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LEARNING SKINtegrate! Combine Therapies
CURVES

for Aesthetic Harmony

By: Dr. Joan Marie L. Zulaybar

“If you foolishly ignore beauty, then you will soon find yourself without it.”
- Frank Lloyd Wright
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh

umans have been in a continuous quest for beauty and harmony Event: SCFI 9 Postgraduate Course
th
not only in music, art, and nature but also in our own skin, hair and
Hnails. We, as dermatologists, have also been in a continuous quest to Place: Makati Diamond Residence, Legaspi Hall
help our patients find the beauty they have within and translate it to their Date: June 27, 2019
physical selves from specific areas of the face, the whole face, body, hair, Moderator: Dr. Pamela Huang
and other special concerns. In this quest to achieve aesthetic harmony,
knowledgable speakers were invited to help us combine and integrate Prayer: Dr. Sylvia Jacinto
therapies. Thus, the Skin and Cancer Foundation, Inc. (SCFI) present to you Welcome Remarks: Dr. Vermen M. Verallo-Rowell
their 9th Postgraduate course entitled “SKINtegrate! Combine Therapies Speakers: Drs. Vesna Tlaker, Rosalina E. Nadela, Maria Suzanne Datuin-De Leon, Maria
for Aesthetic Harmony.” Cristina A. Puyat, Beverly Ong-Amoranto, Jennie Francisco-Diaz, Jonathan Nevin Yu,
Jaime Anthony “Bong” A. Arzadon, IV, Camille Berenguer-Angeles, Armelia Lapitan-
The morning session began with a series of lecture and video Torres, Aenelle B. Dizon, Abhay Talathi, Loverna A. Suratos, Krisinda Dim-Jamora,
Johannes F. Dayrit, Irene Gaile Robredo-Vitas, Arnelle Y. Quiambao, Jeffrey L. Chua,
demonstrations that concentrated on the combination treatment for Mae Ramirez-Quizon, Raymond Joseph Y. Escalona, Maria Tricia B. Manlongat-Malahito
the specific areas of the face. This was started by Rosalina E. Nadela,
MD with her lecture entitled “Periorbital Rejuvenation: The Eyes Tell All”, Panel Reactors: Drs. Ailynne Vergara-Wijangco, Marie Olivia M. Mendoza, Jenifer
Toledo-Tan, Neil S. Oropeza, Bernadette Malvar-Villaflor, Genevieve Chi-De Guzman,
“V-Defined: Chin, Jawline and Jowl Enhancement” by Maria Suzanne Debbie Garcia-Villanueva, Anna Lissa Ruste-Chan
Datuin-De Leon, MD, “The Mid-Face Sagging Challenge: Skinny vs Chubby” Closing Remarks: Dr. Ma. Purita Paz-Lao
by Maria Cristina A. Puyat, MD and our first foreign speaker Vesna Tlaker
MD “Transgressing Time: Going Against the Adage. Your Neck Shows Number of Attendees: 246 registrants
Your True Age.” The 2nd half of the morning session gave emphasis on Panel Reactors: Drs. Ailynne Vergara-Wijangco, Marie Olivia M. Mendoza, Jenifer
combination treatments for the whole face. This was initiated by Beverly Toledo-Tan, Neil S. Oropeza, Bernadette Malvar-Villaflor, Genevieve Chi-De Guzman,
Ong-Amoranto, MD on “Quadruple Therapy: Redensifying the Ageing Debbie Garcia-Villanueva, Anna Lissa Ruste-Chan
Face,” then Jennie Francisco-Diaz, MD with “Pearls in Facial Reshaping: Closing Remarks: Dr. Ma. Purita Paz-Lao
Multiple Modalities in Achieving Optimal Results,” and “The Nuances of Number of Attendees: 246 registrants
Preserving the Masculine Face” by Jonathan Nevin Yu, MD. In the next
segment, multiple SCFI graduates from all over the country were invited combination therapy for tightening and lifting the face and body; for
to be panel reactors in “From North to South: My Preferred Technique” textural abnormalities and lightening of the body. Jaime Anthony “Bong”
included were Drs. Ailynne Vergara-Wijangco, from Luzon, Marie Olivia A. Arzadon, IV, MD gave a lecture on “Facial Rejuvenation and Reshaping:
M. Mendoza, from Metro Manila, Jenifer Toledo-Tan, from Visayas and Treatment Options with Single or Combination Modalities Using Surgical
Neil S. Oropeza from Mindanao. The previous topics of combination vs Non-Surgical Techniques,” followed by “Smooth Operator: Managing
treatment for specific areas of the face and whole face were discussed, Textural Abnormalities of the Body” by Camille Berenguer-Angeles, MD,
input from their own practices were added and the floor was open to the “Rock your Body: Enhancing One’s Natural Curves” by Armelia Lapitan-
audience for questions. continued on p14
The course commenced with an Industry-sponsored lecture (MERZ
Philippines) entitled “Shifting Paradigms in MFU-V: Ultherapy in
combination for the Filipino Male Face” where Jonathan Nevin Yu, MD
was re-invited to the stage. The next set of speakers concentrated on

Awarding of certificates to the 1st set of speakers (L-R): Drs. Catherine Chong, Jasmin Awarding of certificate to the 1st set of panel reactors (L-R): Drs. Catherine Chong,
Jamora, Beverly Ong Amoranto, Jennie Francisco Diaz, Jonathan Yu, Vesna Tlaker, Maria Jasmin Jamora, Neil S. Oropeza, Jennifer Toledo-Tan, Marie Olivia Mendoza, Ailynne
Suzanne Datuin-De Leon, Maria Cristina Puyat, Rosalina Nadela, and Vermen Verallo-Rowell Marie Vergara-Wijangc, and Vermen M. Verallo-Rowell

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