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[Press Release] Dr Ivan Puah Shares 5 Beauty & Body Sculpting Trends In The Cosmetic & Aesthetic Industry For 2023
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,
If being a couch potato has taken its toll…
It was great to see so many people out and about during the various restrictive stages of COVID-19. I think bicycle sales must have been at an all-time high!
And even now, it’s good to see so many families and cyclists outside. However, there are many of us – especially those on our own – who over time have become more reclusive, more sedentary and, to put it nicely, a little “unkempt”. Becoming a coach potato affects mental health and confidence levels too.
I have seen a rise in expat patients who need help with various issues – mainly due to a lack of social contact. I have also seen how social media and the internet have become leading communication portals and how this has affected physical confidence and health.
On top of that, the impact of COVID on businesses and job security, along with general fear-mongering,