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Journey to smoother skin

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Sometimes I get very confused with oil seeds and warts. But in any case, we just gotta know that they are irritating and ugly! They make the skin look rough when all we want is smooth skin 🙁

When I visited The Face Aesthetic Clinic, I was like “WAH, Dr. Zhang is DAMN good looking!!!” I couldn’t stop telling James this. LOL. Of course, I was not there to admire him, I was there to tell him the concerns I had with my face. I told him that I wanted the newly developed oil seeds to be removed but he told me the tiny spots were warts and not oil seeds. Then I went “WARTS? I HAVE WARTS ON MY FACE?”

 

 

The tiny dots on my face are warts and warts are EXTREMELY common. How do you tell the differences between a wart and an oil seed? The easiest way is to differentiate the color as warts look slightly brown in color.

 

I even have them on my eyelids. They can spread (omg like cancer cells!) throughout the body but they are harmless although they are caused by viral infection. Go and take a look at your face in the mirror right now. I am pretty certain that 50% of you have warts as well but have never look at them carefully.

 

 

When I thought of the 5 days downtime – no makeup, no skincare, just a mask and some eyeliner – I was quite turned off by the idea. Actually you can makeup when the wounds are dry enough but I would prefer to keep everything clean and neat.

Then I thought, if I can sacrifice the 5 days for a smoother and flatter skin, why not?! I did not take me much time to convince myself. Lol. And so tadahhhh!! I went for the treatment – Electrocautery. It uses heat on the living tissue to achieve hemostasis or varying degrees of tissue destruction. Mine was quite mild so it was done pretty fast.

Numbing cream was applied prior the treatment and then put to rest for 15-20 minutes before the laser. Laser sounds painful but it did not hurt a single bit for me because it was a very very mild laser.

 

 

IT DIDN’T HURT A SINGLE BIT. Numbing cream work wonders yo! The entire “burning” process only took me 10 minutes. You can’t even feel it when Dr. Zhang is done.

 

 

I left the clinic with a facial mask on (as usual) because I had no sunblock on and I wouldn’t step out of anywhere without sunblock. I had facial mask with me for the next 3 days as well.

Although the downtime requires a minimum of 5 days, my skin recovered within 4 days! I don’t know how or why but they started to peel on the 3rd and recovered on the 4th.

Again, I have to repeat this, DO NOT ever visit any beauty parlor to get your mole, oil seeds or warts removed. Not only they are not safe, you DO NOT want scars on your face too.

Once again, confidence boost greatly with the clear skin! More selfies coming your way on my Instagram! :X

 

 

 

I was thinking of removing the annoying mole on my right cheek but everyone already me gave me a firm no when I asked for their opinion 🙁

 

Maybe I’ll go back to Dr. Zhang for some facial enhancement soon! 😀

 

Anyway, for people who are interested, they are located at 20 Malacca Street 048979. Nearest MRT station: Raffles Place. Call them at 6223 6788 for appointments!

Opening of IDS Clinic

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As you know, I was previously with DRx, whose concept belongs to Dr S K Tan.

Dr Tan was a friendly and humorous guy who graduated as a medical doctor in 197! And this year marks the 43rd year as a Medical Doctor. You can also call him the father of Aesthetics.

He believes in using skincare to improve the skin condition and would avoid any procedures if skincare could achieve the same effect. So you can save your pennies that will be spent on all the expensive procedures if they are not really required!

Just last month, his new clinic – IDS Clinic opened its door at Novena Specialist Centre #05-07. I was honored to be invited.

Meet Dr Tan.

And the man behind the marketing – Chester! ALL the bloggers love him. He knows how to pamper us like princesses. Really. He booked a limousine cab to fetch us from our places to the clinic.

It felt so good to have him back in the industry!

I like the clinic’s concept. It was all clean, neat and tidy. The warm colour also made it look welcoming.

Even the consultation rooms looked nothing like a clinic. It gave me a cafe feel.

The clinic offers a variety of treatments such as aesthetics enhancement, nonsurgical thread lifts, laser and Thermage. So much that you have to visit them at idsclinic.com!  The facial treatments are also specially designed by Dr Tan using special formulas brought in from around the world.

What’s best is that IDS Clinic has their own range or products. I was flipping through the phamplet and I knew that there are some products that I really have to try. For instance, the C+ which tackles wrinkles, loss of firmness, patchy skin tone, dark spots and even acne, and their Mask which contains probiotics.

As you can see, they carry quite a bit of products to tackle all the different skin problems and the range will be prescribed in the clinic.

So now you know, IDS Clinic is finally opened!!

Find them at Novena Specialist Centre #05-07/10 or ring them up at 6568 3555!

Follow them on their Facebook page for more updates!

Happier and fuller cheeks at Astique

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As much as I am happy with my current look, there is no reason not to make it even better.

Aesthetics enhancements not only help one to look better, but also reverse the signs of aging. In my previous consultation with Dr. Matthew Yap, he told me that I would look better with fuller cheeks so I went back to Astique Clinic for cheek fillers!

Let’s go!

The fillers used previously on my chin and nose were none other than Juvederm. For my cheeks this time round, Dr Yap will be using Juvederm as well.

It is said to last longer than other fillers. Dr Matthew told me that the fillers on my nose and chin would last me for at least 6 months to a year!

It contains- Hyaluronic acid, a natural substance which can be found in the human body. And the chances of developing allergy Juvederm is very low as it is not derived from animal tissues.

Do you know that saggy cheeks can cause one to look even older than one’s actual age? What is worst is that lines would start appearing on the cheeks and this is more often than not, more noticeable in women than man.

The cheek lines would start to appear below the eye area first, before leading down to the cheek areas.

The benefits of cheek fillers are that it can instantly lift your cheeks and restore the lost volume. They are useful for restoring the shape of the cheek where the signs of aging often begin.

FYI, injection fillers also stimulates the skin to produce its own collagen!

No one is too young to talk about anti-aging. Cheek fillers are also good for people who have rather flat cheeks.

My side profile reveals my flat cheeks along with a tiny sharp nose and chin, with credits to the previous fillers done at Astique.

I am very satisfied with the current skin condition. If you’re wondering what I did to achieve such a glowy look, the answer is here.

Waiting for the numbing cream effect to take place….

And finalllyyyy, onto the huge comfy chair. I was feeling neither nervous nor scared because I knew that the pain score would be close to zero. All I was anticipating was the end result.

Making marks on my face….

Injecting the fillers….

Massage, rub and cooling the next injection area…

and I am done!

Fast, painless and non-invasive! Looking good in less than 45 minutes!
(Including the consultation, and waiting time)

A girl is always happier when she is prettier.

And happiest when she looks younger than her actual age.

Thank you Astique Clinic, Dr. Matthew Yap and My Fat Pocket!

Astique Clinic also provides other treatments or services like CoolSculpting, Facelift, Facials and more.

Head over to their website and find out more!