Finding the right one

MANILA, Philippines - Comparisons are not necessarily odious, but they are often misleading. In these times when slimming treatment clinics are a dime a dozen, one must be very informed in order to make the right choice. And if you do not have the time to search around, make time! Most clients fall victim to advertisements that promise immediate results. 

The common notion that “price is an indication of quality” may not hold true at all times. 

Instead of spending a fortune to achieve your desired result, why not find the right slimming treatment provider and let them achieve the results for you? A person of total wellness can do more and achieve more in life.

The best things in life are not instant.

Women should take it from Cathy! Catherine “Cathy” Sinson Tan, married, with two growing children, was never a big fan of skin-care clinics, but was very particular with the way she looked. Like most women, Cathy wanted to do something liberating even before she turns 40. She wanted to walk along the powdery white sands of Boracay wearing the most fashionable yet quite revealing two-piece swimsuit. Despite her well-maintained looks and body, Cathy has got some rough edges, too. She had qualms about wearing shorts, much more about walking on the beach in a two-piece swimsuit. She claimed her thighs were too big and did not blend perfectly with her other body parts. And like other women, she developed cellulite on her thighs as a result of pregnancy.

But Cathy spent time looking around at a time when she thought all slimming clinics were the same. She was very particular about her choices and once she sets her mind on something, she sticks to her choice.

 Cathy wasted no time looking for the right solution to her problem, especially since her well-planned Boracay vacation was just months away. She went to different clinics, sat down with its resident doctors and yet, Cathy was not satisfied. She never gave in to the advertorials promising a whole lot of change; instead, she exerted effort to finding the right clinic for her. Being her first time to get professional assistance, she did not want to make a mistake. Little did she know that the “right one” she’d been trying so hard to find was just within the same area where her shop of branded bags and signature clothes was also located.

So it was that she walked into this clinic situated at the ground level of Shoppesville, Greenhills. When the staff greeted her with their warm “Good Morning,” she knew that the search was over. Cathy felt so at home with the way the staff attended to her. She was given a free consultation but after months of seemingly endless visits to different slimming clinics, she felt she was no longer a neophyte in consultations. She knew at that instant that this was where she wanted to entrust her problems.

She was given Thermoshape, which reportedly helps make her slim as it increases metabolism and burns calories for inch loss. Thermoshape uses radio frequency technology that has advanced bi-polar focus wave system. This penetrates the sub-dermal and dermal layers; that stimulates collagen in the skin’s connective tissues. It results in immediate tissue tightening, with minimal discomfort and down time.

 “My friends saw the result and everyone said, I really looked good and they saw the change in my body,” she said proudly. Her cellulite disappeared after undergoing a lipocav — a treatment that reportedly melts away fat and cellulite. It is a 20- to 30-minute session once a week for six to 10 sessions.

Cathy was aware that she had her own share of responsibilities and that she should not rely too much on the treatments. “I supported it with proper diet, enough sleep and almost three times a week, I was at the clinic enthusiastically completing the procedure,” she said. Now that the change is clearly visible from any angle you look at Cathy, her visit to the clinic has been reduced to twice a month. She admitted though, that she sometimes goes to the clinic just to say “hi” to the staff whom she now considers her friends.

Search is over

As fate would have it, Cathy found a perfect partner after a long search, and as if that was not enough, she found one that is so near her business and just a short drive away from where she lives.

Cathy is a now a picture of a highly satisfied woman ready to face the challenges of life with confidence. She probably never realized at first that the benefits of that trip to Boracay were manifold. Not only did she fulfill her dream of wearing a two-piece swimsuit, she also found a slimming partner that promotes total wellness. Entrusting her skin and body to any other professionals is no longer an option to her. She would rather be under the care of the friendly and well-trained staff and spend time at the non-intimidating environment of the clinic.

There are skin-care clinics and there is Bioessence Slimzone.

Bioessence Philippines, a 16-year-old skin-care and slimming clinic, inspires us to live a better life by treating ourselves kindly.

As for its business style, Bioessence believes that timing and hard work are two of the contributing factors to its success. In 1994, when very few skin-care clinics existed, Bioessence started out as a three-bed clinic in Davao offering basic skin care and slimming services. The clinic was perfectly doing the right thing at the right time since people were already becoming aware of the benefits of the alternative lifestyle. Bioessence put priority in their operational standards, while carefully identifying ways to produce services more effective than the conventional methods. Four years after the small but remarkable beginning, Bioessence opened branches one after the other; thus, the once three-bed clinic in Davao is now widely known all over the country.

Bioessence Slimzone has five branches now and will be opening more branches soon: Sta Lucia East Mall, Cainta; Banawe, Quezon City; Shoppesville, Greenhills; BF Homes, Sucat and SM Tarlac.

It is not just feeling and looking beautiful. It’s what you accomplish once you feel and look beautiful that matters. Cathy, whose lifestyle is admired by her friends, admits that Bioessence has helped her in many ways, beyond just being able to walk on the beaches of Boracay confidently. 

Bioessence is in full support of women who want to achieve their goals with the greatest of ease. And anybody who wants to get the most of what life can offer need not look far. Start by giving yourself the attention you deserve and make time finding the “right one” for you.

(For details, call 8-BEAUTY or log on to www.bioessence.ph. Also visit them on Facebook.)