Ramadhan promo......

Salam Ramadhan peeps.... a picture tells a thousand words. Sharing this for the benefit of my patients. Don't miss the exciting promotion.

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Know Your Injector........

Fillers and BTA (botox/dysport) are still perhaps the bread and butter of medical aesthetics despite the emergence of new technologies and machines. It is a simple technique requiring injection of products into the skin layers/muscle to create a more appealing youthful look almost instantly. It is a very lucrative business too. Because of this, a lot of people try to learn to inject. Even if they have no medical background. Hence you will see that in certain places, beauticians or aestheticians as they call themselves injecting fillers and products into customers and so-called 'cheaper' price than doctors. (Really?)

What most people do not realize is that hypodermic needles and syringes are only licensed to be used by doctors in this country (and also most other countries as well). Even nurses or MAs are not licensed to use needles unless under the supervision of a doctor or in Emergency cases. I remembered this so well because during my practice in the government sectors, the nurses at that particular hospital refused to do any blood taking and kept quoting this rule in the nurse/MA handbook. Funnily, when you move to the private sector the nurses are all so willing to do injections, especially fillers and BTA.

The thing a lot of people do not get about doing injections to your face, although you can get really good results with minimal downtime, you can also have very bad results that would last you quite a bit and for some cases of those using semi permanent or permanent fillers it can be life long and would require surgery. A lot of people know this, but why do they still risk going to beauticians or other unqualified injectors to do their face? The most common reason is peer pressure, second would be cost and third would be some bad experience with an untrained doctor somewhere that made them lose confidence with professionals. Between fillers and BTA, fillers are worst because usually the beauticians use illegal products that lasts too long and has no reversal.

So for those who wish to indulge in injection rejuvenation, I will give you a few tips:

1. Know your injector - Are they a qualified injector i.e. a real doctor? (A lot of fake ones parading in my country). Are they really trained to do the injections? Not all doctors are trained to do aesthetic injections so they maybe a licensed doctor but may not have the skill. Going for 1 workshop does not quite cut it as being trained. Are you comfortable with the doctor? Has he/she answered all your queries and doubts? Will he/she be following you up? Will he/she be responsible for the work done if any problem arises? 

2. Know your product. What is it that the person is injecting into your face. Is it hyaluronic acid filler? Is it Radiesse or Aquamid? Is it collagen - if it is collagen - purely collagen/bovine/marine or porcine? A lot of the collagen fillers from beauticians are mixed with liquid silicons hence why it just does not disappear. Is the product safe? Just because the person says so, doesn't mean its safe. Ask for safety profile. Are you sure its the product claimed by the injector or did they take out another product from a different box for the injection. Google information about the brand.

3. Are the products sterile? The last thing you want is getting an infection under the skin from using products already contaminated. In my clinic, I open a new syringe in front of the patient to show its sterile. Infections due to contaminated fillers are a nightmare and may take weeks to heal. It would require high end antibiotics, dilution of filler or even excision. In some cases, we would be giving steroids to stop inflammation from the infection. It can cause you to have a mark or a scar from a so-called suppose to be very safe procedure.

4. Is the premise you are receiving an injection a proper medical facility with license? Beauty salons are not licensed to do injections, nor are hotel rooms, cars nor boutiques nor spas. So if it is not a clinic, better think twice because likely the hygiene of the place is not up to par and you cannot sue the person if anything went wrong since it is not in the right premise. You'll just be bombarded by the defense lawyer, stating that you agreed to be injected in the premise when you know its illegal.

5. Check the current market price for services before deciding on having it done to give you a rough idea of what is the normal range. Usually for promotions, the price of the service would not be discounted more than 30% in view the cost to acquire original products is expensive. If the clinic or center is giving too cheap a promotion, you should bear in mind a few things. Its either the product is expiring (already expired) or they've reduced the amount of filler/bta given but charged at a cheaper price. The end result would be unsatisfactory results or treatment not lasting what it should. And this would not only cause disappointment but also reduce confidence towards the treatment altogether.

Courtesy of http://www.plasticcelebritysurgery.com/2011/09/worst-celebrity-plastic-surgery-before.html

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Mother's Day Promotion....

