Dr Vanessa Phua’s Aesthetic and Beauty

Ever noticed the unsightly bony knuckles and veins on your hands? Your hands are the tell-tale sign of your age. The skin starts to then around your hands in your 30’s with increasing prominence of the underlying tendons and veins.

RADIESSE is a biocompatible dermal (middle layer of the skin) filler made of calcium based microspheres that is ideal for rejuvenating hands, restoring the youthful plumpness and volume that you lost over the years. This filler is FDA approved, safe and produces instant results. With time, the underlying skin also produces more collagen, giving a prolonged and continuous renewal of the hands over a period of about 18 to 24 months.

This procedure is performed in the clinic after applying an anaesthetic cream, and is virtually painless. The beauty of this is that it is a non surgical procedure, just a few injections per hand. There is minimal downtime and you can return to your activities immediately. The hand may occasionally feel a little bruised for a day, but this settles rapidly.

The end result is a pair of youthful hands, with increased radiance and improved texture, perfect for showing off your latest Bling!

With RevitaLash you can! This is a patented lash enhancing formula that comes in a mascara bottle that you apply every night along the lashline. Formulated with potent pharmaceutical ingredients and ophthalmologically tested, eyelashes grow to its full glory in 5 weeks! Only available in clinics, get your bottle of Revitalash now and flash those peepers!

With non surgical interventions gaining popularity, there is now less need and demand for surgical enhancement of the breasts in women who desire a fuller, firmer bosom.

FAQ:

1. What are breast fillers?
   Body fillers, in particular, breast fillers, are made of a biological gel which is safe and biocompatible with the body. This is injected under the breast tissue to enhance the appearance of the breast without the need for surgery and a general anesthetic.
2. Who is suitable for this procedure?
   Those who have lost volume in the breasts with breast feeding or age related sagging.  Also for those who desire to attain fuller breasts but do not want implants.
3. How is this performed?
   This is performed under local anesthetic, and takes about an hour. The filler is then injected under the breast tissue with a needle.  Some bruising and swelling may be noticed for a day or two, but this all subsides gradually.
4. Is this filler safe?
   Yes, this filler is made of a biologically safe cohesive gel which stays under the breast tissue and absorbs water, and exists in harmony with the surrounding tissues, simulating the natural feel of breast tissue over time. It is NOT INJECTABLE SILICONE, which is unsafe and forms hard lumps over time. This filler is CE marked (European Safety Approval trademark) and approved as an injectable for breast enhancement. The end results last from 3-5 years. Before the procedure, the patient is counseled to go for a breast ultrasound scan or mammogram to exclude any suspicious breast lumps.
5. What aftercare is required?
   The patient must wear a support bra for 4 weeks, without an underwired support. Exercise and massage should be avoided for 2 weeks following breast fillers. One can return to work the next day, as there is minimal discomfort.

This can also be used to enhance the buttocks to increase volume to further enhance one’s feminine curves!

Hair loss affects a significant majority of the population. The most common cause of hair loss is androgenetic hair loss, or male pattern baldness, with an equivalent in women. This is genetic and is not due to clogged, oily hair follicles, wearing helmets or mites contrary to old wives’ tales.

There has been a mushrooming of non-medical hair salons and trichologists who promise hair growth with little scientific evidence, and unsatisfactory results who subscribe to the above theories of hair loss.

In androgenetic hair loss, the male hormone, testosterone, is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which attacks the hair follicles. This causes shrinkage of these cells, leading to death and loss of hair. This first starts as a receding hair line, then progresses to move backwards, followed by a bald patch at the crown, which eventually gets bigger, with further loss of hair as described by Norwood (see Norwood grading scale).

Physician prescribed medical (topical and oral) medications help by preventing hair loss and also slows down the formation of the culprit hormone.

Surgical hair restoration is still the most effective way of restoring hair loss. A strip of scalp from the back or the side of one’s head is identified as the donor site for hair transplant. This strip is excised and the donor area is sutured, with an invisible scar that can be hidden by the surrounding hair.

Healthy hair follicles is harvested from this area as follicular unit grafts and transplanted to the areas of hair loss (recipient area). The direction and number of hair follicles are determined prior to the procedure, which is performed under local anaesthetic. Duration of this procedure takes between 3-5 hours. Areas amenable to treatment include the scalp, face (designer stubble/beard/sideburns) and eyebrows.

You can return to work in 2-3 days, and there is minimal discomfort even immediately after the surgery. The success rate of this procedure is unsurpassable at around 90%, and results are very satisfactory with proper care afterwards.

This procedure is suitable for both men and women and is performed by trained physicians only.

Contact Dr. Vanessa Phua for a consultation on your hair  restoration.

What is Spectra Laser Photorejuvenation?

The state of the art Dual Pulsed Nd:Yag Spectra laser is designed for non-ablative skin rejuvenation. This treatment results in youthful, smoother skin from the photothermal and photochemical actions with the aid of a micro particulate carbon mask.

