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What Causes Dark Circles

Heredity

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Dark circles are hereditary and research indicates that genetics play a major role in passing down dark circles in coming generations.

Excessive exposure to sun

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Body produces more melanin when you expose too much to the sun. 

Lifestyle

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Consumption of alcohol and smoking are the cause to get dark circles under eyes.

Lack of sleep

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The skin become pale and dark circles are more prominent when you did not get enough sleep, minimum 8 hours sleep are needed.

Aging

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As we grow older, the skin around the eye area is delicate and thin, the thin skin makes the blood vessel more prominent.

Not removing eye makeup

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Ensure to remove eye makeup clean and clear before you go to bed.

Allergies

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Veins around sinuses are darkened and lead to dark circles problem. Take multivitamin may help to reduce the dark circles.

How to Get Rid of Dark Circles

Home Remedies

• Get enough of sleep is very important to improve the dark circles. Put extra effort to have an early night.
• Use dark circle eye cream recommended by your dermatologist to reduce dark circles caused by hyperpigmentation from sun damage and melasma. 
• Avoid direct expose to the sun; wear a big sunglasses that can cover the eye areas in daytime.
• Avoid salty food at night before important event and keep your head raised on an extra pillow in bed to minimize fluid build-up.
• Green tea bags soaked in warm water and put it on the eyes for 5 minutes.
• Do not rub your eyes too often as it may hurt the skin around the eye areas.

Treatment in Meridian Clinic

Eye Circles Laser

Pigmentation may be addresses by delivering an intense beam of light to specifically target the melanin that are caused by pigmentation. The light absorbed and converted into heat and destroys the melanin cells which carry by pigment molecule.

Laser then target the source of dark circles and the light will transfer into skin under the eye areas. The light is absorbed by blood vessels and pigmented areas in the skin. Laser is able to resurface the skin and reduce the fine lines on the skin which helps to improve the overall appearance of the eyes. In addition, laser helps to reduce dark circles.

Filler Injection- Hyaluronic Acid (HA)

Injectable fillers are used to correct the under eye dark circles, hyaluronic acid filler used to soften the shadow and restore the volume to the tear trough.

Pigment-Prevention Injection

It used to destroy the melanin cells cause by pigmentation. It has whitening effect which can reduce the dark circles.

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Excessive Sweating: How to Stay Dry

What is Hyperhidrosis?

Hyperhidrosis is a common disorder in which the person sweats excessively.

Sweating may occur on the whole body or it may occur on certain areas. It usually sweats on:

• Armpit
• Palms
• Sole of the feet
• Face
• Chest

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Although people who generally sweat excessively, day and night, it does not pose a serious threat to a person’s health. But it can be embarrassing and distressing in the daily life.

Some people with hyperhidrosis are shy to seek medical help and some believe no proper way can be done to improve this symptom.

However, help is available to improve the excessive sweating problem.

Start with daily life activities such as:

• Wear black or white clothes to minimize the sign of sweating
• Wear loose and light clothes
• Avoid spicy foods
• Avoid alcohol
• Use antiperspirant instead of deodorant

Excessive sweating is a long term condition. If lifestyle changes do not work, you may go for dermatologist for further treatments.

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Treatment 1

Botolinum Toxin Injection also known as Botox.

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Botox can be injected into the skin areas of the body which affected by hyperhidrosis. It helps to reduce sweating in these areas by blocking the signals from the brain to the sweat glands. The effect normally lasts for few months; the treatment can be repeated if necessary. Botox injection to treat hyperhidrosis takes around 30 to 45 minutes. The treatment can be done in just a lunch break.

Treatment 2

Iontophoresis may help if you have excessive sweating problem on your palms and feet. It can be used to treat armpits but it is less effective.

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Iontophoresis involves treating affected areas of skin with a weak electric current passed through water or a wet pad. This helps to block the sweat glands.

This treatment is not painful. Patient will only feel slight discomfort or skin irritation as the mild electric current pass through the palms or feet. The treatment duration is around 20 to 30 minutes. To get ideal result, 2 to 4 session of treatments are needed in a week. The symptoms will improve after a week or two.

Treatment 3

Surgery

     A dermatologist may use one or more of the following surgical techniques to remove sweat glands from the underarms:

• Excision (cut out sweat glands)
• Liposuction (remove with suction)
• Curettage (scrape out)
• Laser surgery (vaporize)                                                                                  

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What is your acne telling you?

Why do we need facial treatment? How often should we get a facial treatment is depends on few factors which is the skin type, skin care goals, skin condition, age, and even habit of life. The estimated time to get a professional facial is once a month and this is an ideal way to keep good skin. Our skin is a living organ and it will take around 30 days to renew the cells.

