Welcome to Prestige Singapore‘s Beauty In Review, where the team tries out the newest and talked-about beauty and wellness treatments in town. 

This month at Prestige Singapore, we are thrilled to celebrate our Self issue. In the realm of beauty, our team explored – quite literally, on their “faces” – the latest beauty treatments aimed at enhancing appearance. 

Deusaderm Collagen Injection, IDS Aesthetics

I am notoriously bad at keeping to a consistent sleep schedule, and that lack of discipline, coupled with the collagen loss that comes with being in my early 30s, has left my undereye area with persistent eye bags that need help beyond eye creams and gua sha tools. Enter Deusaderm, a collagen-gel injectable treatment designed to restore lost volume, smooth out fine lines, and enhance skin hydration at targeted spots of the face.

Unlike dermal fillers, Deusaderm uses collagen that is similar to human collagen, offering more natural-looking results with a lower risk of a reaction. As someone who is open to skin-boosting injectables but apprehensive about fillers, I am drawn to the brand, which also stimulates collagen regeneration.

I visited IDS to try it out. My experience began with a consultation with Dr Ben Yim, who explained that he would treat my undereye region in two ways: injecting Deusaderm close to the skin, and then at a deeper level to really plump up the area between my eye bags and my nose. He also suggested treating my nasolabial region, which had started to show signs of collagen loss since I crossed the mid-20s mark, so I readily agreed.

The examination of my face was swift yet efficient. My skin was cleansed and numbing cream was applied to the areas that would be treated. The numbing cream took 30 minutes to take effect. Dr Yim asked how I wanted my undereye area to look like after the injection. “More refreshed, so I don’t have to edit them too much in photos,” I unabashedly said. My face was marked with a white pencil – then it was go-time.

A cannula – a thinner, flexible tube with a blunt tip and an alternative to the conventional needle – was inserted close to the top of my cheek to administer Deusaderm. I felt the collagen-gel enter my skin and the needle moving under it as Dr Yim carefully filled up my undereye area. I won’t sugarcoat it: the feeling was uncomfortable. When he began working on the more sensitive, left side of my face, I felt the pain double and teared up a bit.

Thankfully, each side took about a minute or so to complete. If the undereye injections were a six out of ten on the pain scale, I would give the nasolabial injections a one. As they were easier to treat, Dr Yim was much faster. The effects were immediate: my undereye and nasolabial regions were visibly more even. There was facial tenderness and a small bruise on my right cheek, and my face felt sore, but the discomfort was mild.

A friend I met that night commented that I look refreshed, like I had just taken a good, long nap, as opposed to enduring a long day at the office. It takes time to heal from injectable procedures and my experience with Deusaderm was no exception. My undereye region swelled the next day, though it slowly subsided in the days that followed. It typically takes a week for the collagen to integrate with the skin, and the benefits of Deusaderm are said to last up to a year. – Candice Chua

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