The 7th international JeddaDerm conference just
came to a successful conclusion last Thursday. Big names and great scientific
minds from the local and international dermatological & aesthetic medical
arena came together to make the meeting an astounding success.
We met up with the top Dermatologists and Patrons of the
JeddaDerm initiative and got their feed back on the 2013 Dermatology/Cosmetology
meeting and also got some skincare advice and pointers for our readers.
Message & Thoughts From
The Patrons of JeddaDerm:
Founding Fathers Of JeddaDerm:
Left to right Dr. Sameer Zimmo, Dr. Ali A. Al-Raddadi, Dr. Mohammed Saleh
Qari, and Dr. Magdi R. Abdulghani.
Dr. Ali A.
Al-Raddadi: “We are very proud of our JeddaDerm initiative and we are
constantly trying to improve the scientific program, ensuring attendance of
internationally renowned speakers who are the masters in their field and can
add value to the knowledge of our attendees. We are also constantly trying to improve
the exhibition standards in terms of product and material representations. Our
target is ultimately to be the best of the best.”
Dr. Ali Alraddadi also shared a social responsibility
message; “One of key objectives of this conference is to constantly improve the
quality and caliber of knowledge of our local dermatological society hence,
providing top notch dermatological care to our people.”
Dr. Sameer Zimmo: “We
are extremely proud of the fact that we have been able to give the
dermatologists in Jeddah an international level platform to share scientific
data. This year we have witnessed a large increase of attendees from Saudi
Arabia. Around 55 workshops were successfully organized for practical teaching
and demonstration purposes.”
Reflecting his thoughts on the growth of JeddaDerm from its
inception, Dr. Zimmo expressed great pride and said, “It’s amazing to watch our
baby grow and blossom. The organizing committee is always striving hard to
update and improve the scientific content of the conference. We select the best
speakers from all over the world. Just to quote some examples, we have had
renowned and top notch dermatologists from UK, USA, Germany, Italy, Denmark,
France, etc. participate and contribute in JeddaDerm during the last few
years.”
Dr. Magdi R.
Abdulghani: “The secret behind our steady success and growth is attention
to micro-details. Organizing and managing a scientific conference is a mega
mammoth project, we put a lot of hard work and diligent planning behind our
scientific Endeavour -JeddaDerm. We are constantly trying to raise the bar,
improving the scientific content, picking up the best speakers from around the
world and providing our attendees an exclusive experience. Our key philosophy is
to listen to and learn from all mistakes big or small and avoid them happening
again. We encourage our speakers and great scientific minds to give us negative
feedbacks so we can fix loopholes and come stronger and brighter next year –
it’s a growing process. We are very proud that we have been successful in
creating a niche platform in the whole of the Middle East. We are being
recognized as on of the best scientific conferences in the region where great
scientific minds can exchange ideas, learn, and grow to add value to our
community.”
2013 JeddaDerm Highlight:
Talking about the highlight of this years meeting, most
doctors found V lift by Dr. Kwon from Korea to be a truly novel and interesting
procedure.
We will be doing a complete expose on this non-surgical,
minimal down time face and body lift soon in one of our up coming blogs.
Pearls Of Skincare Wisdom
Dr. Ali A.
Al-Raddadi: “When you are looking for skincare advice, make sure you pick
your doctor very carefully. Do your homework search on line, and educate
yourself before you do any treatments. Be very careful when you are thinking
about using skin lightening and bleaching products. Stay clear of cortisone and
hydroquinone based creams; which can leave you with serious side effects with
long term use.”
Talking about the rise of complications reported to
dermatology clinics Dr. Ali Alraddadi advises us, to make sure we pick safe
products and safe treatment choices.
He stressed on self-education, “Ask safety questions to avoid unsafe
creams and risky treatments”, is his sincere advice.
Dr. Sameer Zimmo: “Smoking
and prolonged sun exposure are the main enemies of skin. Unfortunately we are
seeing the rise of smoking among females in the Middle East region. My advice
to all the ladies who want to look young and beautiful for years to come is
simple: Avoid smoking, practice safe sun exposure and DON’T TAN!! - By
practicing these healthy skin habits you will have beautiful skin forever”.
Dr. Magdi R.
Abdulghani: “My sincere advice ladies is: don’t run after TV or media hypes
and instead, educate yourself about your skin and aesthetic care. It is
incumbent to know what you want before you decide on any aesthetic treatments.
Choose your doctors and treatment options carefully -Be safe!!!”
Dr. Ayed Mordy
Al-Qahtani: “Skin pigmentation is a big issue in our region. I would like
everyone to practice safe sun habits. I have seen a lot of complications with
use of lasers for treatment of pigmentation problems. Please avoid laser
treatments for melasma or hyper-pigmentation disorders.”
Dr. Lillian Khan:
“I see a lot of patients with acne prone skin in my practice. My advice to all
people with oily and combination skin is: be very careful while choosing your
skincare products. Always go for oil free products specially formulated for combination
and oily skin. Pay attention while product shopping, read labels and consciously
pick non-comedogenic products.”
(Yours truly) Dr.
Shazia Ali: “Ladies I give you a three step skincare plan:
Prevent, Protect,
& Nourish.
Prevent: To be
able to properly take care of your skin and to prevent product related problems it's important to know what is your skin type. Educate
yourself about what’s out there and choose safe products suitable for your skin
type.
Protect: Adapt
healthy lifestyle, diet and habits. Protect yourself from the sun!!! Use
broad-spectrum UVA & B sunscreen.
Nourish: To look
bright and fresh skin needs moisture; pick a moisturizer suitable for your
skin-type and use it after every time you wash or bathe. Nourish your skin with tried and tested antioxidants: Vitamin A, C,
E, Q10, and peptides.
For more information on JeddaDerm
please visit: http://www.jeddaderm.com/
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