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.…
Skin Lesions Removal The most common cause of a skin lesion is an infection on or in the skin. One example is a wart. The wart virus is passed from one person to another through direct skin-to-skin contact. The herpes simplex virus, which causes both cold sores and genital herpes, is also passed through direct contact. A systemic infection (an infection that occurs throughout your body),…
Fraction Laser Fractional laser treatment is a non-invasive treatment that uses a device to deliver a laser beam divided into thousands of microscopic treatment zones that target a fraction of the skin at a time. This is analogous to a photographic image being enhanced or altered pixel by pixel. Fractional laser treatment has bridged the gap between the ablative and…
Face Rejuvenation Sun, skin disorders, aging and even heredity can all contribute to skin irregularities on the face and elsewhere on the body. These include textural irregularities like wrinkles and acne scars, pigmentation changes like freckles, sunspots or visible blood vessels. In addition, skin may lose tone, feel less firm and lose the healthy glow that is evident in younger…
Thigh Lift Improves the appearance of the upper legs. Procedure A thigh lift refers to a variety of operations that remove skin and fat from the upper leg (thigh) area in order to improve contours by removing bulk and loose soft tissues. Length Two to four and one half hours depending on the amount of tissue to be removed. Usually…
Abdominoplasty Improves the appearance of the abdominal area after pregnancy or significant weight loss. Procedure Abdominoplasty, also called tummy tuck surgery, surgically removes the excess skin and fat that lies between the umbilicus and the overhanging skin (or to a cesarean scar) from the abdominal area. Depending on the needs of the patient, the muscles of the abdominal wall are…
Liposuction Improves facial and body contours by removing unwanted fat deposits. Procedure Liposuction surgery removes areas of unwanted fat with a tube and a vacuum device. Liposuction techniques, including tumescent or super-wet, typically are performed after targeted fat cells are infused with a saline solution containing a local anaesthetic and adrenalin to decrease blood loss. Benefits of this liposuction technique…