Ellen’s marks 34th year

MANILA, Philippines - As she celebrates her aesthetics/beauty business’ 34th anniversary, Ellen Lising looks back misty-eyed at how it started from a mere hole-in-the-wall along Rizal Ave. in Manila to its present state-of-the-art Ellen’s Skin Care & Permanent Cosmetics clinics around the country.

“I can’t thank God enough,” said Ellen (above, with daughter Janice and granddaughter Jada). Added to the clinics’ tried-and-tested services like the Meso-Lift, RF and Laser treatments are new and affordable quality services, one of them is Cavitation, a procedure that sculpts the chubbiness off your face. Then there’s the Power Peel, a 3-in-1 procedure that begins with crystal peel for exfoliating dead skin cells and ends with a hydro peel that fully re-hydrates your new skin. On the medical side of the beauty center, there’s the revolutionary Stem Cell Lipo where harvested rich fatty deposits are transferred to the face for contouring.

“Also for a bit of science wonder,” said Ellen, “you can try the Platelet Rich Plasma procedure in which blood is extracted and the platelet rich serum is taken out before injecting it back to your body. In a matter of weeks, you’ll see your facial pores actually vanish! Derma-rollers are introduced to the skin before infusing the serum to stimulate cell regeneration.”

Celebrities and famous personalities have cemented Ellen’s fame into becoming a by-word in the aesthetics and facial-care industry, among them (left to right, top to bottom) Dexter Doria and Cheska Garcia-Kramer, Glaiza de Castro and Nina, and Patrick Garcia and Jackie Rice.

Up to now, Ellen, tagged as “beautifier of the stars,” works side by side with her staff.

“I’m a hands-on type of person,” she added.

(Fifty percent discount is offered at any Ellen’s branch from June 17 to 22. Ellen’s Skin Care clinics are located at the following addresses: 2875 Rizal Ave., Manila [740-3242]; 13-C West Ave., Quezon City [4136357/ 3728849]; Pampanga’s Best Bldg., Dolores, San Fernando, Pampanga [045-9635570]; ILC Bldg., McArthur Highway, San Roque, Tarlac City [045-9828793]; Unit 2-B MGSC Bldg., beside SM South Mall, Las Piñas City [805-5626]; 2nd Floor, BT&T Center, Acropolis, C5, Libis, Quezon City [4388072]; 2/F Center Mall Bldg. at the Tutuban Mall [230-2294];  2/F JN Bldg., along F. Ramos St. in Cebu City [0917-8658248]; at 382 MacArthur Highway in Angeles, Pampanga [0917-5521852] and at 54 Timog Ave., Quezon City [413-3375], the main branch. Ellen will open a new branch at the Silver Oaks Hotel Building [0917-8556894] near the intersection of Pedro Gil and Mabini streets in Malate, Manila.)