I received two extreme responses whenever I tell anyone that I went for aesthetic treatments. For some people it's as normal as facial treatments but for some people they labeled me as 'fake'.
I think aesthetic treatments are a milder way to enhance one's feature and also, I call it a more intensive form of facial. For example, if you think you look better with smaller jaws or slimmer face but you are against cosmetic surgeries, or you do not want to undergo the pain or down time, you can choose to do a botox treatment to enhance your face shape. If you want a fuller looking forehead or a taller nose, you can use filler to fill up your nose bridge and also to plump up your forehead. Some people has depressed scars on their face, one of the ways other than lasers would be filler injections.
Some of my friends have really bad skin condition where normal facial treatments can not heal the pimples, scars, pigmentation on their skin so the alternative way for them is to seek for aesthetic treatment such as CO2 laser.
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I think aesthetic treatments are a milder way to enhance one's feature and also, I call it a more intensive form of facial. For example, if you think you look better with smaller jaws or slimmer face but you are against cosmetic surgeries, or you do not want to undergo the pain or down time, you can choose to do a botox treatment to enhance your face shape. If you want a fuller looking forehead or a taller nose, you can use filler to fill up your nose bridge and also to plump up your forehead. Some people has depressed scars on their face, one of the ways other than lasers would be filler injections.
Some of my friends have really bad skin condition where normal facial treatments can not heal the pimples, scars, pigmentation on their skin so the alternative way for them is to seek for aesthetic treatment such as CO2 laser.
This was my face back in around 2009. I never liked my bulky jawline because they made me looked manly. Getting a surgery treatment can be super costly and the down time takes a little too long. Unless I am a taitai or I have rich parents otherwise there will be no way for myself to rest at home until it heals before I get back to work. So, after years of research I have discovered another way of making them look less bulky without undergoing invasive surgeries.
I've heard about this clinic called The Sloane Clinic for quite some times but I didn't get the chance to visit it because they were situated in Singapore. What makes this clinic sounds even more Atas is that it is located in MBS Singapore.
The Sloane Clinic offers different types of cosmetic treatments from aesthetics treatments to plastic surgeries. I told Dr.Kee about how much I wish I could get rid of my squarish jaw via surgeries. He looked at me face and adviced me to take botox injections because my jawline didn't protrude too much.
Other than my squarish jawline, Dr.Kee noticed that my skins are reddish around the forehead and cheek areas which I haven't noticed in the past 20 over years!
They called this 'flush'. See the redness on my forehead and cheek make me looks like I am high on alcohol in pictures especially in comparison to my friends with a more even skin tone. The flush got worse under hot weather or after sports. I always thought this was normal but Dr. Kee said it wasn't. It is caused by the breakage of the capillaries on my face. Normal people do have flush but they don't get it under normal weather condition.
The redness on my skin was mild so Dr.Kee suggested a Deep Red Facial with Tea Tree mask. Some people has more serious condition where red patches can be visibly seen all over their face. This is like a red version kind of pigmentation that grows especially around your cheekbones. Dr.Kee would suggest a more intensive treatment for those with more serious conditions like that.
Therapist of the day was Vivien.
The treatment started with gentle microdermabrasion scrub to dissolve excessive dead cells, sebum and debris. Vivien placed two cottons into my ears so that the sound waves of the device use for Deep Sonic Cleansing does not hurt my ears. This Deep Sonic Cleansing helps loosen comedones (black and white heads) from clogged pores without the need to undergo painful extractions. Vivien said that the comedones on my skin'd dried off after a few days. After this Vivien applied Vitamin C serum onto my skin and penetrate them into my skin with the device.
Tea Tree mask to help with the pimple condition of my skin.
The difference after the Vitamin C penetration was visible. I felt my skin more moisturized and plumped. When I touched it, my skin feels like it is hydrated from within.
Looks like I am going to transform into some superhero wtf.
