Dr Feiner visits the clinic of Oculoplastic Surgeon Dr. Chedly Bouzouaya in Tunisia

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.