Dr Sureeporn
Sritangrattanakul, a dermatologist with Bangkok Pattaya Hospital (BPH) spoke
to PCEC about healthy skin care and how to reverse ageing on Sunday, March
16th. Dr. Sureeporn explained that there are two kinds of aging: (1)
chronological (i.e. how old a person is) and (2) biological (the age a
person appears to be). Thus, a person could be 62 years of age
(chronologically) but look younger (biologically). 30% of aging is genetic,
and the other 70% is behaviour related (including diet, exercise, and
alcohol & smoking habits)
“Aging is a side effect of life,” according to Dr
Sureeporn Sritangrattanakul, a dermatologist with Bangkok Hospital Pattaya
(BHP). Dr Sureeporn spoke about healthy skin care and how to reverse aging
to the Pattaya City Expats Club at their Sunday, March 16 meeting. She
received her medical degree in 2003 from Chulalongkorn University. She has
been a dermatologist with Bangkok Pattaya Hospital since 2011. Also, BPH
provided a nurse to give free blood pressure checks for members and guests.
Dr. Sureeporn explained that there are two kinds of aging: (1) chronological
(i.e. how old a person is) and (2) biological. Thus, a person could be 62
years of age (chronologically) but look younger (biologically). Further,
that 30% of aging is genetic. The other 70% is behaviour (including diet)
and environment. Also, people will age less quickly if they are strong,
active and healthy; and if they eat healthy food, take care of their bodies
and take care of their skin.
Following Dr Sureeporns’
talk, MC Richard Silverberg thanked her on behalf of PCEC members and guests
with a PCEC Certificate of Appreciation.
The aim of anti-aging medicine is to delay degenerative
disease and maintain good health. Some of the more common skin diseases are
pityriasisversicolor, seborrheic dermatitis, other forms of dermatitis,
viral warts, and rashes (on different parts of the body).
People who already have healthy skin should practice good skin care, Dr
Sureeporn said. This means adopting good hygiene practices, showering
regularly and using a good soap. The “right” soap varies among individuals.
For example, people with oily skins will need a soap that counteracts the
oiliness, whereas a person with dry skin needs to use a moisturising soap.
Dry skin is more prone to infections. Dr Sureeporn also advised that people
with oily scalps should not use a moisturising shampoo.
Being in the sun is healthy as long as you take some precautions. Dr
Sureeporn referred to the five S’s for skin care when you plan to be in the
sun: Slip on protective clothing; Slop on SPF30+ sunscreen (reapply every
two hours); Slap on a broad-rimmed hat; Seek shade; and Slide on wrap around
sunglasses.
Dr Sureeporn said that practising good nutrition may seem hard or not much
fun at first. However, she said, if you can persevere for three weeks, you
will actually start to enjoy it! She explained that three weeks is all the
time needed to change one’s habits. She advised that eating lots of sugar is
bad for the skin; it can cause wrinkles.
She reviewed some of the cosmetic treatments available to remove wrinkles
and make one’s skin look younger. She mentioned botox injections; filler
injections; and laser and radio frequency treatments, such as the skin
rejuvenation (SR) applicator, the Martix IR fractional skin applicator, and
thermage. Dr Sureeporn said that thermage is a good alternative to having a
facelift operation. Further, that people should use only high-quality
treatments for injection and laser therapy. She recommended that these
procedures be done only in hospitals and only by qualified practitioners.
She pointed out that thermage treatment is available in many clinics but
that there is a risk you will not be getting the real thing.
After Dr. Sureeporn answered several questions, Master of Ceremonies Richard
Silverberg brought everyone up to date on upcoming events and called on Roy
Albiston to conduct the always informative Open Forum; where questions are
asked and answered about Expat living in Thailand, especially Pattaya.
For more information on the many activities of the Pattaya City Expats Club,
visit their website at www. pcecclub.org.
PCEC chair Pat Koester and logo
selection committee chair Roy Albiston unveil the PCEC’s new logo to the
members. (Photo by Urasin Khantaraphan)
The Pattaya City Expats Club chair, Pat Koester, unveiled the
PCEC’s new logo at their Sunday, March 16 meeting. The PCEC board of governors
had designated a logo selection committee and tasked them to evaluate and select
a new logo design that was stylish, simple, and contained the PCEC initials.
Design ideas were solicited from the membership over a 3 month period. The
selection committee chair Roy Albiston explained how the selection process was
conducted so that the committee members would evaluate the designs without
knowing who submitted the design. Also, no one who submitted a design could be
on the selection committee.
Roy said the committee initially narrowed the 25 submissions
down to five, then to two, then to a final design. Pat then identified the
person who submitted the winning design as club member Darrel Vaught, who would
receive a one year free membership as his prize.
