CONFIDENCE BUILDER

“When you look at the mirror and feel satisfied with what you see, there is a great sense of confidence and fulfillment that it ’s not bad after all,” says Avignon founder and CEO CHRISTOPHER CACHUELA

- JACS T. SAMPAYAN

Beauty is really my passion and I want to contribute to make the Philippines confidently beautiful,” says Christopher Cachuela, founder and CEO of Avignon Clinic.

And he has been pursuing this passion for quite a long time. “Since childhood, it's been my dream to be a doctor that's why I took Pharmacy,” Cachuela shares. “After graduating in 2004 I got hired from Zuellig Pharma, the biggest pharmaceutical at the time and this is the start of my career in the beauty industry.”

FINDING BEAUTY

After Zuellig, Cachuela continued to work at different pharma companies, handling dermatology products in all of them. This included pathological derma creams, ointments, and gels as well as aesthetic and therapeutic medical devices such as dermal fillers and toxins. He also spent a substantial amount of his career with lasers and machines. “And I have to admit that this is what I enjoyed the most,” he says.

He also worked with international doctors and invited them to speaking engagements here. “In turn, we also developed local doctors to be international speakers representing the Philippines,” Cachuela says. “Working with big aesthetic centers is equally rewarding. I used to certify and train dermatologists and aesthetic doctors for Thermage FLX, Fraxel, Clear + Brilliant, and Liposonix. I launched Thermage FLX and Liposonix in the country.”

Opening Avignon Clinic took an entire decade to study and plan, bolstered by realizations and intentions that Cachuela developed over the years.