Suture/Thread Lifting Book Publication

I was delighted recently to be informed that a chapter I was invited to write was recently published in a book freely available online:

Miniinvasive Face and Body Lifts - Closed Suture Lifts or Barbed Thread Lifts. 

My chapter titled "Suture Lifting and Liposculpture Integration in the Creation of Facial Esthetic Harmony" can be reached by clicking on the link

http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/suture-lifting-and-liposculpture-integration-in-the-creation-of-facial-esthetic-harmony

Platelet Rich Plasma "Wow" Factor

A recent visit to attend the Biobridge congress in Venice

http://www.biobridge-event.com/site/index.php/2013-preview/day-1-plenary-session.html

 has convinced me of the potent advantages of using Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in healing and rejuvenation aesthetic procedures.
Some amazing outcomes are being achieved boosting healing in cases of bone, leg ulcers and damaged joints. There is little doubt that the improved outcomes that we are achieving with fat grafting in facial aesthetics are due to enrichment with platelet rich plasma PRP).

Neck Liposculpture, Fat Transfer & Platelet Rich Plasma

I noted an article in one of those international airline magazines recently about people paying mega-bucks for "new" sensational non-invasive procedures like Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) fortified fat transfer graft associated with suture face lifts. We have been performing these procedures for some years now and in fact performed the first PRP enriched facial fat graft case in Australia  4 years ago. Nice to see we are ahead of the game down in olde Castle Hill! I have been astounded by the really transforming outcomes in many of our cases and continue to be enthused by these scarless "in-clinic" procedures.

Beautiful Queenstown, New Zealand

I had the privilege of being an invited speaker at the annual meeting of the New Zealand College of Appearance Medicine which was held last week in Queenstown NZ.

The meeting was very informative with outstanding  guests speakers from as far away as Holland-Dr. Helga van den Elzen. & Professor Richard Boyd the stem cell scientist and world authority from Monash University Victoria.  

www.nzcam.co.nz/CONFERENCE+2013/Speakers.html

Excellent presentations were delivered from several other Australians & New Zealanders. It was my first visit to beautiful Queenstown but not my last. Just returned from the impressive Milford Sound which is of course part of a world heritage listed region

http://activeadventures.com/new-zealand/about/about-new-zealand/destinations/milford-sound

So what was the most ground breaking issue? Certainly Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSC)
It seem certain that in the next 5 years medical treatments (including cosmetic medicine and surgery) will
be increasingly addressed by the manipulation of stem cells to improve tissues and the body's resistance against threats like viruses, resistant bacteria and markedly improve tissue health.
We have a very exciting time ahead in this regard.

New Zealand College of Appearance Medicine 2013 Conference

Very honoured to be invited as an international speaker and to conduct a workshop at the New Zealand College of Appearance Medicine 2013 annual conference.
http://www.nzcam.co.nz/CONFERENCE+2013.html
Interesting subjects to present on include fat transfer grafting and neuromodulators in aesthetic enhancement.

Blepharoplasty Upper Eyelids Start to The Working Week

Love starting the week with a significant rejuvenating procedure like blepharoplasty upper lids.

Only 5mls total of local anaesthesia used after careful marking of the upper lids. 2 hours later left the clinic with her husband driving her home.

No pain, no fuss, no general anaesthesia and a new result already evident. All performed with almost bloodless radiofrequency energy incisions, excisions, tightening of the subcutaneous tissues and orbicularis oculi muscles. Skin incisions were closed with a very fine 6/0 grade suture.

Very happy patient already can view the initial outcome.

Pre-operative marking

Immediately post operation

1.4mm skin excised each upper eyelid and some fat as well. 

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"A Wallet-Ectomy" The 11 most Overrated Cosmetic Procedures.

"A Wallet-Ectomy."

As cosmetic doctors we do get rather excited about promising advances in our field.
Sadly however quite a significant number of such advances prove to be in the nature of ‘vendre un canard à moitié’ (to half-sell a duck)!

The 11 Most Overrated Cosmetic Surgery Procedures from Allure magazine:

http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/2013/overrated-cosmetic-surgery-procedures#slide=12