The PCEC thanked those that submitted designs and is grateful to the selection
committee for evaluating them and selecting a winning design. The committee
consisted of board members Pat Koester, Roy Albiston, and Lawrie McLoughlin plus
two members, Ian Frame, and Tom Loughney. The club’s new logo will be rolled out
over the next few months on the club’s website, newsletter, banner, signs, and
other items
Michael Ruddick (left), President of the ARC Pacific
Siam chats with Stephen Frost (right), Director of the BCCT.
Dr. Iain Corness
Last Friday saw a Joint Chambers networking night being held at the
Centara Grand Phratamnak on their rooftop Ruffino restaurant. Members attended
from the Australian Chamber (AustCham), American chamber (AmCham), British
Chamber (BCCT), German Thai Chamber (GTCC) and the South African-Thai Chamber of
Commerce (SATCC).
(L to R) Leigh Scott- Kemmis, Managing Director of
DMB, Thailand, and David Bell, MD of Crestom Ra-Kahng Associates Limited.
The BCCT, which has become pro-active in efforts to look after its members, has
re-formed the BCCT ESB Group, with Mark Bowling (Colliers International) in the
chair, supported by Tim Eaton (Regents Pattaya) and Andrew McDowell of Suretank
as vice chairs.
The BCCT ESB Group has already commissioned a survey of members’ needs and has
found items such as golf days way down the list, while items such as wine
tasting up near the top. This meeting was held immediately before the main
networking.
The Centara Grand Phratamnak staff were exemplary (as usual) with GM Dominique
Ronge and the effervescent Amy on hand to make sure everything did go correctly.
In the six months of its existence Centara Grand Phratamnak has certainly made
its presence felt in the Pattaya hotel scene. Unfortunately, with other Centara
hotels also in Pattaya, some members went to the wrong one, including the BCCT
president Simon Matthews of noisy shirt fame being a notable recipient of the
Christopher Columbus award for navigation.
The view from the top is beautiful.
Despite misdirections and the Pattaya music festival which blocked Beach Road
with pubescence and pimples, the roll-up was good at the correct Centara.
Networkers included Tobias Wimmer (Winterhalter) and Terry Moore (K999
Engineering), Neil Maniquiz with Nui and Suree (Bangkok Hospital Pattaya
International Marketing), two secret agents from the Hilton (Eve Namkahammee and
Meaw Chaivorawat), and Deedee Thanayupong (Coffee Works, and she’ll install one
in your office too).
The management team from the Futurist Group (L to R)
Carolyn Chuter, Ana Van Der Merwe, Claudia Seqeia, Chris Van Der Merwe and
Ursula South.
Of course the regulars like Greg Watkins (BCCT executive director) and Graham
Macdonald (ex-chairman of every chamber of commerce this side of Latvia).
A successful networking event, even though the numbers from a couple of the
chambers were a little sparse on the ground!
The next Joint Chambers event will be April 18.
(L to R) Carl Duggan, Executive Assistant Manager
FandB; Sirilak Khampan, PR and Sales Manager; Supparatch Piyawatcharapun (Amy)
FandB Sales and Marketing Manager; and Dominique Ronge, GM of the Centara Grand
Phratamnak Resort Pattaya.
(L to R) Paul Marks, Communication Director of the
American School of Bangkok; Sirilak Khampan, PR and Sales Manager the Centara
Grand Phratamnak Resort Pattaya; and Robert Kawada, Marketing Manager of the
American School of Bangkok.
(L to R) Frank Holzer, Director of the ASEAN
Manufacturing Finance, GM Thailand; Armin Walter, Maintenance Manager of GKN
Driveline; and Kevin Fisher, MD of the CEA Project Logistics.
(L to R) Paul Birgan, Vicky Birgan and Ian Wegener,
Marine Projects manager at Seismic Asia Pacific.
(L to R) Author Dr. Iain Corness, Mark Bowling,
Associate Director Sales and Leasing for Colliers International, Pattaya and
Paul Strachan, PMTV Productions Manager.
(L to R) Herman Van Gucht, Director of Town and
Country Property; Wendy Van Gucht, GM of My Pattaya Place Jan Nuyten, MD of
Pattaya Prestige Properties; and Okko Sprey, Consultant of the Plus Exploration.
(L to R) Gunter Busch, Anne Springer and Raymond
Ulrich.
(L to R) Chris Thatcher, Vice Chairman of the BCCT;
Ben Giles, Counselor (Commercial) and Trade Commissioner of the Australian Trade
Commission; and Warwick Kneale, Managing Partner Corporate Advisory Services of
Baker Tilly Thailand.
(L to R) Ron Kosinski, George T. Strampp, Managing
Partner of AMS and David Bell, MD of Crestom Ra-Kahng Associates Limited.
Sirilak Khampan, PR and Sales Manager of the Centara
Grand Pratamnak Resort Pattaya, Neil Manquiz, Head of the Bangkok Hospital
Pattaya International Marketing Department and Janya Rattanaliam, Deputy Head of
the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya International Marketing Department.
