Wednesday 31 December 2014

Different Types of Browlift Procedures

As we begin to age, one of the more visible effects we see is that of our skin sagging and developing a layer of fat on our eyelids, making us not only look older but duller and tired as well. As our brows begin to fall below the forehead, an extra layer of skin gets created in turn making the upper eyelid heavier than ever before. This leads to the narrowing of space that exists between the eyelids and the brow, which makes us quite old and tired. In order to get rid of this problem, a lot of people take the eyelid surgery route. However, to get the best results you can go for a combination of eyelid as well as browlift surgery in Auckland. By taking this route, you can expect a much better result than a simple eyelid surgery.

While going for a browlift procedure in Auckland, what you need to understand is that the position of your eyebrow as well as the space between forehead and eyebrow play a very important role. These are some of the important factors which help the surgeon decide as to what type of browlift procedure would best suit you.

As far as the type of browlift surgery is concerned, there exist two main types – the open browlift procedure and the closed browlift procedure. Closed browlift surgery is the one that involves the use of an endoscope. In this procedure, the surgery is done from the back of the scalp. Usually two or four incisions are made around the upper part of the forehead or hairline. A set of micro cameras are placed under the skin so as to facilitate the release of brow from below the skin. Once this is achieved, the brow unit is then lifted up and shifted back to gain the desired results. The downside of this procedure is that it makes forehead a bit longer and the hairline falls back a bit as well. Also, if there exist quite a bit of muscle action in the muscles between eyebrows, then endoscopic procedure does not prove much effective.

Open browlift is a procedure that is done by making an incision, which in turn leads to scars around the hairline or a few inches behind it. When this procedure is done on patients with high forehead, they face a similar problem that the ones who go for closed procedures face. To get the best results from this procedure, the incisions should be made at the frontal hairline.

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Important Facts About Facelift Surgery

Do you ever tend to wonder if some of the so called non invasive or non surgical wrinkle removal treatments actually prove effective or not? Have you or any of your acquaintance has ever had a facelift surgery and did not get the expected results? In case, you are feeling that it is proving to be a bit too hard for you to find out reliable information related to facelift procedures, then this is the kind of article that you should be reading as it will clear up a lot of your confusion and help you make a decision as to whether you should go for such a surgical procedure in the first place or not.


One of the very first facts that you should be aware of is that a facelift procedure, if done correctly, can easily produce very natural results while simultaneously brining dramatic improvement to your overall looks. Gone are the times when facelift procedures were mostly about giving patients those unnatural wind tunnel look where surgeons used to simply pull the skin back to remove the appearance of wrinkles and give face a firmer and younger look. The results were very unnatural. These days, however, facelift surgeons use highly advanced technique in order to provide natural as well as long lasting results which surpass the expectations of patients to a great extent. The modern day facelift procedures can easily take at least 10 to 15 years off your face in no time.

The modern day surgical procedures take comprehensive approach to provide good results to patients. Facelift surgeons achieve a variety of objectives through this procedure including tightening of the jaw line, tightening of the loose skin around the neck, refining the neck angle as well as lifting the cheeks and repositioning them to give patient a younger look back again.

Many people go for facelift procedure with the belief that it will help them get rid of wrinkles and folds, but that it is not exactly the case. The reason behind it is that wrinkles are basically a type of surface layer imperfection, and facelift surgery does not actually deal with skin resurfacing. You can go for certain skin resurfacing treatment after the facelift surgery to get rid of the wrinkles and fine lines but expecting the same from face lift surgery is not going to put you in good stead as the purpose of the facelift surgery is to provide firmer look to the face.

Thursday 18 December 2014

Misconceptions Related To Plastic Surgery

There are quite a few myths circulating in the market about plastic surgeons and the process called plastic surgery. So in order to remove those clouds of confusions about plastic surgery and the professionals performing the procedure, this article will introduce you to the real facts that otherwise remain hidden behind these misconceptions that exist in the market for quite some time now. So let us get rid of these myths and find out what the real hard facts are, when it comes to plastic surgery.

The first myth that we are going to discuss here is about the cosmetic surgeons. A lot of people in Auckland and other parts of the planet called earth believe that there is no difference between plastic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons. And this is where they make a big mistake and head towards disappointment. The fact is that any individual who holds a medical license gets the right to call himself or herself as a cosmetic surgeon. However, not all cosmetic surgeons are plastic surgeons. So before you pick a surgeon, makes sure that the one you are choosing is a specialist in plastic surgery at Auckland, and not cosmetic surgery. One good way to figure that out is to look for a board certification. The surgeon must hold a degree in plastic surgery.

Another similar misconception is that certifications for plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery are the same. Again a big myth because of the fact that these two certifications are entirely different. For a doctor to become a plastic surgeon, he or she needs to invest at least 6 to 7 years of training in plastic surgery. They are also supposed to take a few written and oral exams which are quite rigorous in nature. Although there are quite a few so called boards that use certain types of terms such as cosmetic surgery or cosmetic plastic surgery, but you must know is that there exists no more than one board of plastic surgery. So when you cross check the credentials of your surgeon, make sure that he or she has got the certificate from the Board of Plastic Surgery.

There also exists a myth related to breast implants, which falls in the category of plastic surgery. Many women prefer not to go for breast implants as they falsely believe that the surgery is not safe at all. However, both saline as well as silicone implants are very much safe and are devoid of any side effects.