Category: Announcements
Announcement No. 17: Tiered pricing system will be abolished on 1 Jan 2024
Since 2008, Elixir de Vie has been offering 2-tiered pricing system for its surgery fees: regular non-subsidized rate, for patients who do not consent to having their photos and videos published, and subsidized rate with 30% discount, for those who do. However, as we have accumulated huge amount of videos, which are much more than we could possibly handle in this one life time, … Read More Announcement No. 17: Tiered pricing system will be abolished on 1 Jan 2024
Announcement No.16: 50% surcharge for revision liposuction on complications from previous liposuction by other surgeons
Since 1st Jan 2022, we have been imposing a 50% surcharge on liposuction fee for patients who have had complications from previous liposuction done by other surgeons, who come to us for revision surgeries. The most common complication we encounter is adhesion, especially when the previous liposuction was performed using ultrasound-assisted method, for instance using VASER. Patients who have had previous liposuction done elsewhere, … Read More Announcement No.16: 50% surcharge for revision liposuction on complications from previous liposuction by other surgeons
Announcement No. 15: Upcoming liposuction fee revisions
When we opened our flagship clinic in Medan, Indonesia, in 2008, we charged SGD 95 for liposuction. A lot of patients, thousands of them, have benefitted greatly from our low surgery fees. Many of them find their whole lives transformed. Unfortunately, we regret to announce that we can no longer continue to charge SGD 95 for liposuction, as inflation keeps soaring. We have had … Read More Announcement No. 15: Upcoming liposuction fee revisions
Announcement No. 14: Surgery fees revision on 1st Jan 2022
Due to hyper-inflation, and the fact that although we are charging a lot less than plastic surgeons in Jakarta but we produce much better results, we will be revising our surgery fees on 1st Jan 2022. It has recently come to our attention that plastic surgeons in Jakarta are charging the same rates as plastic surgeons in Singapore, when a patient came to us … Read More Announcement No. 14: Surgery fees revision on 1st Jan 2022
BREAKING NEWS: Instagram finally terminates Dr Arthur Tjandra’s account!
Finally, on 17th July 2021, following Facebook’s and YouTube’s footsteps, Instagram terminates Dr Arthur Tjandra‘s personal account, where he posted mostly his personal pictures and videos, and occasional surgical pictures. These occasional posts of surgical pictures from early to mid-July 2021, led to the termination of his account by Instagram. But, this was pretty much expected. The reasons why Instagram terminated Dr Arthur Tjandra‘s … Read More BREAKING NEWS: Instagram finally terminates Dr Arthur Tjandra’s account!
Breaking News! Finally, YouTube terminates our channel (again)!
And this time, it is permanently! Finally, after waiting 4 years, this day eventually comes (again). Actually, this day would have come much earlier had we not set up this Video Blog, which you are reading now, after YouTube terminated our account back in 2016. So, from 2016 to late 2019, there was a hiatus when we did not publish new video at all … Read More Breaking News! Finally, YouTube terminates our channel (again)!
BREAKING NEWS!!!
Breaking News! To protect White American surgeons from competition from a Chinese surgeon, YouTube has embarked on a rampage to mass-remove our videos again in August 2020, and even going to the extent of banning us from posting new videos. They have done this in 2016, when they removed some 2,000 of our videos and temporarily closed down our YouTube channel for 1 month. … Read More BREAKING NEWS!!!
Announcement No. 13: Covid-19 Promotion: 50% off* liposuction fees
The World Health Organization officially declares Covid-19 a pandemic today. The last time something as big and serious as this occurred, was during 2002-2003 SARS outbreak, 17 years ago. As many businesses are going to be affected negatively, resulting in furlough and retrenchment, Elixir de Vie offers 50% off liposuction surgery fees to all eligible patients. It is during times like this, that looks … Read More Announcement No. 13: Covid-19 Promotion: 50% off* liposuction fees
Announcement No. 12: Next surgery fee revision on 1st Jan 2020
As of 1st January 2020, there will be a revision of both our liposuction and autologous fat grafting fees. We understand that our liposuction fee will have increased 1,500% by 1st Jan 2020 compared to when we first started Elixir de Vie in 2008. We also realize that with this increase, 3-dimensional liposuction may become less affordable for most average patients. Therefore, we would … Read More Announcement No. 12: Next surgery fee revision on 1st Jan 2020
Announcement No. 11: 70% discount on liposuction fee for Hong Kong citizens
To mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Elixir de Vie offers 70% discount on liposuction fee for all Hong Kong citizens for surgeries performed from 1st to 31st October 2019. Terms and conditions: Hold HKSAR passport. Sign consent to allow all photos and videos to be published on our Vlog, YouTube channel and other media, with the face covered. Sing … Read More Announcement No. 11: 70% discount on liposuction fee for Hong Kong citizens