How to get rid of acne problems:

• Always, always and always remove make up before you wash your face.
• Wash your face twice a day, but do not over doing it. Cleansers wash away dirt, grime, makeup, and pollution.  
• A good cleanser will also let other skin products reach your skin and work better.
• Choose gentle cleaners that won’t strip your skin.
• Get more sleep because stress hormones can lead to abnormalities in skin structure and function.
• Avoid some make-up and oily face products, it may increase acne by clogging up the pores and increase the chance of infections. 

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Solutions for facial region acnes:

Forehead

• Go to bed early and wake up early. The best time is from 11pm to 7am.
• Drink loads of water so that the toxins can be flush out.
• Avoid soda and carbonated drinks.
• Light exercise about 20 minutes daily (eg: jogging, yoga)
• Practice better hygiene (eg: wash hands, wash hat, wash fringe)
• Reduce refined sugar in your diet.

Between the Brows

• Avoid smoking and alcohol
• Get enough of sleep
• Exercise but not overly strenuous exercises

Nose

• Eat less salt
• Eat less meat
• Eat less pungent  foods (eg: garlic, chilis)
• Get more fresh air
• Get enough Vitamin B
• Eat warm temperature foods

Cheeks

• Avoid fast food and junk food
• Get more sleep
• Get more fresh air
• The lungs are strongest at 7am to 9am, get aerobic exercises
• Always clean the hands and cell phones with alcohol
• Change pillow case frequently
• Try to keep positive mood
• Relax is always a key

Lip Area

• Include more fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet
• Take more fiber
• Avoid spicy and fried foods

Chin and Jaw

• Avoid eating supper
• Get enough rest
• Eat more fruits and vegetables
• Go for spa and try to reduce stress
• Exercise 20 minutes each day
• Go to bed early and get 7 to 8 hours sleep everyday

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Before Treatment

After Treatment

Meridian Signature Acne Treatment

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Meridian Clinic Star Product- Luxe Hyaluronique Serum by Dr Anshaw

Serums Have Greater Anti-Aging Benefits the Longer You Use Them

Searching a good serum is similar to staring a long-term relationship; the benefits come from sticking with your serum day in and day out. You will highly likely see the improvements right away (as the serum is rich formula of hyaluronic acid-HA that can rejuvenate the skin and diminish the fine lines). Over the long term, you will see signs of damage fade and the skin looks healthier and firmer.

Never Too Young to Start Using a Serum

It is common knowledge that exercising keeps you a healthy body. With that in mind, would it make sense to wait until your health problems occur later only to start a healthier lifestyle? Same goes to the skin; you should start using skin care to prevent aging of your skin.

Start using products loaded with these types of impressive ingredients before sign of skin damage occur and make sure to be on track for an even and firmer complexion from the young age. Your skin will never ‘get used’ to these types of ingredients, just like your body never get used to drink enough water a day and to eat healthy foods.

Differences of Serums and Moisturisers

• The molecules in serums are smaller than those in moituriser. Serum able to penetrate deeper into the skin and give better results. Moisturiser has larger molecules and it works only for first layer of the skin.
• Serums contain concentrated active ingredients which are essential for treating various skin conditions whereas moisturisers give moisture and hydration to the skin.
• The efficacy of serums is more compared to the moisturisers. 

Meridian Clinic’s Luxe Hyaluronique Serum

Anshaw by Dr Anshaw Luxe Hyaluronique Serum

What is Luxe Hyaluronique serum?

Serum contains 100 % pure concentrated hyaluronic acid (HA). The same ingredient is used as dermal fillers for skin restoration and rejuvenation.

The premium hyaluronic acid has molecular weight of 100-300 kDa is easily absorbed and permeable into skin.

Hyaluronic acid helps to retain over a 1000 times its weight in water within the cells of skin, making it an excellent moisture serum.

Luxe Hyaluronique Serum Benefit   

Luxe Hyaluronique Serum provides deep-down action to help reduce the fine lines and wrinkles.

The formula is enriched with hyaluronic acid, to enhance the serum’s moisturising and plumping effect during day and night. It helps to get back the perfectly dewy baby-skin, restore the fresh and youthful look.

It has been proved that hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid has a significant would healing effect and it plays a significant role in the skin regeneration and repair of skin injuries.

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Description:

For the beautiful promise of intensely hydrated, gorgeous glowing skin. This water-light serum delivers a revolutionary infusion of hydration. 24 hours of continuous moisturizing benefits. Leaving skin deeply replenished, softer, silkier and drenched with moisture.

Direction:

Apply the intensive serum to thoroughly cleansed skin. Smooth upward, working the luxurious formula from the neck to the forehead. For optimal results, massage gently with finger tips.

