Botulinum Toxin Smoothes out lines and wrinkles caused by facial muscle contractions. Procedure Botulinum toxin type A, better known as BOTOX®, is a product used in aesthetic surgery to correct annoying expression lines in the face. The correction occurs because botulinum toxin temporarily paralyzes the muscles responsible for these lines. This allows the skin to recover from years of squinting…
Male Breast Reduction Reduces overly developed male breasts and nipples to provide a masculine chest appearance. Procedure Male breast reduction surgery reduces overly developed male breasts and nipples using liposuction and/or by surgically removing excess glandular tissue. Length Approximately one and one-half to three hours. Anaesthesia Either general anaesthesia is used or intravenous sedation and local anaesthesia are used. Inpatient/Outpatient…
Fat Transfer (body) Enhances the face and body using fat collected from another area of the body. Procedure Fat transfer, also called fat grafting, fat injections and lipofilling, is a procedure that uses a person’s own fat to fill in irregularities and grooves. This is now a well-established technique that was perfected in the early nineties to a predictable procedure.…
Labia Minora Reduction Reshapes stretched or enlarged inner labia. Procedure Labia minora reduction surgery, or labioplasty, is a remodelling of the enlarged inner lips of the vulva. Enlargement of the labia minora may be apparent from childhood, but most often it is acquired, caused by childbirth, age or infection. It may bother the patient in a functional (wearing clothes, during…
Body Lift Improves the appearance of the lower abdomen from front to back. Procedure Belt lipectomy or trunkal body lift is a circumferential removal of loose hanging skin and fat from around the waist or “belt” line of an individual. It could be considered an extensive tummy tuck that continues around the sides to remove the loose “love handle” skin…
Arm Lift Reduces excess skin and fat from the arms. Procedure The surgical rejuvenation of the upper arms remains a persistent problem for both the patient and the surgeon, despite the many techniques that have been proposed for its improvement. The goal of the arm lift (brachioplasty) is to reduce skin redundancy and to reduce the circumference of the arm.…
Forehead Lift Minimises forehead creases, drooping eyebrows, hooding over the eyes, a furrowed forehead and frown lines. Procedure A forehead lift, also called a brow lift, is a procedure that removes excess tissue, alters muscles and tightens the forehead skin. This procedure may be performed using the traditional technique, with an incision across the top of the head just behind…
Fat Transfer (facial) Enhances the face and body using fat collected from another area of the body. Procedure Fat transfer, also called fat grafting, fat injections and lipofilling, is a procedure that uses a person’s own fat to fill in irregularities and grooves. This is now a well-established technique that was perfected in the early nineties to a predictable procedure.…
Facial Liposuction Removes areas of excess fat from the face and neck. Procedure Facial liposuction has become a common cosmetic procedure, either on its own or in conjunction with facelift or other facial procedures. It consists of the removal of unwanted fatty tissue with a cannula and vacuum device promoting and improving facial shape like jaw line or even using…
Facelift – Mini/Midface Rejuvenates the central section of the face. Procedure The mini or mid-facelift rejuvenates the central section of the face, from the lower eyelid to the upper lip, by repositioning sagging tissues and enhancing the volume of soft tissue that is lost in the mid-face with age, sun exposure and gravity. Length The procedure takes approximately one to…