Skin Whitening with infusions of Vitamin C as popularised by Big S or "Da S", is a very popular treatment offered by Dr Garsing Wong. We are the first clinic in Auckland, New Zealand to bring this skin whitening, beauty treatment that can help to keep Asian skin beautiful and clear.
Vitamin C (Vit C) is known for its antioxidant properties and has been advocated to help anti-ageing, restore beautiful and clear skin by enhancing collagen when applied topically, as well as whitening the appearance of skin on the entire body.
VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY
This can cause anaemia, usually resulting in the red blood cells being paler, or occasionally smaller than normal. Sometimes the red cells can be larger than normal, and then the Vit C deficiency is associated with a lack of folic acid.
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU HAVE?
When you have a lack of Vitamin C, then you require at least 500mg per day. This is easily obtained through a balanced diet of fresh fruit and vegetables.
IS TOO MUCH VITAMIN C DANGEROUS?
G6PD or glucose-6phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, a hereditary (X-linked) enzyme defect that can mean that exposure to certain medication or substances that produce peroxide such as salicylates, sufonamides, nitrofurans, fava beans or acidosis as can be precipitated in acute illness or high dose Vitamin C infusions (generally more than 75g per day) can be dangerous.
At the doses used for Skin Whitening, it is very safe.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?
If the infusion is given too fast, then it can cause your blood sugar to fall, giving unpleasant symptoms of hypoglycaemia until this is reversed. This is not dangerous as physicians are aware of this, and naturally avoid this happening in the first instance, but even if it does occur, it will be quickly dealt with in a professional medical manner.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
After a consultation to ensure that the procedure is appropriate for your condition, then the Vitamin C is administered intravenously. You are encouraged to have a small meal before the infusion, and fruit juice during the infusion.
 
Before and After results of removing pigment due to taking oral contraceptives. The treatment involves having Vitamin C infusions, microdermabrasion and chemical peeling.
You will need up to 12 treatments. Often patients like to combine this treatment with microdermabrasion, IPL (Intense Pulse Light) to remove specific sun damage skin or pigment problems. For Melasma, patients may require our intensive facial depigmentation programme as illustrated in the photo above. Skin whitening infusions alone typically give you a more subtle response, with noticable improvement in your skin quality seen after a course of treatment.
Please click this link to book to see Margaret (Wen-Pei Chen) for a free consultation to see what procedure is best for you.
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