Surgery in Paradise

It’s been called the holiday with a purpose as many patients from Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide decide to have their Cosmetic Surgery on the Gold Coast to recover in a warmer climate. Some of the outstanding Cosmetic Surgeons from Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide make regular visits to the Gold Coast to provide their patients with the option of surgery and aftercare in luxurious surroundings. The patient has the security of having their first consultation with the surgeon in their home base and also has the on going aftercare available when they return home.

Gold Coast offers excellent facilities for operating, immediate and post operative care and recovery. Our office can help you organise as much of the package as you wish including travel, airport transfers, surgery, hospital, post operative care and accommodation up to 5 star if required.

For further information please telephone Brooke Stevenson at our office on 1800 682 777.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The Feather Lift

A face lift without incisions can be possible with the correct use of 'Aptos Threads' - for filament lifting. Specially designed 'barbed' sutches are inserted under the skin to lift sagging areas of the face, offering effective results on the brow, mid face, naso labial folds, jowls & neck.

Preferred under local anaesthetic in Doctors rooms & costing upwards of $2500 - It will not replace a full face lift but offers significant improvement on the right patient.

Invicision

The new incision for scar free breast enhancement surgery. This a techniques offers woman all the advantages that breast implants have to offer - without 'tell tale' signs that an operation has taken place.

Very few Australian surgeons can offer this type of procedure. 

Costing upwards of $8000.

Call 1800 682 777 for further details

The Latest Info for those in the know!

Choosing a surgeon is the most important decision to make when planning any cosmetic surgery procedure. One of the more frequently asked questions during my consultations concerns the qualifications of doctors who perform cosmetic surgery and ‘Should I choose a Plastic or Cosmetic Surgeon?’

The criteria I have for recommending doctors for Cosmetic Surgery procedures involves, his or her training, skills in the procedure and the patient’s requests. With 30 doctors at present, some Plastic Surgeons others are General Surgeons or Dermatologists and some are qualified Medical Practitioners who perform only Cosmetic Surgery procedures, all have specific training and considerable experience with those procedures.

We can certainly eliminate some of the risks involved in cosmetic surgery enabling the patient to be more confident and in control when going into a consultation with the Surgeon or Practitioner. The patient who goes into one doctor’s room and speaks to his receptionist may be limited in what that doctor can offer, thereby jeopardising the final result. Having a large range of experienced doctors, when patients consult with me, we can work together to find the most suitable procedure, and recommend doctors who do this procedure well..

To give you some assistance, listed below indicates exactly what the letters mean after a doctor’s or surgeon’s name, which may help some patients decide on their choice of surgeon or doctor.

What the letters after a doctor’s name really mean:

• M.D - Doctor of Medicine. Mostly used by USA medics.

• M.B - Bachelor of Medicine. General Practitioner without Surgical training.

• M.B.B.S - Bachelor of Medicine & (Basic Medical Degree). General Practitioner. The doctor has also completed some surgery training.

• F.R.A.C.S - Fellow of Royal Australian College of Surgery. A specialist Trained in general surgery.

• F.R.C.S - Fellow of Royal College of Surgery. General surgical post graduate Degree in UK.

• F.R.A.C.S, F.R.C.S - Plastics specialising in plastic & reconstructive surgery.

• F.A.C.D - Fellow of the Australian College Of Dermatologists. Training as a skin specialist.

• F.R.A.C.O - Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Opthamologists. Trained in eye surgery.
Organisations

• A.S.P.S - Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. Members all have specialist training in reconstructive & plastic surgery. Not all members perform Cosmetic Surgery.

• A.C.C.S - The Australian College of Cosmetic Surgery. Members are all doctors who perform various cosmetic procedures. Membership does not guarantee formal training. Members include general practitioners through to Plastic Surgeons.

• F.R.A.C.G.P - General Practitioners. Members are general practitioners not necessarily trained in cosmetic procedures.

• C.S.P.A - Cosmetic Physicians Society Of Australia. Members are all doctors who perform some form of Cosmetic procedures. Members have 12 months experience in at least one cosmetic procedure (non surgical)

• F.A.A.C.S - Fellow American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Largest organisation in the world, embracing surgeons from all specialities.

• E.A.C.S - Fellow of European Academy or Cosmetic Surgery European sector of the above.

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