When to pick a Dermatologist vs an Aesthetician

When it comes to your skin, take the time to learn about the qualifications of the person who is administering care. Mistakes made by inexperienced or improperly trained skin care practitioners can worsen or permanently damage skin.

While trained aestheticians are great for skin pampering, that doesn’t mean they are the same or replacement for a Dermatologist when it comes to certain skin concerns you may have.

These differences are important to remember when you’re considering the care of your skin:

Years of training

Doctors have at minimum 10 years of advanced education and training before they become a consultant.

A Dermatologist is a specialized Doctor who undergoes further training for skin, hair and nails. At Clearly, every subscriber is paired with a Dermatologist who has at least 20 years of advanced education and training.

These are Dermatologists with practices licensed by the Singapore Medical Council.

Non-medical aestheticians may or may not have received professional training so it is important to vet the qualifications as well as their training in conducting the specific service you are seeking.

Best advice & treatment for you

When addressing your skin concerns, a Dermatologist will consider the full range of options and recommend the best for you. An aesthetician can only offer a subset of services and cannot prescribe medicine. In theory, aestheticians should also recommend the best option for you, even if it is outside of their subset of offerings.

However, since aesthetic clinics are not regulated it is difficult to ensure.

It is also important to remember that Doctors are held to high standards by the Singapore Medical Council. Doctors are obligated to make decisions that are in the best interest of their patients.

In Singapore, there is no regulatory body for aestheticians and spa/wellness professionals (only massage parlors) so customers need to be careful of businesses who employ ‘fly-by-night’ tactics such as "guaranteed results in first session", showing "before-and-after" images to create unjustified expectations of results, or hard sell tactics such as "do not delay" or "offer ending soon."

Costs

In the past, the cost of visiting a Dermatologist prevented most people from getting help. Through technology, Clearly has been able to significantly reduce the costs of accessing a Dermatologist to treat acne, enlarged pores, dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles. You pay a flat fee of $29.90 per month which includes the cost of medication, not matter how often you chat and how often we adjust your formulation.

Advertising

Doctors have an obligation to act in the best interests of the patient, not to exploit patient’s vulnerabilities, fears or lack of knowledge such that they are persuaded to seek services that they may not need. Doctors are not allowed to promote an unreasonable expectation of benefit. In contrast, non-medical aesthetic clinics are free to advertise aggressively.

Clear signs that you are dealing with a non-medical practice is when you see clinics making claims of being “No. 1” or “Best”. Promoting an unreasonable expectation of benefit without even seeing a patient such as “cure your acne fast” or “results in just 1 session” are also tell-tale signs that you are dealing with a non-medical practice.

Put on your Buyer Beware Spidey-sense if you come across this.

Now, don’t get us wrong. Trained aestheticians can do good things for your skin, mood, and lifestyle. But be aware that just because they make you feel great doesn’t mean that they are the best or safest option when it comes to more persistent issues like acne, wrinkles, spots or clogged pores.

Dermatologists are able to give more holistic advice, proper medical treatments, and are held accountable to official and transparent standards. A good rule of thumb to ask yourself: would you feel comfortable sending your mama there? Keep these in mind when you are weighing your options!


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Skin Type: Normal
Comments: Any ideas on how to get rid of brown skin damage
Skin defence

Marks of sun damage are still there they haven't faded much after using twice a day for 60 days. . I will continue until product is finished. I'm a bit disappointed

Skin Type: Combination

I am so happy that I stumbled upon clearly basics on instagram. I was skeptical at first but decided to give it a try and bought clear out clarifying lotion. It's been 2 months and my skin has improved a lot. I can see significant reduction in pores and acne.

Skin Type: Combination
Amazing

After years of medication and products, I decided to try clearly basics. In just 6 weeks my skin has calmed and I am now able to treat scarring.

So glad to have found these products!

Finding products that helped to control my acne without irritating my sensitive skin has always been a huge challenge. The clearly basics products have been my saviour, I can't recommend them enough ☺️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Excellent and actually works

I am so incredibly impressed with the TLC for pore minimising - it 💯 works and has transformed my skin.

I’m in my 50’s and always had hormonal flare ups with larger pores as I age - this is a game changer and have just reordered my 3rd bottle !

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Skin Type: Combination
The Best!!

