By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer We often get many inquiries about breast reduction and lifts. Most often than not, they come in with issues like chronic back pain and self-esteem issues, hoping that surgery would alleviate some of the stress that they’re experiencing. One such patient is Ms. Z. We asked Ms. Z her […]
By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer We have many patients coming into the clinic hoping to get a solution to get rid of their keloid scars. Often painful and overtly visible, keloid scars also have the tendency to grow beyond the initial size of the scar. One of the many success stories from our clinic […]
By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer Bronwyn is a 54-year-old expatriate from New Zealand who’s been living in Malaysia for the past 8 months. She’s currently a principal at a local international school with over 30 years of experience in teaching. She first came to see Dr. Soma over 4 months ago to go with […]
By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer A restructuring of the nose is one of the popular surgeries people opt for. Even the smallest changes made to either the tip of the nose, nose bridge, or alar can completely change the face, provide balance, and increase confidence. One such patient that came to us is *Mr.X. […]
By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer A patient, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has been kind enough to share her experience of getting a rhinoplasty done after deliberating for 7-8 years. “I was not happy with the way I looked. My nose was my main area of concern, and this has been my feeling […]
By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer Mr. Roland is a young man in his early 30s who suffered severe burn injuries as a result of an accident that occurred at his home. He was brought in to the SJMC Emergency Department for treatment by an ambulance. On the day of the accident, Mr. Roland had […]
By Elamangai Pasupathi, BMedSc., medical writer Contrary to the headline, Gabrielle Boudville is not, in fact, an accidental model. She’s a professional model who had just happened to have met with an accident that brought her to Dr. Soma’s clinic. Apart from a career in modelling, Gabrielle is also a real estate negotiator and professional […]
This patient had a birth mark on her hand. The doctor gave local anaesthesia around the mole area and then removed half of it in the first excision. Then after 6 months the remaining of the mole was removed. Approximately 2–4 weeks after mole removal, as healing tissue begins to build up, the affected area […]
Malignant melanomas are of 4 types. They start as a mole slowly growing in size and becoming irregular in shape. Color may change and occ bleeding and ulceration can take place. So if you have a mole that’s undergone recent change ie size shape color or texture then please see your regular doctor for an […]
This 4-month-old child was born with a left cleft lip and palate. The parents are chin refugees from Myanmar. A local NGO approached us to do the surgery to give the child back his smile. The surgery was done free of charge and SJMC was instrumental in making this surgery successful by waving all the […]