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6 Ways to Prevent Hair Loss

Everyone losses hair every day during the shower, while comb the hair or blow dry the hair. This is normal because the hair is going through the cycle, the new one will replace it. But hair loss may be a sign of a more serious medical condition that you need a dermatologist to give a treatment. Hair loss is a very common condition but it affects self-confident at some time.

  

Here are some tips you can do to take good care of your hair:

• Eat iron-rich food: beef, pork, fish, vegetables, beans (along with food that are rich in Vitamin C)
• Avoid hot hair styling tool as they damage your hair
• Avoid too much exposure of your hair to sunlight
• Use mild shampoo and conditioner. Avoid shampoo that contain deodorant because it will harm your scalp
• Illness and take antibiotics cause hair loss, so keep yourself in healthy condition in order to have healthy hair
• Sleep with loose braided hair to prevent hair loss when you toss and turn on the bed

           

    

          In Meridian Clinic, we provide hair regrowth treatment. Firstly, the therapist will do hair Mesotherapy then comb your scalp by using infrared light.

          Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is one of the most effective therapies hair rejuvenation laser comb to treat hair loss. LLLT is a safe form of light treatment for hair loss. It has been used in various countries such as Europe, East Asia and Russia over the decades. Low level laser therapy has approved by US FDA for joint pain relief and hair regrowth. The laser light can penetrate about 8mm into the scalp tissue then the energy is absorbed on cellular level and photo-biostimulation will take place. Therefore, the blood circulation to the follicle area increased. Hair restoration experts around the world have become confident in LLLT efficacy as an adjunctive tool in the fight against both male and female pattern hair loss. 

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Case 1:

Before Hair Growth Treatment

After 3 Treatments in Meridian Clinic

Case 2:

Before Hair Restoration Treatment

Result can be seen after 2 treatments in Meridian Clinic

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Are You Using the Right Cleanser?

What are the advantages of olive oil cleanser?

Anshaw by Dr. Anshaw Olive Oil Cleanser

Anti-Aging: The active ingredients are similar to lipids of the cutaneous barrier that can prevent the signs of ageing and give tonicity and elasticity to the skin.

Anti-Redness: The active ingredients are able to protect the skin from irritant stimulus. It is used to soothe and to calm sensitive skin.

Enhancer of skin delivery: It generates liquid crystals with skin-like fatty acid composition. Therefore, it improves skin complexion and moistures the skin.  

Environmental Shield: Able to maintain optimal physiological function of the skin barrier ensuring maximal protection from harsh environmental damages.

How to Wash Face Properly

Wash Your Hands

The hands accumulate a lot of dirt during the day. First thing to do before you wash your face is to wash hands. Use antibacterial soap to wash hands, avoid direct contact your dirty hands to the face because it will transfer oil, dirt and bacteria onto your face.

Remove Makeup

Select makeup remover that is suitable for your skin type, recommend mild remover. Remove the eye makeup and follow by face, lips and neck. Do not ignore the neck part, remove makeup with cotton pads.

Splash Face with Lukewarm Water

Lukewarm water produces smallest reaction in your face. Hot water can strip your skin of its natural oils and cold water can cause your skin to tighten up.

Apply Cleanser

Take a small amount of the cleanser on your hand and gently rub the cleanser throughout the wet face. Make sure the cleanser wash all your facial areas, chin and neck. Gently massage with a circular motion on your face for one minute.

Rinse the Face

Rinse your face with slightly cooler water than the lukewarm water. Splash the face until the cleanser is removed. Pat the face with dry and clean towel. Do not rub or wipe your face, it may tear and irritate the skin.

Skin Care Products

Apply moisturizer or hydrating product each time when you are done cleansing your face. Again, skin care products must be suitable for your skin type. Consult a skin expert if you are not sure the product is suitable for you.

Face Washing Tips

1. Wash your face twice a day to keep your skin clear.
2. Avoid over-cleansing.
3. Do not use hot or cold water to wash your face. Lukewarm water is the best temperature to cleanse your face effectively.
4. Exfoliate your face once or twice a week to remove dead skin.
5. Avoid using bar soaps to cleanse your face as they will dry it out.
6. Take your time to rinse cleanser away; do not forget to rinse the commonly neglected area: hairline, jawline and nose.

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Descriptions

A sulfate-free, non-drying cleanser that gently cleanses away impurities and excess oil without stripping its moisture.

Contain olive and rose hip seed oil which are naturally rich in antioxidants and essential nutrients to protect and nourish the skin.

Directions

Gently massage over wet skin in circular motion and rinse off thoroughly with water. For optimal results, follow with our recommended toner, moisturizer and other skin care steps. 

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