Health stories from BIMC.
Guidance on staying well in Bali, travel-health advice and updates from across the BIMC network — written by our medical teams.
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closeClear filtersSkin Nutrition with Mesotherapy
Mesotherapy is a non-surgical injection of plant extracts, amino acid, vitamins, minerals and enzyme into layers of the skinthat has proven to be hugely beneficial. The treatmentis also useful to stimulate blood circulation, rejuvenate the skin, prevent premature aging, reduce pigmentation and acne and used to reduce fat and cellulites.Seen as a nutrition booster to
Get updated on facelifts
What are my facelift options? For the first 70 years, starting in 1901 in Berlin, little changed in facelift surgery. Basically, surgeons just tightened the skin. For the next two or three decades, more attention was paid to what was beneath the skin, though the full facelift remained most popular. Nowadays, those wishing to look
BIMC Cosmedic Centre Botox Promotion
Botox is widely used for fine lines and wrinkles on the forehead, frown lines, crow’s feet and under the eyes. Botox is injected into certain muscles relaxing them and leaving the overlaying skin smooth and unlined. The advantage of Botox is that specific facial areas can be treated and other surrounding facial muscles left to
Dermal Filler Favored Treatment at BIMC
A growing number of Bali residents and visitors to the island are opting for dermal filler, a non-surgical treatment that helps diminish facial lines and restore volume and fullness in the face. As we age, our faces naturally lose subcutaneous fat. The facial muscles are then working closer to the skin surface, with
Is Breast Augmentation for You?
“Breast augmentation is one of the most popular elective surgical procedures throughout much of the world, yet it remains a very personal choice and path.” In this way, Dr. Ridwan T Lembong at BIMC Hospital’s Cosmedic Centres, tells his prospective patients to think long and hard before deciding to get what in the field is
Are You a Candidate For a ‘Tummy Tuck’?
Pregnancy, yoyo dieting and significant weight loss or the natural ageing process can leave behind unwanted sagging fat and skin around the stomach area. When exercise and diet don’t work, a “tummy tuck,” or abdominoplasty, is an increasingly popular solution. One of the cosmetic procedures offered at BIMC Nusa Dua’s CosMedic Centre, the tummy
Mesotherapy Injections Recommended to Rid Fat
If you’re seeking body beautiful without that fat that just won’t come off, there is one treatment that’s been around a while with regaining interest. Today a technique called mesotherapy is growing in popularity and while it’s been used for some time only recently has a legion of medical practitioners rediscovered this safe and effective
Group Botox Visit
Bali’s leading medical facility with its advanced CosMedic Centre, BIMC Hospital Kuta and Nusa Dua now offers those visiting in groups the opportunity to experience the safe and lasting effects of Botox treatment with your friends and associates. By visiting together with familiar faces, some for the first time, you will be more relaxed than
Sun & Sand Meet Smile & Skin in Bali
With holiday packages called “Sun, Sand & Smile” and “Sun, Sand & Skin,” BIMC (Bali Indonesia Medika Citra) Hospital Nusa Dua now offers Australian travelers a mix of dental and skin care with a carefree and value for money holiday. The Australian owned and managed hospital, and its medical tourism partner, Courtyard by Marriott Nusa
Breast Augmentation: Before and After
Nowadays, plastic surgery has made it possible for anyone to transform just about every part of their body to suit their preference. Even though sports and a healthy diet are still the most popular ways to get the desired body shape, plastic surgery often comes up as a quick solution. BEFORE Breast augmentation is a
A brighter smile
Teeth whitening is ideal for patients with healthy, un-restored teeth (no fillings) and healthy gums who would like a brighter smile. Patients with yellow tones on their teeth respond best, but this cosmetic procedure is not recommended for everyone. Enamel, the first layer of tooth surface, is actually semi-translucent, or clear. The layer underneath the
Anti Aging
Anti-aging is not just a myth like the “Fountain of Youth”, it is actually a true application of medical science. Aging is the biological changing process of an individual progressing through time. Research shows that there are, in fact, two distinct types of aging. Aging caused by the genes we inherit which is called intrinsic