What is it used for?
The 2 modes act differently on the skin for different clinical conditions. The Spectra peel mode acts to close open pores, resurface scars and improve acne by shrinking the size of the sebaceous (oil) glands. This effectively reduces the formation of comedones, (whiteheads and blackheads), which reduce acne outbreaks and flare-ups.

The laser toning Q-switched mode targets uneven pigmentation from hormonal imbalance and other pigmented lesions like tattoos. The laser targets the pigmentation abnormalities in both the epidermis and dermis, resulting in a lightening of pigmentation after several treatments. Both procedures are virtually painless and have minimal downtime.

How is it performed?

A local anaesthetic cream is applied onto the face 20 minutes before the procedure to minimize any discomfort during the procedure. A carbon mask is applied as part of the spectra peel treatment which elicits a heat and photochemical reaction during the laser treatment.

Then the laser is applied, it feels like a tingling warm sensation to the face which lasts for about 5 minutes or so. The beauty of this treatment is that the absence of skin rawness or downtime with this laser. It is a non-ablative treatment and hence is commonly performed as a lunch time procedure.

Collagen remodeling of the skin occurs, leaving your skin feeling and looking more rejuvenated and even-toned after every session.

This popular laser peel is also known as “the weekend peel”. It utilizes long wavelength laser (Erbium Yag laser) to safely remove the top layer of the skin with the aid of a precise scanning system. This ensures that every flaw is corrected to yield a youthful, smoother and clearer complexion.

This laser treatment is customized to the individual skin condition at hand. This is ideal for:
1. fine wrinkles
2. sun-damaged skin on face, neck and shoulders
3. age spots on the face
4. Reduce blotchy uneven skin tone
5. Improve acne and superficial scars
6. Improve fine to moderate lines around eyes, forehead, and lips

The patient uses a skin protective balm about 5 days before the procedure that will prep the skin in advance. On arrival at the clinic, the patient will have a local anesthetic cream applied onto the face for half an hour before the procedure.

The procedure takes anything between 10-20 minutes to perform, during which the patient may report a tingling sensation. Afterwards, the patient will need to apply a sunblock for the next few weeks rigorously and keep the face moisturized as aftercare advice.

One treatment alone yields substantive results.

See before and after pics

   (BEFORE)

 (AFTER Micro Laser Treatment)

If you’re interested in our Aesthetic Surgery Services, contact us now!

We offer Laser Photo Rejuvenation, Non-Surgical Thread Lifts, Anti Ageing, Botox & Filler Enhancement and all beauty enhancement surgery in a very safe and reliable way.

With hundreds of satisfied patients, Dr. Vanessa Phua’s practice has been very popular among the health & image conscious. You too can enhance your image, beauty & looks.

View Before / After Photos of Thread Lifts & Photo Rejuvenation.

Cheers,
Dr. Vanessa Phua
Aesthetic Physician, Asia Health Partners, Singapore

Anti-wrinkle creams have inundated the aesthetic cosmeceutical industry forever. Do they really work? What ingredients should one look out for when purchasing a jar of miracle line erasers?

The main ingredients that have wrinkle combating properties are Argireline, (plant derived protein or hexapeptide), hyaluronic acid (a viscous, hydrating gel found naturally in our skin and joints), vitamins A (retinal), B, C and E, antioxidants like green tea and soy.

Argireline is an ingredient of interest as it works like Botox, but minus the injections. It reduces the signals of nerves that stimulates muscles and relaxes the muscles that cause the lines when they contract (dynamic wrinkles).

With prolonged use, you can be on your way to smoother skin with time, and also delay your next visit to your physician for Botox!

Our lips start to shrink and lose its voluptuousness with age. Smoking and excessive stress also causes fine lines to develop around the lips, and these deepen with age. There are treatments to restore the lips to its original youthfulness ranging from Botox (for the fine lines that appear on movement) to dermal fillers to Thermage (patented Radiofrequency treatment for collagen renewal and volume restoration).

View the Before & After Picture of Using Dermal Fillers on Lips

For that pouty, Angelina Jolie look-alike lips, dermal (dermis is the middle layer of the skin) fillers is commonly used to restore the vermillion border of the lips to redefine the outline, and also give the lips (upper more commonly than lower) back its volume and pout.

The dermal fillers I use are made of Hyaluronic acid, which is the natural supportive ingredient in the matrix of the skin and lips that give it the elasticity and spring that youth confers. This sterile procedure is performed under a local anesthetic in my clinic, and takes about 10 minutes to do.

The results are instant, with minimum swelling that lasts no more than an hour. The effects last up to 9 months, and are very natural, soft and extremely safe. For results that are more long lasting, I would combine Thermage with Fillers.

Thermage works using Radiofrequency waves using the Thermacool system, on a deeper level below the dermis of the tissue, causing collagen contraction, renewing and remodeling collagen in the tissues with time. This effects erases lip lines and increases fullness of the lip area in the long term. The results can be seen as early as 4 weeks, and last for about 2 years.

So get that sexy pout and put the groove back in your life this Valentine’s day!