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ics and an ever increasing awareness about minimally invasive treatments and lower cost of treatment for plastic surgery, hair removal, skin-tightening anti-aging, excess fat removal, body contouring and several aesthetic procedures to give people the deserving look as young as they feel.

Thanks to Dr. Vicki Belo and her dedicated husband, Dr. Hayden dela Santa Kho, Jr., who have been helping countless Filipinos for medically guided cosmetic treatments and procedures used to improve their appearance. Yes, listening to both medical doctors talk so passionately about a specific role in helping one enhance the face or body where one wants improvement is, indeed, gratifying. Everyone has the right to feel good with the ray of hope that the Belo medical aesthetics can help you look and feel brand new. After all, looking your best boosts your self-confidence. We all know how far your self-confidence goes in this modern world.

The Belo Davao, the first ever in Mindanao, was opened to the public in 2015 at the second floor of the Ayala Abreeza Mall of Davao City with Dr. Vicki Belo’s mission “to make every Filipino beautiful, one person at a time.” With a growing list of clients through the years, the hardworking Dr. Vicki Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho opted to move to a much bigger space at the ground floor of the Ayala Abreeza Mall. The new Belo Davao’s interior, as described by the respected interior designer Antonio “Budgi” Layug, “Pays tribute to the famous moors of Mindanao. The calming blue---reminiscent of the seas of southern Philippines and the vinta boats that sail them---are sure to welcome you and make you feel at home when you enter the clinic.”

Last February 29, 2024, the Belo Medical Group strengthened its presence in Davao and the Mindanao region by launching its beautifully expanded and renovated Belo Davao. Dr. Vicki Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho flew in from Manila along with their star-studded guests who valiantly spoke on how much they love being the so-called “Belo Babies.” YouTube diva and darling socialite Small Laude appeared with her loving husband, the prominent businessman and Candyman scion Philip Laude. Content creator Camille Co and host Nicole Andersson together with Cebu’s lifestyle influencer Kryz Uy completed the glamorous lineup of attendees. Davao’s Marissa SalongaTionko mightily managed the special event’s program which went smoothly.

“More than just a beauty clinic, Belo Davao’s newlyrenovated and expanded branch is part of the institution’s advocacy to put the Philippines on the map for world class medical aesthetic and dermatological treatments,” as the articulate Dr. Hayden Kho reiterated.

After the Belo Davao launch, Dr. Vicky Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho led the invited guests to an intimate dinner at chef Patrick Co’s Fat Cow. Chef Patrick truly impressed his highly valued diners with his well curated culinary offerings that evening.