Dr Anuya Deshpande travels to Korea to sample cosmetic technology and culinary joy.
In a saga worthy of a Kung Fu Panda sequel,
She first met world-renowned cosmetic surgeon and inventor Dr Kwon Han Jin at the annual New Zealand Cosmetic Conference in Queenstown earlier this year. Knowing South Korea to be years ahead in cosmetic medical technology, she joined his two- day workshop in advanced non-surgical face-lifting techniques.
She was so impressed at the effectiveness of his techniques that she bought several medical devices for her new clinic on 10th Avenue in Central Tauranga. She also accepted his invitation to travel to Korea to attend his intensive advanced master course on non-surgical face-lifting in Seoul.
After a 22-hour journey, she arrived in the city of 25 million people. Although she has lived in New York and London, the scale of the metropolis came as a shock after 12 years mostly spent in Gisborne and Papamoa. “The cab ride from the airport to the hotel took 80 minutes, and to my surprise, the roads were full of traffic at 11pm.”
Dr Kwon supervises asDr Anuya Deshpande inserts threads in a patient’s lower face to give her a more defined jawline
After a day’s sightseeing where she experienced interesting Korean cuisine, Anuya joined other doctors from around the world learning and experiencing
“As a cosmetic doctor, it’s always best to experience treatments yourself. I had lifting threads for my lower face and neck to improve my jawline and prevent the inevitable sagging that occurs with age. I also had a treatment for midface pigmentation and skin texturing called “Airshine” that left me a little swollen for a couple of days
but the improvement to my skin is marked. These treatments felt a little odd here and there, but were relatively painless as they were done under local anaesthetic in less than an hour.”
Used in combination, the treatments
