I was recently interviewed to talk about gynecomastia, a medical condition that cause man boobs, for an editorial media coverage for Today Online.

Many men may be hesitant to seek medical help for gynaecomastia or discuss their concerns due to fear of judgment or embarrassment. Kudos to Mr Benedict Leong who took the step to address and rectify his gyno condition that has been bothering him since young.

Read more on Today Online: https://tdy.sg/3UWdI8r

The mean age of men seeking gynecomastia surgery at Amaris B. Clinic Singapore was 33. However, recent years have witnessed a notable increase in older male patients above 42, with the oldest being 70.

As the demand for medical aesthetics and cosmetic surgery continues to grow, Dr Ivan Puah, a liposuction and aesthetic doctor from Amaris B. Clinic, identifies a distinct shift in consumer needs in Singapore. 

SINGAPORE, JANUARY 2024 – Dr Ivan Puah, Medical Director of Amaris B. Clinic and Chairman of the Lipo Peer Review Committee in Singapore, observes three shifts, and amongst them is that subtle body enhancement will be more sought after than the previously coveted pronounced enhancements. 

Personalised Body Enhancement Surgery With Autologous Fat Grafting

The preference has shifted towards proportionality and harmonious body enhancement procedures that complement the individual’s body frame, centring on less conspicuous breast and buttock sizes via autologous fat grafting. 

“Fat grafting to the breasts or buttocks while shaping the body with liposuction is favoured by female patients for its natural, balanced, and lasting results,

The first extensive patient data collection and analysis carried out by Dr Ivan Puah and his team at Amaris B. Clinic in Singapore, the data of 554 gynecomastia patients reveals a higher prevalence of gynecomastia in patients with higher BMI and its association with the severity of the condition.

SINGAPORE, December 2022 — As we look forward to the new year, Dr Ivan Puah, Medical Director at Amaris B. Clinic, who has more than 15 years of medical aesthetics and surgical body contouring experience, shares five beauty and body sculpting trends expected to take centre stage in 2023.

01. Being in a state of au naturale

The lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we work and, to a large extent, how we socialise. Zoom meetings became the de rigueur, and the need to look good, rejuvenated and youthful increased.

Over time as the rules were relaxed and commuting to work, international travel and non-compulsory mask-wearing became the norm again, physical meetups have unveiled another type of self-consciousness. The toll and stress of the pandemic were nonetheless apparent with skin stress in the form of,

Blindly influenced by social posts by celebrities and influencers, the “one look fits all” mentality has taken more precedence than a realistically achievable physique, causing unhealthy self-perception and the dangerous rise of botched surgeries.

Fat grafting is highly recommended as part of the corrective surgery method to correct facial or body disfigurement from liposuction, laparoscopy or surgeries that cause dents and irregular contours.

SINGAPORE, August 2022 — Dr Ivan Puah, Medical Director at Amaris B. Clinic, who has over 15 years of practice in liposuction, gynecomastia surgery and two proprietary novel surgical techniques, recommends surgical scar revision with autologous fat grafting as a corrective solution for patients who suffered from post-surgery disfigurement as a result of botched liposuction, scarring from laparoscopy, or surgeries.

Autologous fat grafting, a natural and viable way for scar revision

Autologous fat grafting is a procedure that involves using liposuction to harvest fat from a donor site (patient’s own fat source) to be reinjected into another area of the body or face that is deficient and in need of enhancement.