Quickly improve appearance and welcome the new year and new atmosphere

        As the New Year approaches, gatherings with family and friends are coming in droves during the holiday period, and everyone hopes to welcome the beautiful moments in their best state. In this issue of 'Health Column', we have specially reorganized medical beauty treatments suitable for the New Year, helping you improve your appearance and skin condition in a short period of time, and start a brand new year with a fresh look.

                In recent years, medical aesthetics has become the first choice for most people to pursue rapid improvement in appearance and confidence, especially for treatment courses with short recovery periods and significant effects, which have received high attention. The following introduces several popular projects, including applicable ethnic groups, expected effects, and treatment characteristics, to help you find the most suitable beauty plan for yourself.

        Injection therapy

        Injection therapy is one of the most popular medical beauty options in recent years, emphasizing the characteristics of "rapid beauty change and natural effect". Through precise injection, facial contours can be improved, depressions can be filled, fine lines can be smoothed, and lost volume can be replenished, creating three-dimensional contours, reproducing fullness and tightness, and enhancing overall refinement. Due to its high safety, short recovery period, and the ability to feel changes almost immediately after treatment, it has become the first choice for busy office workers, family caregivers, and those who want to quickly adjust their status at the end of the year. Common projects include:

        1. Hyaluronic acid filling

        Main benefits: Fill facial depressions (such as tear troughs and nasolabial folds), increase facial depth (such as lip augmentation and nose augmentation).

        Common brand - Juvederm: a French original product with a soft texture and natural effect, suitable for consumers who pursue delicate decoration.

        Advantages: The application process is rapid, and there is almost no need for a recovery period after surgery. The effect can last for about a year.

        2. Poly-L-lactic acid/collagen injection

        Main efficacy: Stimulate the regeneration of collagen, improve skin elasticity and radiance, especially effective for slight sagging and fine lines.

        Brand - Sculptra: Made in France, it can effectively stimulate collagen growth and bring long-term skin tightening effects.

        Suitable for ethnic groups: those who hope to improve their overall skin condition and do not like short-term treatment.

        3. Botulinum toxin injection

        Main benefits: Relax dynamic wrinkles (such as forehead wrinkles, forehead wrinkles, crow's feet) or slim face (improve masseter muscle hypertrophy).

        Common brand - Botox: from the original factory in the United States, with stable quality. It takes about 3 to 5 days to take effect after injection and can last for about 4 to 6 months.

        Suitable for ethnic groups: those who want to quickly improve fine lines or optimize facial lines.

        Laser and Phototherapy

        Laser and phototherapy treatments are "efficient secret weapons" for improving skin texture, especially suitable for busy and time limited individuals who want their skin to be more translucent and delicate. By penetrating deep into the skin with precise energy, it can effectively fade spots, improve dullness, shrink pores, and promote collagen growth, making the skin radiant from the inside out. The treatment period is short and the recovery period is short. After completion, one can immediately return to work or travel, which is regarded by many office workers as "turning lunch break into art". If you want to quickly make your skin cleaner, more even, and translucent before the New Year, laser and phototherapy are definitely not to be missed choices.

        1. Skin cleansing laser

        Main efficacy: Improve uneven skin tone, spots, and acne scars, making the skin more delicate and smooth.

        Treatment characteristics: After surgery, there is only slight redness and swelling, which can usually be relieved within a few hours. It is suitable for rapidly improving skin quality before the New Year.

        Suitable for: People with mild pigmentation or dark skin tone.

        2. Picosecond laser

        Main efficacy: Efficiently removes deep spots and tattoos, and promotes collagen growth.

        Characteristics of treatment: Compared with traditional lasers, it has a faster action speed and fewer postoperative side effects, making it suitable for populations that require intensive treatment.

        3. Pulsed light (IPL)

        Main efficacy: Targeting issues such as redness, fine lines, and enlarged pores, it comprehensively brightens the skin tone.

        Suitable for: those who hope to improve their skin condition and restore skin radiance on their entire face.

        Face lifting

        Facial lifting is one of the popular treatments in recent years, which uses high-energy conduction to the deep fascia layer to stimulate collagen regeneration, improve sagging contours, reshape facial lines, make chin lines more neat, and apple muscles more three-dimensional. The recovery period of the treatment is short and the effect is natural and gradual, which is very suitable for people who want to tighten and tighten in a short period of time.

        1. American Soundwave

        Main benefits: Ulthera Sonic Lift is imported from the United States and is a non-invasive treatment with low pain and no wounds. It uses focused ultrasound energy to accurately focus on specific depths under the skin, heating and stimulating collagen regeneration.

        Suitable for ethnic groups: Hope to deeply lift and improve mild to moderate sagging skin.

        2. Micro needle radio waves

        Main efficacy: Improves skin problems such as fine lines, pores, and acne scars, suitable for the face, neck, and double chin areas.

        Suitable for ethnic groups: those who want to receive deep treatment for specific areas.

        Deep care and cleaning

        Deep care and cleansing treatment is an upgraded version of basic maintenance that is needed for all ages, especially suitable for people who want to restore skin radiance and stability in a short period of time. Through professional instruments and deep cleansing techniques, it can effectively remove dead skin cells, acne, and pore dirt, while replenishing moisture and nutrients, making the skin immediately translucent, delicate, and clean. It is a shortcut to creating good skin quality and one of the easiest treatments to feel "beautiful after finishing". It is suitable for young people who pursue makeup and adherence, or for light and mature skin who want to maintain stable skin condition.

        1. Introduction of Medical Aesthetics

        Main efficacy: Through professional instruments, whitening, moisturizing, and antioxidant ingredients can penetrate deep into the skin, improving dryness and dullness.

        Common projects:

        (1) Almond acid skin rejuvenation: gently removes dead skin cells, improves uneven skin tone and enlarged pores.

        (2) Vitamin C import: Increases skin brightness, reduces pigmentation, and enhances antioxidant capacity.

        2. HydraFacial

        Main efficacy: Through vacuum technology, mild fruit acid is used to clean pores, while nourishing ingredients are injected to achieve deep cleansing and exfoliating, moisturizing, and antioxidant effects.

        Characteristics of treatment: Non traumatic, comfortable treatment, immediate effect, especially suitable for occasions that require rapid improvement of the skin.

        Suitable for all skin types, especially those who want to instantly improve skin radiance.

        Conclusion

        Before the New Year, it was the best time to improve the skin's condition. However, when choosing a treatment course, it is still necessary to assess personal needs and physical condition, and consult professional advice to tailor the most suitable plan. Far Eastern Memorial Hospital's Physical and Cosmetic Medicine Center, with an experienced team of physicians and advanced equipment, regards safety, professionalism, and personalized services as its core. Whether it is injection, laser, or plastic surgery, we strictly control the process from preoperative evaluation to postoperative care, ensuring that the results are natural and safe, and accompanying each customer to achieve their ideal beauty transformation.

        *Dr. Chen Yousheng's expertise includes eye and various cosmetic plastic surgeries, body sculpting, breast plastic surgery and reconstruction (including correction of male and female breast diseases). Registration link: https://www.femh.org.tw/section/sectionDetail2?CID=0283&&DoctorID=75891

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