My pre-operative discussion usually includes a question about what medication and supplements a patient is taking. At a recent consultation, a patient told me that she was taking collagen supplements to improve her skin. This led to me to tell her that collagen supplements were of limited benefit an...
September 11, 2024 |
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I recently visited the Rheinhessen and Pfalz regions of Germany. The main purpose was to see family and with side trips for “motorhead” activities. It is a less touristy area of Germany but this to me is a good thing.
The large city in the area is Frankfurt but we were closer to Mainz. This i...
Countries that span a long distance in terms of latitude or longitude can give one a varied experience all in one trip. Chile, for example, spans the third longest range of latitudes (36 degrees) of any country in the world.
In one trip last September, we were able to experience different climate...
June 16, 2023 |
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The skin envelope over a fat collection is an important factor in a successful liposuction procedure. When a liposuction is done, the overlying skin needs to contract to the new contour.
The VASER procedure uses internal ultrasound to liquefy the fat layer but also gives off heat and causes t...
From time to time, we get requests for scar revisions. These largely fall into 2 categories- those who have post-traumatic and post-surgical scars and those who had severe acne in their early adult life.
The best way to improve scars is not to allow them to form in the first place. For our acne p...
September 20, 2022 |
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Bali has been our go to destination for a short break for 20 years. For our inaugural trip there after Covid 19, we chose a part of Bali we had never seen before- Candidasa on the East Coast.
We found it to be a breath of fresh air compared to our normal haunts on the West Coast. Quiet, tranquil ...
As the world emerges from Covid-19, I have been making tentative bookings for travel to other countries in the hope that they will re-open their borders to leisure travel. The accuracy of my predictions is poor and I have had to postpone another sakura viewing (hanami) trip to Japan.
I am left to...
Covid 19 has left us unable to leave the country for work or leisure. We also want to avoid exercising indoors. This has led to a new appreciation of the great outdoors in Singapore with the resultant increased sun exposure. How do we do this safely?
The common wisdom is to exercise in the early ...
September 22, 2021 |
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One of the pleasures of driving with your windows open or your top down is the sound of your own engine and the engines of the cars around you. Alas, the shriek of the Ferrari flat plane V8, the burble of a Mercedes cross plane V8 and the chunter of the Porsche flat six Boxer will soon be replaced b...
There has been a steady increase in the number of facial soft tissue injuries seen in the past year. Perhaps it is due to us being stuck in Singapore trying to avoid crowding around each other. Outdoor activities such as jogging and cycling have increased. Many of us are doing these activities...
