The Aesthetics Advisor

HQ Address: 31-11, Penthouse Signature Office Suite, The Boulevard, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Website: www.arcmedicalgroup.com.my Contact / WhatsApp: +60 17 817 1875 Profile ARC Medical Group offers a full range of aesthetic treatments and cosmetic surgery for men and women of all ages and has a Letter of Credentialing and Privileging (LCP) Chapter 3 license from the Ministry of Health. This includes aesthetic services such as Hair Restoration, Science-based Weight Loss program including post-pregnancy weight loss program, Vaginal Tightening / Rejuvenation and Wellness and Regenerative Programs for both men and women. ARC (Advanced Regenerative Centre) medical group has 3 branches in Klang Valley. ARC Clinic - Mid Valley Branch 31-11, Penthouse Signature Office Suite, The Boulevard, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ARC Beauty and Wellness - Pantai Hospital Branch Lot 2 & 3, Block A,

Lured by the promise of pearl-white complexions in ads on social media, young women in Thailand fall for cheap creams said to have herbal ingredients but full of toxic mercury, which cause acne, blotches and spidery red veins (South China Morning Post) - Achara Chairak wanted to look prettier and that, she believed, included having light skin. The lighter the better. The Bangkok office worker tried some brand-name whitening creams sold at pharmacy chains, but they didn’t make much difference to her skin tone. So last year she decided to try one of the creams sold online that promised more dramatic results. The facial cream, the ads claimed, contained traditional herbal ingredients and would produce lasting changes in lightening skin tone. “Before and after” pictures showed women with dark complexions metamorphose into beauties with fair skin. “At first my skin got visibly whiter and brighter,” says Achara, who is in her late twenties. “I was very happy.” She began buying mor