Cutting Edge Beauty
More Singaporeans are turning to cosmetic surgery to look good. Cheah Ui-Hoon looks at the trend and why not all local surgeons are happy about it.
Mothers and daughters have always done girly things together. Sharing makeup; mani-pedi sessions; body scrubs at the spa. Now add cosmetic surgery into the mix as families talk about breast implants and eyebag removal as easily as discussing which college to apply to.
With the influence of Korean pop culture, Instagram, selfie apps and the general perception that good-looking people get better jobs, cosmetic surgery is on the rise. So too has demand for non-invasive procedures by general practitioners. But while the latter industry continues to boom, the cosmetic surgery sector has sagged, hampered by price competition, advertising rules and aggressive marketing by foreign medical centres. It's even prompted outspoken surgeon Woffles Wu to suggest that Singapore's cosmetic surgery sector is in dire need of a makeover itself. But is it?
Who does it and where
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Lifestyle
Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh
Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito
Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant
If Jay Chou likes Ju Xing’s zi char, you might too
Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal
What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut