Dr Anuya Deshpande travels to Korea to sample cosmetic technology and culinary joy.
In a saga worthy of a Kung Fu Panda sequel, Anuya Deshpande made a long journey to orea to train with a master and eat many and returned home with incredible new skills.
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.”
Kwon supervises as 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 Kwon’s advanced treatments. Reabsorbable threads, which last up to two years, are a less invasive alternative to the traditional surgical and are used for face lifting, tightening and collagen induction. HIFU ( Focused Ultrasound) is a non-invasive face tightening treatment be done over . Radiofrequency (RF) cannulation is a minimally-invasive treatment for the reduction of facial fat pockets under the eye, chin jowls. Fibroblast therapy using a “Plasma Pen” adds surface tightening and rejuvenation, and Anuya now offers clients all these technologies at her Tauranga clinic.
“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 Anuya now offers in her Tauranga clinic are more than the sum of their parts. “These technologies really augment fillers and muscle relaxants, and they’re not widely available in New Zealand at the moment. This training completed my toolbox by bridging the gap between surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments that are safe and really effective.”