Dr. Tan’s Blog

As our skin constantly battle the rough environment like pollution and UV rays, through out this process of self-defence, it will produce loads of harmful free radicals as end products which will persistently cause damage to our skin cells, skin DNA and collagen...

A: This is cold sore. It is caused by a viral infection - HSV 1 (Herpes Simplex Virus 1). This type of lip ulcer is typically recurrent and severely painful. Often preceded by a blister. After the blister burst, it will reveal a raw base with crust. Without treatment,...

A: This condition is particularly common among the middle age ladies. This type of acne is known to be hormonal related. Behaviours like habitual touching of the chin or placing the phone touching the chin while answering a call all add up to the severity of the...

To achieve this, we inject Botox into the Masseter Muscles (the chewing muscles located at the angle of our jaw which is responsible for a square-face look when they are enlarged) to shrink the muscles in size. This condition is more prevalence in Asians. By doing so,...

While skin problems like pigmentation and prominent blood vessels can be concealed with make-up, scars are not. Scars appear as a result of skin damage during the process of the skin healing; when the damage is down to the dermis of the skin layers. The most common...

You should have heard it many times before by now, it is NOT okay to pop your pimples! But why exactly is it not right to do so? The best and safest thing for your skin is to leave the acne alone and let it heals naturally. When you squeeze, you are actually pushing...