px;
    height: 68px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6589b9, #2f4f6f);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(101, 137, 185, .35);
}

.approach-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: #2f4f6f;
}

.accred-pill {
    display: inline-block;
    background: #eef2f7;
    color: #2f4f6f;
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 5px 14px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    letter-spacing: .4px;
}

.approach-card p {
    color: #5a6b7d;
    font-size: .96rem;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.how-i-work {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4f6f, #6589b9);
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 60px;
    color: #ffffff;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.how-i-work::after {
    content: "\201C";
    position: absolute;
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: 14rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    right: 20px;
    top: -40px;
    line-height: 1;
}

.how-i-work h2 {
    color: #ffffff;
}

.how-i-work p {
    color: #e6edf6;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.how-i-work .section-underline {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
}

.timeline {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 40px;
}

.timeline::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 11px;
    top: 6px;
    bottom: 6px;
    width: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #6589b9, #2f4f6f);
    border-radius: 3px;
}

.timeline-item {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.timeline-item:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.timeline-item::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: -40px;
    top: 4px;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 4px solid #6589b9;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px #eef2f7;
}

.timeline-item h4 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    color: #2f4f6f;
}

.timeline-item .badge-accred {
    font-size: .75rem;
    color: #6589b9;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
}

.training-item {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #e9eef4;
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 22px 24px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 16px;
    height: 100%;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.training-item:hover {
    border-color: #6589b9;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(101, 137, 185, .15);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.training-item i {
    color: #6589b9;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.training-item span {
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #3a4a5a;
    font-size: .96rem;
}

.edu-highlight {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6589b9, #2f4f6f);
    border-radius: 18px;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 32px;
    text-align: center;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

.edu-highlight i {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.edu-highlight h4 {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.edu-highlight p {
    color: #e6edf6;
    font-size: .92rem;
    margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width:991px) {
    .hero-doctor-image {
        max-width: 320px;
        margin-top: 45px;
    }

    .hero-doctor-image img {
        height: 360px;
    }

    .about-hero {
        padding-bottom: 120px;
    }
}

@media (max-width:768px) {
    .about-hero {
        padding: 80px 0 105px;
    }

    .about-hero h1 {
        font-size: 2.1rem;
    }

    .intro-card {
        padding: 28px;
        margin-top: -60px;
    }

    .how-i-work {
        padding: 36px 26px;
    }

    .section-title {
        font-size: 1.7rem;
    }

    .hero-tags span {
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .hero-tags span:not(:last-child)::after {
        display: none;
    }
}