Lillian’s* face looked as if she had been through a case of a terrible skin disease. Her chin was bumpy and was covered in a mess of dark and light blemishes. It was difficult to tell what her original skin colour was, or whether this was a man’s or a woman’s face. Lillian is the victim of a laser hair removal procedure gone bad. Before the disastrous operation, all the woman had wanted was to rid herself of facial hair. But her beautician chose the wrong laser-head for the job, and ended up badly burning her face. Lillian, who may have to live with a body-image problem, is among the hordes of people who today are checking into cosmetic and dermatological clinics in search of youthful skins. Going by the numbers seeking to alter their looks, beauty has indeed become a modern-day obsession. Popular Skin care techniques today Not long ago, a rub of Vaseline on the face was all it took to help a man face his day. The cosmetics corner at the supermarket was a woman’s section — and dermatologists were consulted only for genuine skin diseases. Today, however, the line between illness and aesthetic imperfection is thin. We have myths, Tyra Bank’s secrets, secret portions, serums, creams, and a host of dermatological tricks to help everyone inch closer to that elusive fountain of youth, at least visually. Men, women and children are jostling for space at the cosmetics shop and dermatologist clinics. The fact that modern chemicals and procedures usually cost a fortune is not deterrent enough. And many people, as aesthetician Maria Goes points out, will not be content until they have visited a facility like the Upperhill Laser and Aesthetic Centre in Nairobi, which she co-runs with Dermatologist Dr Saroop Singh Bansil. Converging at the clinic, friends and acquaintances are heard sighing in surprise: “I never knew you come here,” one says. “I never knew you come here,” the other responds. And they laugh it away.

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