Holding On, Letting Go, and Lifting Up

In aesthetic medicine, lifting is often thought of as a technical act - ultrasound beams, precise depths, thermal coagulation points.
But to me, every lift carries a deeper story.
It’s not just about tightening skin; it’s about the quiet art of knowing what to hold on to, what to release, and what to gently lift again.

Holding On

There are things we want to keep - the curve of a smile, the warmth in the eyes, the character that time leaves behind.
These are the details that make a face yours.

When I plan a a treatment, whether it’s injectable treatment, or energy based devices, the goal isn’t to erase. It’s to preserve - the softness of familiarity, the expressions that make you recognisable to the people who love you most.

We hold on to the essence. Always.

Letting Go

But there are also things it’s okay to release - the heaviness around the jawline, the shadows that make you look more tired than you feel.

Letting go is part of renewal.
Sometimes it means trusting that your skin can remember how to support itself again, with a little guidance from technology and time.
Other times, it’s about loosening our own expectations - that we must always look like we once did.

Letting go, in many ways, is the first lift.

Lifting Up

Then comes the quiet moment of transformation - subtle, natural, and deeply personal.
A lift isn’t just skin deep; it’s the upward movement of spirit.
It’s seeing someone rediscover the brightness in their expression - and with it, a kind of confidence that doesn’t shout, but radiates.

This is what “lifting up” truly means: supporting the skin’s structure while also uplifting the person within it.

A Thought to End With

Our work isn’t about changing faces.
It’s about guiding them through seasons - holding on to what matters, letting go of what doesn’t, and lifting up what’s ready to rise again.

Because in the end, that’s what graceful aging is:
A balance between memory and renewal.

With warmth,
Dr. Chia Min Shan