Acne Scar Treatment for Dark Skin
Treating acne scars in darker skin is not the same treatment at a lower setting. It is a different set of judgements, most of them made…
HIFU Singapore: A Doctor’s Guide to HIFU Treatment, Which Machine, What It Costs and What Can Go Wrong
If texture, visible pores or acne scars are the main concern, I assess whether RF microneedling or another skin treatment would address it. RF microneedling and…
Subcision and Biostimulators for Rolling Acne Scars
PDLLA skin booster has been paired with carbon dioxide gas subcision for atrophic acne scars in a published series, the fibrotic release from the gas combined…
Infini vs Secret RF for Acne Scars
I provide both Infini and Secret RF. For deeper depressed scars after acne has settled, I often favour Infini's insulated-needle approach, particularly when the skin pigments…
CO2 and Fraxel 1550 Lasers for Acne Scars: How They Work
Fractional CO2 laser is often described as the gold standard for resurfacing acne scars, and for the right scar in the right skin that description holds.…
Under-Eye Skin Boosters Compared: PDRN, PDLLA, ECM and CellREDM
This is the evidence companion to my main guide, dark eye circle treatment in Singapore. If you want to know which treatment suits your type…
Chemical Peel in Singapore: Which Acid Works, and What the Evidence Shows
The history of chemical peels dates back to the time of Ancient Egyptians and Romans; where women used sour milk and fermented grape juice to rejuvenate the skin. Thankfully, chemical peels have evolved to become more palatable and safer to patients today. Although eclipsed in popularity by the wide variety of skin resurfacing lasers, chemical peels still remain a safe and efficacious way of lightening pigmentation such as melasma, erase fine wrinkles and control acne outbreaks.
Do Acne Scars Fade on Their Own?
Few questions arrive more often in a scar consultation, and the answer divides in two. Some of what acne leaves behind resolves without any intervention, and…
Acne Scar Treatment Cost in Singapore
Cost is often the deciding factor in acne scar treatment, and it is also where patients most often waste money, not by spending too little, but…
Acne Scars or Pigmentation? How to Tell the Difference
A great deal of worry, and a great deal of wasted money, follows from one confusion, which is mistaking acne marks for acne scars. The two…
