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Dr. Vicki Belo on transforming women, "I feel so fulfilled to help change their lives this way.”

Cosmetic doctor, Dr. Vicki Belo, spoke about how we can “make change work for women” in the field of aesthetic dermatology during the celebration of the National Women's month.

Belo spoke to nearly 300 women from different sectors who attendded the virtual event organized by the Bataan Provincial Women's Commission (PWC) last Friday, March 26.

In her talk, Belo, who confessed to having been bullied as a child because she was “fat, ugly and adopted,” said she knew at a very young age that she wanted to be a doctor of beauty.

“I thought then that because I was fat and ugly, my real parents didn't like me and decided to give me away.

"So, I had to be become a doctor who could make people beautiful so their parents won't give them away," she said.

It was a childhood dream that resonated well with her name Belo, which means beautiful in Portuguese and Italian.

The celebrity dermatologist, who pioneered laser technology and dermatologic surgery and tumescent liposuction in the Philippines, also talked about the transformation of four other women--upcoming GMA talent Jessica Villarubin, model and events host Bianca Valerio, ABS-CBN artist Morisette Amon, and Jinkee Pacquiao, wife of International boxing legend and Philippine senator Manny Pacquiao.

What is common among these ladies after their stints at the Belo Medical Group (BMG) made them look better and feel better and consequently gained confidence in themselves and what they can do.

Belo added, “It really makes me happy when I see how the physical changes in my patients affect them in the most positive way.

"They are able to get opportunities in life that were not even possible before their transformation.

"That's really priceless and you cannot put a price tag to that. I feel so fulfilled to help change their lives this way.”

Belo, however, said that there is such a thing as “addiction to cosmetic surgery.”

In connection to this, she said that in their clinics they have hired psychologists and therapists to help her patients process their unrealistic demands.

“Because some of them have been enjoying the praises they reap after a procedure, they tend to ask for more and sometimes what they want done is no longer beneficial for them. At Belo, we help people look better by enhancing their natural look,” she explained.

Take a look at Jessica Villarubin's beautiful transformation in this gallery:

Meanwhile, the event also exhorted the efforts of the women of Bataan in their untiring contribution for positive change to fight against COVID-19.

PWC Chairperson Mrs. Victoria S. Garcia said, “The women of Bataan persevere in the face of difficulties and just like all the challenges that we have faced in our storied and historic past, we will conquer and overcome.”

She called all women to action by saying, “We have to be the prime examples of discipline and leadership in our family and communities.

"We have to follow protocols and ensure that others do this as well. In effectively protecting one another, we will quickly rise as one to eliminate the coronavirus and all the ills that it brings to our people.”