Australian minimally invasive cosmetic
surgeon Dr Ronald Feiner recently visited the clinic of Dr Chedly Bouzouaya in
Tunisia (http://www.chedlybouzouaya.com/en/) , to personally undergo blepharoplasty surgery for correction of heavy
eyelids.
Dr. Feiner is the Medical Dean of
the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery (https://www.accs.org.au/)
and is passionate about innovative aesthetic surgical techniques and the training
of future Australian cosmetic doctors.
One may ask why did Dr Feiner travel
all the way from Australia to Tunisia for his aesthetic eyelid surgery? Dr
Feiner explains that Dr Bouzouaya is not only a highly respected ophthalmologist
& ophthalmic surgeon but is also internationally renowned for his plastic
& cosmetic eye/eyelid (oculoplastic) surgery.
"Frankly, I wanted my eyelid
surgery performed by the person whom I identified as one of the best in field.
I see many outcomes of this type of eyelid (blepharoplasty) surgery and to be
candid, far too many of these surgical outcomes are rather unnatural and
disappointing.”
There are many facets to achieving
excellence in aesthetic eyelid and facial surgery.
First there is the aesthetic
assessment. The surgeon should possess that rather elusive and special
attribute of the "aesthetic eye”. If not so, the surgical outcome may be
technically adequate, but prove aesthetically underwhelming. Fundamentally to
achieve excellence, the surgical result must be in harmony with the patient's
general facial aesthetic. This is poorly understood and therefore neglected by
many surgeons.
Second is the technical intricacy of
the surgery. Often surgery is overly zealous resulting in the stigma of an
"operated-on" look.
Dr. Bouzouaya's surgery has evolved
and refined over many years. He is a renowned surgical innovator and has also invented
many highly effective surgical instruments which he has combined in the
operating room to achieve superb outcomes.
For his patients this means not only
natural and beautiful aesthetics but also relatively speedy and painless
recoveries.
Dr. Feiner and Dr. Bouzouaya met in
2007 at a European aesthetic congress (http://www.drserdev.com/varna2007/)
where they were both delivering clinical papers. They quickly recognised a
mutual spirit, with many shared aesthetic philosophies in their professional
work. Both doctors regularly co-operate on professional development, mutually advancing
each other’s cosmetic facial surgery skills and sharing innovations. There is certainly a special camaraderie and energy generated between these two colleagues.
Dr. Feiner and Dr Bouzouaya have
already co-authored a chapter featured in a medical reference book on minimally
invasive suture lifting (https://www.intechopen.com/books/miniinvasive-face-and-body-lifts-closed-suture-lifts-or-barbed-thread-lifts/suture-lifting-and-liposculpture-integration-in-the-creation-of-facial-esthetic-harmony).
They are currently co-authoring a
chapter on Botulinum Toxin in a soon to be published medical book on this subject.
How does Dr. Feiner feel about his
own blepharoplasty surgery experience?
"Well I knew the results would
be excellent and because the recovery has been rapid, Dr Bouzouaya and I have
had professional time to examine and review cases in his Tunis clinic. We have
continued to innovate and exercise that special energy between us.
Dr Bouzouaya introduced me
blepharoplasty surgery in Tunis over 10 years ago. He is my special mentor in
this surgical discipline and it is a great privilege to learn from this master
in oculoplastic and facial aesthetic surgery.
Each time I visited Tunis over the
last 10 years, Dr Bouzouaya shares his latest innovations with me. They are surgically tailored and unique. Afterwards I am able to return to my own clinic in Australia, incorporating
these technical pearls into my own surgical cases. I feel very honoured to have
this very special relationship with this esteemed colleague.”
Tunisia is very fortunate that in
Dr. Bouzouaya, they have this distinguished and internationally renowned surgeon
exercising his skills for the benefit of fellow Tunisians. Furthermore, a
steady stream of patients from Europe and the UK travel to Tunis to have their
blepharoplasty surgery performed by this master surgeon.