Vivien placed two pieces of thick cottons on my eye lids after removing the Tea tree mask and then covered my eyes with eye protectors to avoid my eyes being hurt by the strong Red Light. I could still see the red light even with all the layers of eye protectors covered on my eye lids. It was so bright that if I opened my eye I would have already gone blind. Imagine yourself closing your eyes and what you "see" are all in bright yellow red, you see nothing else but red light alone and it was so bright that you wish you could close your eyes further.
The Deep Red Light session took 20 minutes and together with the entire facial session it was about 60 min. The Deep Red Light is a form of photomodulation treatment that is non-ablative, non-thermal therapy that reduces the signs of photodamage such as pigmentation and skin aging including shrinking pore size. The Red LED light activates new collagen formation while lessening the breakdown of existing collagen in the skin. Vivien shared with me that any wounds on my face would heal within 3 days because the light promotes healthy skin cell changes to improve skin healing.
I could see how brighter my skin has turned right after the facial session. The result looks exactly like my skin has went through a white-skin-filter. My skin used to be really dull and tired especially around the eye areas and reddish as well as filled with pimple marks. The result lasted me for about 2-3 weeks. Dr. Kee advised me to go for the treatment for a consecutive 3-5 times so the result would remain for a longer period of time.
This treatment is best for reducing fine lines, wrinkles, brightening dull and tired skin.
60 min RM400 per session. (RM200 Deep Red Light treatment alone without facial.)
I was super nervous when Vivien told me that the doctor will be coming in to treat my jawline right after the Deep Red Light Facial session so she passed me a breast implant silicon for me to squeeze on in case I got too nervous.
This thing used to be a myth to me. I never imagined how it actually feels and now I know. It feels like a firm piece of jelly bag not as 'versatile' as the real ones.
I asked for numbing cream because I am super afraid of needles.
Vivien placed two bags of ice on my jawline so to calm the nerves around my jaw and get the blood vessels ready for injections. My face was so numb that I couldn't feel how cold the ice bags were until it touches the other parts of my face!
Dr. Kee started the injections immediately after marking where should the injections take place. Vivien uses a vibrating massager close to where the needle was poked to help distract the pain. The Botox injection I have done with The Sloane Clinic was closed to not painful thanks to all the thoughtful preparation done by the therapists.
Dr. Kee has prescribed me facial products for the everyday maintenance of my skin.
The packaging of the products were really hygienic and "hi-tech". It took me a while to figure how it works. Serums oozes out from the jar just after a gentle press on the white platform after removing the lid.
The pimples on my skin has been controlled since when I started using their products. I love that it gives me clearer and brighter skin the next morning I look into the mirror.
I am feeling much more confident in taking pictures. Now that I do not have to edit my jawline to make them look less bulky/squarish nor I have to turn my camera on a 360 degrees to get the right angle. Also, my skin condition has improved so much that they look good and healthy even without editting!
The Sloane Clinic is now offering three types of face slimming treatments namely the Slim Touch, Slim Shape and Slim Sculpt. Slim Touch and Slim Shape comprising of two to three sessions of Botox Masseters that helps reduce moderate square jawline like mine. Slim Sculpt comprises of three sessions of Botox Masseters and a single deep-lifting Ulthera Jaw treatment that stimulates collagen production to lift and tighten loose skin along the jaw line. Ulthera is a FDA approved skin tightening treatment using ultrasound technology.
The result would last for 5-9 months depending on individual.
Dr. Kee suggested myself to take a total of 3-4 injections and after all the treatments my jawline would stay permanently slim.
The Sloane Clinic Slim Touch @ RM3,800.
The Sloane Clinic Slim Shape @ RM5,600.
The Sloane Clinic Slim Sculp @ RM11,600.
The Sloane Clinic (Bangsar)
79, Jln Maarof, Bangsar 59000.
* Right opposite Public Bank at Bangsar.
Contact : 03- 2288 1788
Website : http://www.sloaneclinic.com/en-my/
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