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JUNE, 2018 | The HEALTH
Malaysians going in
for that perfect cut
Magnesium
relieves
stress
hormones
Men join in the bandwagon to get aesthetic procedures done
C
OSMETIC surgery has gained
tremendous popularity in the past
decade. One reason for this rise
in interest is the accessibility to
information through television, the
Internet and other media sources.
Aesthetic procedures can be divided into
two – non surgical procedures or also known
as non-invasive procedures and invasive pro-
cedures which involves surgery.
Eyelid surgery, botox, fillers, Platelet Rich
Plasma (PRP) injection are all considered
surgical aesthetics and these can be done by
an aesthetic physician.
UITM Private Specialist Centre Plastic and
Aesthetic surgeon Dr Wan Syazli Rodzaian
Wan Ahmad expressed his surprise that the
scene in Malaysia and Korea are near the same.
“I went to Korea two years ago and noticed
that the scenario over there and here is almost
the same in terms of procedures getting done
as well as the knowledge of the public in terms
of procedures available.”
“Even though we are still lagging behind,
we are not that far. We are catching up with
Korea because Korea is known as the capital
of plastic surgery. The numbers of procedures
per capita is the highest.”
“If we look into the numbers of procedures
being done divided by the population per
capita, the highest is in the United States and
in Brazil. However, per capita is almost at 90
per cent. This is very high as there are many
plastic surgeons,” he said.
He pointed out that here in Malaysia, we
are very clear of non-surgical and surgical
procedures as there are many boards to govern
this, unlike Seoul where they’ve lost control.
“Nonetheless, procedures are not done by
plastic surgeons. They might be doctors but not
surgeons. In Malaysia, we are heading there.
The numbers of procedures for non-surgical is
very high but for surgical is not that much, as
there are not many surgeons – approximately
100 per population.”
“For esthetic physicians, there are many,”
he said.
Traditionally, what use to be a ladies area
have slowly attracted men into the arena too.
“They are becoming more aware to look
good. The ratio for men and women is 30:70,
when previously it use to be 10:90.”
“When ladies come, they look for fillers.
Men on the other hand, come in for hair
transplantation, hair restoration and so on,”
he said.
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Dr Wan Syazli Rodzaian Wan
Ahmad
DO you resort to emotional
eating or stress eating to
make yourself feel better in
order to deal with uncom-
fortable emotions, using
food as a reward when
unhappy or craving sweets
and unhealthy snacks when
stressed although you are
not physically hungry?
“If stress is causing your
hunger than magnesium
would relax and calm you
down, while reducing
blood pressure,” said Pantai
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
consultant physician
and geriatrician Dato Dr
Rajbans Singh.
He said that a 500 mg of
the supplement would also
help prevent cramps, aid in
heart protection and help
with muscles.