So good been buying for a couple years. Just a shame they no longer ship to UK and I have to look for another product

not bad but I thought the formula has changed since what it was previously (i had it maybe 2 years ago) and I found it less effective now

Skin Type: Combination
This is the stuff.

So, long time sufferer of acne. Started when I was 12 and I'm 28 now still battling it. I've tried all kinds of different things to try and get it under control and besides birth control, nothing has helped long term. I never want to take birth control ever again and I just happened upon this brand and decided well, why not try? To my amazement, it has helped more than anything else I've tried, I'd say it has improved my skin to the level it was at when I took BC. Of course I still get pimples every now and then, and tiny flare ups during PMS but my skin is nowhere near as bad as it used to be. I highly recommend this company. To those who are considering trying this out, be aware that during the first week or so your skin will go through a purge and your acne will appear to get worse at first. Stick with it! Once that phase is over is when your skin will begin improving. I do need to use it every night for it to be fully effective, but even when I do forget, the pimples don't get too out of control. I just can't say enough good things about this product. It has helped my confidence improve immensely and I definitely recommend trying it to those who have skin as finicky as mine.

Skin Type: Sensitive / Dry
The only moisturiser I trust

I am super sensitive and this is the only moisturiser that I trust honestly incredible.

Skin Type: Combination
Amazing!

I use this product and with the clear out and it has really helped my hormonal acne.

This skin care routine is the o lay one that has helped clear up my daughters skin.

My daughters skin is really starting to look better!

Skin Type: Oily
So far so good

Bought this for my daughter that has struggled with acne for years. She has seen improvement and less frequent breakouts.

Best moisturizer I have found!

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Lighten Up Redness Rescue Cream
Veronica Ilenya Ranieri
Skin Type: Sensitive / Dry
Perfect

Has changed my skin from acne pro to almost perfect 😍😍

Skin Type: Combination
Obsessed !!

Obsessed with this cleanser!! It left me feeling fresh and prevented break outs. It is incredible . Loved this product so much

My skin feels so soft after using this moisturiser!

My skin feels so soft after using this moisturiser!

Skin Type: Combination
Fresh and clean!

My face is filled with energy and feels so fresh and clean!

Skin Type: Normal
excellent item!

have been using this for years! so good for my skin :)

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So Fresh pH Balancing Cleanser
Carmelinda Di Manno
Skin Type: Combination
Fresh Feeling

My skin feels so clean and still hydrated when I use this cleanser. It’s balancing and refreshing. My skin has responded really well to it and at times my skin can be sensitive. I highly recommend this product to anyone with relatively oily t-zone area

Skin Type: Combination
Very happy!

Love the texture, the minty scent and the lather.
I wish the bottles were a bit bigger HOWEVER they are just small enough to fly with.

Skin Type: Normal
Comments: The only thing I now need to use to keep my skin clear.
The holy grail for clearing hormonal acne.

This is the only product that I have needed to keep my skin clear since discovering it about 2 years ago, after suddenly developing cystic hormonal acne at the age of 25. I now only need to use it every second night, so it's incredibly affordable. It has also never irritated my sensitive skin and it has faded previous acne marks to truly clear my skin. After years of trying expensive supplements/products/harsh prescription creams, Clear Out was the only thing that gave me long-lasting results.

Skin Type: Oily
Clearly Basics is the only product that has helped my Adult Acne

I have always struggled with dehydrated acne prone skin. Every month like clockwork I would get a new breakout on my chin or cheek area. These included large cystic acne that by the time they came to a head would take me months to clear. With new breakouts each month this created more & more spots before the first could heal leaving more hyper pigmentation spots that never have time to clear. Clearly basics changed all that for me. It gave my skin a chance to heal and reduced the number of breakouts each month. When I do get a new breakout it resolves itself quickly with less scarring and redness. Now that the acne is under control the products are helping to eliminate the remaining hyper pigmentation spots left from years of acne. I have not been using the product for long but I will continuing relying on this product and look forward to the day I can happily look in the mirror at a smooth clear & even complexion some day soon.

Skin Type: Combination
Comments: Product consistency in terms of smoothness/coarseness/stickiness/ is sometimes a miss, don't believe it affects the result provided.
Great Combo

Have seen great improvements by using these 2 items concurrently, hard to fault and wil continue purchasing.

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