Japanese surgeon opens skin care center in Cebu

CEBU, Philippines — The lucrative skin care market prompted a Japanese skin care expert to enter Cebu.

Dr. Kentaro Ono, a plastic surgeon from Fujieda, Japan, has partnered with Dr. Hope Valerie Solano, a certified dermatologist and a diplomate of the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS) in establishing Kizuna Aesthetic Center By Dr. Select.

“Cebuanos can expect that our ingredients and medical solutions are of high quality and advance technology from Japan. We hired a Japanese aesthetician to give everyone the same techniques used by our sister company, Fujieda Skin Clinic,” said Dr. Solano.

Dr. Solano, dermatologist, and Moie Fujimoto, who is a certified aesthetician in Japan, are the mainstays at Kizuna Aesthetic Center By Dr. Select. Both of them have trained in Japan on the technologies they use in the center.

“The Cebuano market is very discriminating and value-conscious of the services and the quality of treatments. They are more conscious that it is important to seek advice from a certified doctor under the Philippine Dermatological Society,” added Dr. Solano.

Back in the 1980s, Dr. Ono was an exchange student at the Sacred Heart for Boys High School and stayed for a year in Cebu. Thus, his first business here is named “Kizuna”, which means “connection” or “bond.”

Kizuna Aesthetic Center By Dr. Select is offering new and advance Japanese technology in its machines and services and that’s what sets them apart from all the other beauty clinics.

The clinic was formally opened over the weekend at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu, situated on a 200-square meter space at the Basement 2 of the mall.

Kizuna Aesthetic Center By Dr. Select is also the exclusive distributor of Dr. Select Products, which can be purchased at the Center with advice from their dermatologist.

Dr. Select skin care brand is one of the most in demand beauty products and technology in Japan. More than 10,000 beauty salons, clinics, and companies are using Dr. Select products in Japan alone.