Its been more than a month since I last visited IDS for a skin consultation and I am back again to experience my first facial treatment with them. How exciting! As my last facial with my regular facial salon was almost 3 months ago, I am definitely looking forward to having my first facial treatment with IDS Aesthetics for a glowy me!

 

Personally, I found facial treatments to be therapeutic. Not only do they bring back the bounce in the skin, they help replenish the moisture levels, even out the skin’s texture and appearance and with regular visits, they may just solve your skin issues.

 

Upon arrival, the usual Safe Entry check-in procedures for contact tracing apply. Waited for a short 10 minutes before IDS consultant, Caline approached me and asked about my skin condition. I shared with her that my skin has been dehydrated and sensitive during the festive season and she recommended the Hydro-Therapeutics Treatment ( HTT ) which was one of the two options, other than the Cryo Therapeutics Treatment (CTT). 

 

Interestingly, she termed both as HTF ( F for facial ) and CTF ( F for facial ). Thereafter, I have to sign a form agreeing that the facial treatment has been explained to me and another form to confirm that a facial has been done by the facial therapist, Eileen. Standard Operating Procedure ( SOP ) is definitely in place. You can check out all the full range of facial treatment services on its website and the various awards under their belt. 

 

Initially, I thought there would be a skin consultation by Dr. Michelle Wong first, to assess my skin condition, before heading for the facial as per conveyed by Michelle, the consultant who helped to arrange the appointment as well as another lady who called to confirm the appointment. 

 

However, on the actual day, it turned out that I would only get to see the doctor after the facial. Instead, Caline decided on the HTT after a quick consultation. I was told that this HTT would be soothing, calming and hydrating for my skin concerns for that day. 

 

Please voice out if you have very sensitive skin or very dry and dehydrated skin so that IDS can recommend the correct facial treatment for you. Sometimes we know our own skin best especially when some issues cannot be seen by the naked eye. 

 

 

I was then brought into a small and cosy treatment room for my 1 hour facial. Pretty, gentle and patient Eileen is my facial therapist and she made me feel very comfortable in her presence. Professional yet knowledgeable, she was able to answer all my queries with ease. 

 

Unlike a regular facial, this quick facial treatment does not involve face steaming, eyebrow trimming, facial scrub and shoulder massage, hence it was not necessary to change to their robe. However, you can always add on other services, if required ( at additional costs, of course ). 

 

Upon sensing my nervousness, she smiled and told me that lasers are so good and make skin so beautiful, almost implying that anyone would love it! HAHA!

 

And just like that, I was out of IDS in less than 2 hours. 

 

 

 

 

IDS Hydro-Therapeutics Facial Treatment left my skin very smooth and pores were no longer clogged but clean and smaller. There was an overall dewy glow which lasted till the 3rd day after the facial. The slight pigmentation spot on the right cheek lightened slightly too.  

 

However, as expected, my sensitive skin was slightly red on the nose and chin ( due to extractions ) as well as on the right cheek, where the slight pigmentation spot is. The stinging sensation when the Vitamin C was being administered earlier, has indeed caused my right cheek to sting and turned very red. There was also a subtle taut sensation which left some light scaly patches on forehead and left jaw. 

 

After incorporating hydrating products in my routine as well as masking twice a day, the red and scaly patches were gone after 3 days but the dewy glow remained. As I always have some redness after facials, this reaction was expected, however, the scaly patches were a surprise and kept me worried for awhile. Thankfully, they healed within days.

 

Unfortunately, the scaly patches on the forehead returned after a week - very red, very warm, itchy and scaly. It was triggered 3 times in a month, from the IDS facial to IDS Vitamin C+ application and after exercise. Dr. Michelle Wong has confirmed it to be dermatitis. 

 

Our skin reacts in different ways so its unfortunate that mine turned out badly. Neoderm was prescribed which I applied for 3 days but it was extremely drying and caused even more flakiness, however, it helped in reducing the redness. Following up with IDS Recovery Serum and IDS Ultra Moisturizer did not help in soothing the scaly and flakiness caused by Neoderm but it did provide relief to my inflammed forehead. 

 

I stopped using Neoderm once the redness was gone and continued using IDS Recovery Serum and Ultra Moisturizer to soothe and moisturise my forehead. The symptoms disappeared after 5 days but seemed to be triggered each time when there's exposure to sun, so I am still monitoring the situation. I will update once I understand more about my condition.