4 important tips to pick the best cosmetic surgeon

When you are considering the option of going for a plastic surgery, it becomes extremely important that you choose the plastic surgeon very carefully. However, with plenty of plastic surgeons practicing in Auckland and other parts of the world, the task of finding the right one is not as easy as it appears to be. For this very purpose, this article has been framed as it includes certain important tips straight from the horse’s mouth, so that your choice of surgeon proves to be the best one for you.

• Ensure that the surgeon you pick is board certified: This should not prove to be any sort of brainer for you in any manner whatsoever. When you are going for a plastic surgery, you should consider only those surgeons who have been certified by the board of plastic surgery of the state or country you are living in. And it is not at all hard to find out whether a surgeon is board certified or not. Just check the respective medical board’s site and it will provide you with the list of surgeons who have been certified by the board. In case you are wondering why it is so very important to consider a board certified surgeon, then it is because certification from the board will give you the assurance that the doctor has received ample training in the field of plastic surgery. So you would be dealing with inexperienced hands if you exercise caution. 
• Another equally important point that needs to be taken into account is his or her professional record. You can find a lot of information about the surgeons you are considering for plastic surgery in Auckland by going through the medical board’s website. By going through a surgeon’s record, you will be able to make an informed decision as to whether it is a good idea to consider the services of a certain plastic surgeon or not. 
• Hospital privileges is also an important point that should be considered, even in a scenario where you are the procedure is to be performed at an outpatient clinic. It is worth asking your surgeon whether he or she has hospital privileges or not. In case, they do not have any, then it should be a red flag. 
• You must also be prepared to ask relevant questions to the doctor before making the choice. Your surgeon must address all your concerns before the procedure.

Brow-lift surgical cosmetic procedure

Cosmetic Surgery has different types. For different body areas cosmetic procedures are being performed. One of the types of such procedures is brow-lift. It is also known as forehead-lift. The topics covered in this blog are what a brow lift procedure is, what it involves, and its results.

In Auckland, brow lift procedure is performed be expert cosmetic surgeons for patients to raise their sag brows that hood the upper eyelids. This procedure helps in improving facial expression by lifting eye-brows as per requirement, desire. This is a procedure that helps in reducing the wrinkle lines. These wrinkles lines may develop horizontally across the forehead, on the bridge of the nose and may be between the eyes as well. This procedure also helps in improving frown lines between the eyebrows. Actually, by lifting brow and improving wrinkles, fine lines and frown lines around eyes this process helps people getting youthful appearance again. Sometimes, expert-surgeon may perform brow-lift procedure for patients along with some other cosmetic procedures such as upper and lower eyelid tucks, face-lifting and skin resurfacing. This depends on what patient actually needs. Following are the steps involved in brow-lift cosmetic surgery:

• Step one is to give patient an anesthesia. A patient will be given anesthetic. It is to keep patient relax during surgical procedures. It depends on surgeon to give either intravenous sedation or general anesthesia to patients.

• Step two is to make incisions. This process is performed by making incisions which are hidden above the hairline. According to standard surgery, initially three to five incisions are required. The forehead skin is detected from underlying muscle and tissue. And then skin in repositioned and re-attached. Sometimes, some surgeons make use of a small camera which is sent through these incisions in order to improve accuracy. This usually is involved in case of an endoscope brow lift. Surgeon removes additional skin, if required. It depends on the extent of wrinkles and sagging skin.

• Step three is to close the incisions. Typically, brow lift incisions are closed with removable or absorbable sutures, skin adhesives, surgical tapes or special clips.

Patients get swelling, bruising in area that is treated. This is common in surgical procedures. And these side effects are temporary. As swelling and bruising subside, results appear as in smoother forehead skin and a more youthful, rested appearance.

Blepharoplasty also Known as Eyelid Surgery

One of the most common cosmetic procedures is Eyelid Surgery. It is also known as Blepharoplasty, in medical terms. This is surgical procedure performed by expert eye-surgeon. This process is performed on patients having fat, excess skin and muscle on the upper and lower eyelid. Basically, it is done to remove fat excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelid. A procedure has become tremendously popular among people seeking help to reduce puffiness below the eyes. People with baggy eyes or puffy eyes looks as if they are tired or ill! In some cases, people find trouble in vision due to more baggy eyes. This surgery can decrease wrinkles formed around the eyelids. And it also helps in correcting drooping of the upper lids. Many people want to go under this surgery. But there are some points considered by expert surgeons to decide if a patient is a good candidate for an Eyelid Surgery. Below are those conditions, considerations:

•  A candidate must be in good health

• A candidate has no active diseases

• A candidate has no serious, pre-existing medical conditions that can be troublesome in performing this surgery

• A candidate may not be a good candidate for surgery if he/she smokes. Or, if he/she has recently quit smoking or if exposed to second-hand smoke! This is because it has complications, for example a person who smokes and go under such surgery can have prolonged wound healing, infection, increased scarring, skin loss and a number of other problems.

It is recommended that a candidate must meet surgeon and talk about medical or health conditions. It is important because on basis of medical and health condition any doctor or any surgeon can decide to perform surgery or not to perform surgery.

Let’s quickly understand how this procedure is performed. In this surgical eyelid procedure, an incision is made along the lash line in the lower lid, on the upper portion of the upper lid and smile creases. Then, excess fat, muscle and skin are removed. Incisions are closed by using fine sutures. Generally, the sutures are removed within one week after the procedure. The process may take less than three hours. Patients may take up to a month can to recover completely. This duration actually depends on the body-mechanism and healing power of individual(s).