Many agree that the first thing they notice about a person are their eyes. Dark under-eye circles, eye bags, crows feet, wrinkles, sagging eyelids - these give out a picture of stress and ageing. Don’t let your eyes give you away.

This Sunday on Salamat Dok, esteemed “Doctor to the Stars” Dr. Vicki Belo, talks about achieving beautiful eyes. Learn about laser blepharoplasty or surgery for the upper or lower eyelids. This is commonly done to remove large eye bags and is a favorite among Asians who want to create eyelid folds. It is also a popular procedure for those who want to remove crows feet and wrinkles around the eyes.

Effective non-surgical eye treatments to reduce wrinkles and produce younger-looking eyes such as matrix and meso-firm lift will also be discussed in the episode.

Watch Salamat Dok on ABS-CBN this Sunday, April 19, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The program provides information on medical concerns, with free on-air consultation with the guest physician.

Every third Sunday of the month, Dr. Belo guests in Salamat Dok and discusses the latest treatments and procedures being offered by the Belo Medical Group. Cheryl Cosim hosts the show.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Vicki Belo talks about the wonders of liposuction, the now-popular weight-loss treatment, this Sunday Nov. 23 in Salamat Dok, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on ABS-CBN.

Dr. Vicki Belo (right) with "Salamat Dok" host Cheryl Cosim

Liposuction has become the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in the United States to date. In the Philippines, liposuction was introduced by the Belo Medical Group. From the traditional liposuction to the tumescent technique, the procedure has evolved through the years and liposuction has become a popular cosmetic surgery trend.

Today, it has become even better and more sophisticated with SmartLipo, a state-of-the-art procedure that uses laser on the surface of the body part where there is unwanted fat.

Recently, Belo also introduced a new service called Aqua-Lipo, which makes use of the new breakthrough water-assisted jet liposuction technique. With Katrina Halili as image model, aqua-Lipo was developed by German plastic surgeon Hartmut Meyer in Hamburg. He was looking for an innovative method to remove fat easily and painlessly.

Salamat Dok provides information on medical concerns, with free on-air consultation with the guest physician. Every third Sunday of the month, Dr. Belo guests in the program and discusses the latest treatments and procedures being offered by the Belo Medical Group. Cheryl Cosim hosts the program.

In today’s world where looking young is essential to feeling good about yourself, more and more individuals are looking for the perfect anti-aging products and treatments. Thanks to science and technology, growing old, yet keeping that youthful glow is no longer impossible.

In this age of vampire-crazy novels as attested by the success of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, do vampires really hold the secret to eternal youth?

The “vampire” procedure is the latest anti-aging treatment being offered by the Belo Medical Group. This Sunday, Dr. Vicki Belo will talk about the said procedure on Salamat Dok, the weekly medical telemagazine, at 7 to 8 a.m. on ABS-CBN, hosted by Cheryl Cosim.

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