The Aesthetics Advisor

How do you go about finding the right dermatologist? Google Search? Review Sites? Friends? If you are looking for the best skin specialist (dermatologist) in Malaysia, this article was written with you in mind. Related: Best Aesthetic Clinics in KL and Selangor Dermatologists in Malaysia are medically qualified doctors who provide a range of skin care services from treating simple skin conditions like acne treatment to diagnosis and management of more complicated skin cases like severe acne scars , psoriasis, eczema (atopic dermatitis) etc. Some dermatologists have also expanded their services and offer aesthetic procedures, and selling skin care products as well. Most Malaysians are confused between the roles and areas of speciality of aesthetic doctors, dermatologists and plastic surgeons. There have been reports of adverse outcomes including disfigurements and even death, arising from aesthetic procedures performed by incompetent medical and non-medical practitioners.

The cosmetic industry is filled with sale driven ethos, and the dignity of medicine has suffered. New lasers are flooding the market, together with lax laser licence laws means poor training. 15 years ago to obtain a laser licence for procedures like hair removal and laser tattoo removal one had to go though a vigorous examination. Nowadays, open book online courses are available, additionally there is no structured learning both for doctors and for dermal therapist or laser nurses.  In Queensland, Australia any doctor, including dentists and vets can purchase high powered CO2 and erbium lasers without training. In my opinion, this is similar to buying a fully automatic shotgun. Used incorrectly lasers have the potential to cause life long serious scarring, even in ‘safe’ fractional laser resurfacing mode. I love working with laser technology however for many cases of acne scarring, lasers are NOT the answer. Lasers such as CO2, erbium, Fraxel, and energy devices such as RF micr

Looking for hotels near Sunway Medical Centre? There are many hotels near Sunway Medical Centre and it may not be easy to select the right one. That's one of the reasons why we have shortlisted and selected 5 hotels for you to choose. The selection of the hotels is based on Google Search Results, Booking.com, reviews and information available on blogs and forums. Here is the list. #1. Resort Suites @ Sunway City Resort Suites Address: Level 12, Resort Suites, Pyramid Tower East, Persiaran Lagoon, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Note: The reception for Resort suites is at Level B1 of Hotel Pyramid Tower. Distance from Sunway Medical Centre: 0.7 km Walking distance to Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall and Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. 500 metres away from Asia biggest attraction, Sunway Lagoon. 10 minutes walking to The Pinnacle Sunway. Resort Suites Reviews:  8.7 / 10 based on 57 reviews on Booking.com. 7.8 / 10 (location rating: 8.8) base