Prior to starting therapy, I clearly communicate to my patients that purpose of pore treatment is not to…

Pore reduction is a popular procedure in Japan. It may also be a common treatment choice in other…

It is difficult to generalize on the performance of IPL devices. Depending on the doctor’s personal preferences, the performance…

Some conservative patients are averse to Q-switched laser as it has a significant downtime with crusts and the necessity…

Moreover, these salons even offer melasma therapies using IPL (intense pulsed light). This is the biggest problem with these…

In this issue, we will take a comprehensive look at pigment therapies in Japan including current practices of melasma…

In the past, Japanese doctors thought thinner skin was more beautiful and recommended peeling. But thin and smooth skin…

Let’s take a look at the general attitude toward skin care in Japan. Japanese people like performing thorough cleansing.…

As I have already mentioned a few times in this series, Japanese patients prefer subtle changes and little downtime…

Therefore, a three-dimensional approach may bring better results. With age, deep cheek fat pads and superficial fat tissues go…