Inside Aesthetics Ep 224 The Beauty Of The World (Chapter 6): Singapore & Asia | Dr Felix Li
Episode 224 hosts Dr Felix Li (Cosmetic Physician based in Singapore)
This is the sixth chapter of our miniseries, 'The Beauty Of The World'. (Please also listen to episodes 102, 107, 109, 113 & 118 for our other episodes and regions of the world)
In these episodes we host globally-renowned key opinion leaders to discuss their own regions beauty standards, aesthetic trends and the injectable market in their part of the world. We'll aim to understand what people find attractive, what influences this and celebrate the similarities and amazing differences amongst peoples faces and skin tones.
Felix is a trainer for Allergan Aesthetics across the Asia-Pacific region. We explore the beauty ideals of Singapore and some of the other influencial Asian countries.
We discuss how injectors in Asia might approach their patients and how local culture affects what is seen as beautiful. We also discuss a fundamental question posed by our Beauty Of The World mini series - are we as injectors guilty of stereotyping and assuming what beauty ideals would be suitable for our patients?
00:00 Introduction 04:08 Meet Dr Felix Li 05:09 Training Path Into Aesthetics 10:57 Defining Asian Patient Types 13:26 Small Face Slimming Ideals 15:21 Media Trends and K Pop 19:41 China Influencers and Red Book 24:03 China Hospital Sales Model 27:29 Natural Look Over Done 30:49 Korea Surgery Competitiveness 34:02 Common Requests and Approach 36:02 Jawline Contour Goals 36:37 Asian vs Western Aesthetics 38:34 Male Face Tradeoffs 39:28 Assessing Patient Priorities 46:27 Lateral Support Strategy 49:27 Natural Looking Results 50:38 Asian Anatomy Nuances 51:53 Nose Augmentation Risks 57:15 Forehead Trends and Balance 59:24 Lower Face Filler Volumes 61:31 Toxin Approach and Dosing 66:24 Masseter and Lower Face Toxin 71:46 Skin Ideals in Asia 73:05 Even Tone Over Fairness 75:15 Clinic Lasers and Devices 77:02 Skin Boosters and Exosomes 78:42 Reducing PIH Laser Risk 81:48 Rejuran vs Profhilo 85:22 Toxins and Product Costs 89:22 Singapore Market and Growth 92:17 Practice Challenges and Future 95:25 Final Thanks and Patreon