went to consult the dermatologist

Hola~!

I found a pretty wall shrubbery~ (*⌒∇⌒*)v

That's not the main point of this blog post though LOL. Today I'll just be blogging about my visit to Ting Skin Specialist yesterday and on the way I found a cool-looking building with wall shrubs so gotta take selfie hahahaha. No makeup well, because going to the dermatologist. But then again, I seldom put on makeup :/

Anyway, it's been 2 years since I last went to Dr Ting for my skin consultation. You can read about my review of this place from my blog post back in 2013 here.

I arrived at there at 10 ish, which I deemed quite late since I was planning to get there by at least an hour earlier for fear of having to wait. On all my previous visits I had to wait up to 3 hours! Thankfully, and surprisingly the queue wasn't long _most probably because everyone's still in the Raya mood and so I was out of the clinic in less than 20 minutes. Yesshh!!

Short wait but still got time to selfie wth

Oh, in case you're wondering, I already edited out my pimples and scars before posting.

So the purpose of my visit this time is because I wanted to check with the derma if I'll be legible to get the laser surgery done in my next consultation. Yeap, finally, like after yearsss of procrastinating. Been wanting to get it done way back in my uni days but for various reasons, including sheer laziness and for the sake of saving up I put it off until recently.

Before I could do so, I needed to make sure to get rid of some pimples on both sides of my chin. Thankfully these days my skin is wayyy more under control than the last time when I was plagued with crazy yucky, puss and blood-filled pimples so I'm guessing with just the antibiotics, I could get the zits under control in just the next few weeks. Though of course, whether or not I could do the laser then will still be decided in the next consultation.

Sharing with you on my skin's condition from the time I first visited Ting Skin Specialist ↓

From the scribbles and drawings you can gauge how awful my skin's condition was back in 2011 eh? After just 2 visits, I pretty much got the pimples under control and only got back for another consultations in 2013 and again, yesterday.

The consultation was pretty quick this time round since I'm not having much of a breakout and even opted not to get the injections. Yeap, you can opt for injections for fast results but bare in mind, they are going to hurt like crazy! (Ｔ▽Ｔ)

And when I say injection-S, get ready to be poked on your face like a hundred times. Alright, I'm simply scaring you LOL.

Just maybe, at least 30 times. Or 40 *evil grin*

Here are my prescriptions from the derma: a month's worth of cleanser, toner, pimple cream and of antibiotics.

This time I wasn't prescribed the usual pill 'cuz I complained the last one kept giving me bad headaches. Apparently they work just as good but just with slower result. Since I don't have really bad breakout and I'm not gonna have to go through the horrendous side effects from the other kind of oral medication, I'm not complaining LOL

So yeah, pretty much all for now. I'll be back for a follow up consultation in 4 or 6 weeks' time so I'll be updating again if I do get my laser done then. If you're interested to find out, follow me on my blog or Facebook page, I'll be giving you a heads up!

Adios~!

~♥~

5/9/2015 Been quite occupied of late so I haven't gone for my follow up with Dr Ting yet. I'm trying to get my other stuff done here so most probably the laser thingy will be scheduled the end of this month or early October.

A Review: Ting Skin Specialist at Jalan Imbi

This is not a sponsored advert. It just a random post that I want to share with all my Malaysia readers if you're looking for a good dermatologist in KL.

If you've noticed, I've gone M.I.A. from blogging last month. I had been shying away from making reviews because I had the worst breakout in months which started early last month!

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I don't remember when it started but initially it begin with 2-3 innocent pimples that refuses to go away and then the others start popping up. I blame partly the haze since I had to wear masks but didn't changed it quite often and secondly no thanks to my forever raging hormones.

So I went here last weekend ↓

Yeapie. Went to my usual dermatologist_Ting Skin Specialist at Jalan Imbi. It's a quite well-known clinic here in KL. So-o famous people actually start queuing up an hour before it opens! I first found out about it from local forum/blogs maybe 2 years back and have been going there for consultations whenever I've had skin troubles.

