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6th Midyear Convention Central Luzon PDS • April 26-28, 2019
From the DermAuthority:

The Skinny Naked Truth

By Dr. Wilsie M. Salas-Walinsundin, FPDS

he 6 PDS midyear convention took waiting for all delegates ready to go on Treatment Modalities. Drs. Evangeline
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a year in conceptualization, more board for an exhilarating journey, with Handog, Blossom T. Chan, Mara Therese
Tthan forty heads brainstorming wine, cheese and the Subic Bay sunset. Evangelista Huber, and Isabel Mangubat,
on the program, accommodations, Delegates who preferred to stay dry and to all gave very thorough and concise lectures
entertainment and tours, and almost the discover the rich culture of the city joined about Injectables, Oral Supplementation,
entire Central Luzon membership in unity the rolling city tour aboard 2 buses with Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic and
sharing the encumbrance and the tough limitless kakanin from Bataan and Bulacan. Aesthetic Devices respectively. This
preparation for this event. The challenge The Familiarization tour showcased the segment was a revelation to all, that
was doubled when less than a week opulent culture and survival skills of the as dermatologists, we should be well-
before the conference, the 6.1 magnitude Aetas at the Jest Camp, the wondrous equipped vis-à-vis recommending or
tectonic earthquake hit almost the entire Magaul Bird show and all other precious prescribing supplements.
Central Luzon, with the epicenter only and scenic spots in Subic Bay. They city
a few kilometers away from the main tour ended with the delegates watching The panel discussions were also something
conference venue. Even though this the lovely sunset by the Subic Bay. The day anew in the conference. In Perspectives on
caused commotion, the CLPDS remained was capped off with a welcome dinner and Facial Rejuvenation in Various Patient Age
united, steadfast and dedicated in pushing a lecture by Dr. Georgina Pastorfide. Groups, three very realistic cases were
through with the well-planned event, with shown and 3 experts in their practices,
everyone contributing in their own little The objective of the main conference namely, Dr. Porfirio Tica, (aesthetic and
way. program is to shed light on the naked cosmetic surgery), Dr. Ma. Christina
truth and break the myths on a wide Tanciangco-Javier, FPDS (advanced toxin
The organizing committee prepared a jam- range of dermatological treatments and filler injection), and Dr. Ailynne
packed and extraordinary 3-day conference from clinical to aesthetic dermatology. A Vergara-Wijangco, (energy-based devices)
with 2 simultaneous pre-convention tours powerhouse of lectures commenced with continued on page 18
on the first day. There were 4 yachts Dispelling Myths about Dermatological
Preconvention photos

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