     Last week we had a nice event in Faceworks Clinic for Mother's Day. Although it was a week earlier, but the thought that counts and we had a good turn up of guests. You can see pictures on our Facebook Faceworks Clinic Page - http://www.facebook.com/FaceworksClinic (Do like our page if you could :) ). It was a wonderful event. I gave a talk on medical aesthetics and what we can do with the current technology and medical advancement that we have. Mr Terry from Dermaqueen gave an interesting overview about our latest service called Dermaqueen, and Mrs Nazli gave a nice talk and short demo on Nutrilite organic nutrition as an important supplement to keep healthy. Then we had the nice delicious home cooked variety buffet. I personally made the marinara and buffalo wings. Whilst we had Kak Nora prepare some traditional lontong. Kak Nora is excellent with traditional menus and she even had some of the AFC chefs come down to learn her recipes. (Yes, if you want to try her cooking or learn you can ask me how to contact her). Bite Size kitchen prepared the colourful and beautiful muffins. (Thank you Ayu) and Mrs Haze prepared the delightful Tiramisu. (Yes, she also takes orders for her cakes). Dessert was delightful with Mr Belo's puddings that was delivered by Mr Belo himself - Neatly placed puddings for any occasion. As usual, Faceworks Clinic Events have the most wonderful palatable tastes, so it is definitely an event worth going to.

     After most of the guest indulged the food, we had a lip filler demo with Juvederm Ultra XC - the new range of hyaluronic acid filler with lidocaine to reduce pain, bruising and swelling. Our model was very brave, as she did not request for any nerve block, just some numbing cream, but with the new XC, you do not really need any nerve blocks since pain is reduced up to 70% compared to the previous fillers without lidocaine. And the best part is that it is already infused in the gel so that the filler does not get diluted and hence the efficacy of the filler remains the same. So say bye bye to painful lip fillers, because that is the thing of the past.

     I also demonstrated Obagi Blue Radiance Peel which gives instant radiance and evening of skin tone even after 1 application. We applied a complete 4 layers on the Model (a different one) and he was able to tolerate the pain (scored around 6 and improving to 0 over 5 minutes). We then left it on for 15 minutes, and applied a soothing mask afterwards for another 15 minutes to reduce any redness. Instantly after the procedure he looked more refreshed (well, who wouldn't after a nice 15 mins of lying with a mask and lavender pillows on the eyes in a dim room). I called him a few days later and he said he was okay, with minimal skin peeling but looking a lot more refreshed, with even skin tone and less oily compared to before. Yes, the Obagi blue peel radiance although is very good, does have a social down time of around 3-5 days, so I would normally tell my patient to do it on a social clear calender. It only takes 20 minutes to do anyway, so you can run in during lunch time. You only start peeling during day 2 onwards.

     The last demo was the highlight of the day, i.e. the Dermaqueen Demo. I had one of my friends as Demo i.e. Mr Ed (The Nutrilite guy). We numbed his face for 30 minutes and did the treatment on his face. There was a slight tingling sensation, with a pain score of maximum 2 - merely negligible. You can see pictures of him on our Faceworks Clinic Facebook Page. Immediately after the procedure, he felt his skin feel so hydrated and lifted. I met him yesterday and today and he looked fairer with better skin tone and he still feels the hydrating effect. He also noticed that his pores appeared smaller and because his skin is tighter, he looks better. Not bad for a guy who just went through a swimming marathon. (Which was why he got so tanned in the first place). For those interested to try this treatment out, we are giving a 1st trial special price of RM 1080/=. (Normal price RM 1800/++ session). 

Overall, the event was a definite success. A lot of my guests were impressed by the instant results from the demos, and of course the wonderful food. We had fun, and I hope my guests had fun too. Thank you so much to all my suppliers who helped sponsor goodies for my guests, and thank you to all my guests who came till the final hour. Thank you also to all my food providers for the wonderful food. Can't wait for the next event.

Well, for those who missed it, these are the promotions that we launched that day.

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Chinese New Year Promotion...

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Year End Promotions.....

I almost forgot to post this one up... My bad :).

 

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