Anyway, more about the clinic on their webpage here. Alternatively, Google "Ting Skin Specialist" or "Dr Ting's Clinic" and you'll find so many other bloggers raving about how awesome this clinic is.

And if you're planning to drop by, here's a super easy direction:

(1) From Bukit Bintang Monorail Station, head straight to Pavillion,

(2) take a right into the lane between Uniqlo and Sephora.

(3) Then head straight till you see a Seven Eleven on your right.

(4) Turn right, Ting Skin's just right beside it.

Can't go wrong unless your sense of direction is worse than mine. I lost my way to my car in parking lot countless times already hahahaha

Previous Consultations

My recent visit would mark my 3rd visit to Ting Skin. The first one was over 2 years ago when I was having the worst of acne, the ones with super yucky puss and blood that would leave ugly scars afterwards. Such horror! ( /ToT) But after 2 separate consultations I managed to get rid of them and my skin was simply amazing! No breakouts or just minor ones now and then, until recently... (,T^T,)

The Wait

...is super long even with an appointment. I made my appointment at 11.30am but had to wait for an hour and a half before it's my turn. Yeah, it's that long.

My advice?

Book an appointment, arrive early to register, check how long do you have to wait then go shopping for a while before getting back to the clinic about 15 minutes before the mentioned consultation time. That shall keep you occupied.

The Consultation

This time I had some problems with pimples popping up below my cheek, on and underneath my chin which was apparently due to some hormones imbalance wth.

Apparently, pimples appearing on these areas = hormonal acne. The ones around your T-zone means that you simply lack proper facial care regimen.

Neway, I had to take the jabs because of how bad the breakouts were. Some were really huge according to the doctor

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I was praying I didn't have to take them, I tell you! I also took injections in all my other visits and they hurt A DAMN LOT. Some more its not just one or two jabs, but jabs for every single pimples, more for the stubborn, huge ones. I think I had no less than 20 of them every single time.

Tried to suppress the tears and not to cringe and keeping myself distracted by asking the doc stuff without even moving my mouth hahahahaha

I was paralyzed with pain ( T____T )

Of course you can opt not to jab but its the faster alternative especially if you're having really serious case of breakouts. The medicine are meant to dry them from the inside.

Prescriptions

I got a cleanser, toner, pimple gel(a month supply of each) and 2 weeks' medicine supply. Except the lip balm, which I bought separately from the pharmacy because it is in the flat round container which isn't really inconvenient for application. Either that or I'm plain lazy lol

The cleanser↓

Pimple gel↓

Well the alcohol-based toner is simply clear liquid with pungent odor. No photo because it evaporates fast. Gotta use facial cotton to apply it on evenly on face.

As for the oral prescription, I won't share the name here because it's best to have them prescribed by your doctor. For one, they're not safe for pregnant women or expectant mothers or if you have some diseases and the list goes onlah. (In some other countries you have to sign a whole bunch of papers before the doctors would even prescribed them to you!)

Besides that, they have several side effects with the most common ones include dryness in skin especially on the lips, thus explains the lip balm. The less common side effects vary with individuals.

I've had really bad headaches last time and just on day one of my pills, several times I felt dizzy_the kind that make you feel off-balanced. I'm on day 5 now and I'm grateful I haven't gotten anything worse than that, I believe thanks to my frequent exercise.

Consultation Fees

Including the prescriptions, they sum up to a total of RM205 which is affordable!

Back in my hometown I went to this one bloody overpriced dermatologists that would charge no less than RM500++ per consultation+medication.

Damn waste of money! What's more the meds don't even work!ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ

Anyway, a 2 weeks supply of the prescriptions without the injections should not be more than RM150.

As for the results, from my previous consultations you can see a huge difference after 2 weeks. I shall keep you updated on my progress. Maybe a before-after snapshots.

Probably after getting rid of them which shall take a couple of follow ups, I'm considering to go back to Ting Skin for laser treatment to get rid of my acne scars and pores. Hopefully that can reduce breakouts. Hmmm...well I'm still considering. Maybe a sponsor for that? *fingers cross