Surgery
What aesthetic operations involve, how recovery goes, and what to weigh before deciding.
Preparation before surgery and recovery afterwards are not covered in a separate article; each operation carries its own section on both.
Face
- 24 min read
Temporal lift
The scope of a limited temporal and lateral brow lift, its effect on the brow and eye region, the scalp scar, recovery and risks.
- 30 min read
Midface lift
How a midface lift affects the malar area, the cheek and the lower eyelid; the incision routes used, how it differs from fat transfer, recovery and risks.
- 31 min read
Face lift
Choosing a method in face lift surgery, the boundary with neck procedures, the hemostatic net, recovery, scars and risks.
- 30 min read
Neck lift
Assessing the neck skin, the platysma and the submental tissues, choosing a method, recovery, risks and how the result changes over time.
- 25 min read
Upper eyelid surgery
Assessing excess skin on the upper lid, and telling a visual-field problem apart from an aesthetic request, from ptosis and from brow drooping.
- 27 min read
Lower eyelid surgery
Assessing bagginess of the lower lid, laxity of the skin and the lid to cheek transition; the routes available, lid support and the health of the ocular surface.
- 24 min read
Almond eye surgery
What procedures on the eye corner actually involve, who they suit, and the limits of what to expect.
- 23 min read
Forehead lift
Lifting the forehead and brow tissues, how it differs from a temporal lift and from eyelid surgery, the incision options and the recovery process.
- 26 min read
Chin surgery
Implant and bone options for the position and shape of the chin, how it differs from jawline laxity, recovery and risks.
- 28 min read
Cheek reduction (Buccal fat removal)
Reducing the buccal fat pad through the mouth: patient selection, irreversibility, how facial volume changes with age, recovery and risks.
- 29 min read
Fat injection
Adding volume to the face and body with a person's own fat: how it differs from filler, reabsorption and second sessions, care of both the donor and recipient areas, and the risks.
- 26 min read
Rhinoplasty
What nose surgery covers, why the aims of appearance and breathing are assessed separately, the recovery timetable and the possibility of revision.
- 23 min read
Prominent ear surgery
The decision in children and adults for surgery to correct the shape of the ear, the possibility of the ear moving out again, and recovery.
Breast
- 31 min read
Breast augmentation
The difference between implants and fat transfer, which plane the implant is placed in, the risks, how long an implant lasts, why follow-up is needed, breast cancer screening and breastfeeding.
- 25 min read
Breast reduction
Who it suits, how the operation is planned, recovery, risks, how scars develop and breastfeeding.
- 26 min read
Breast lift
What drooping is, what scar is left on the skin, combining a lift with augmentation, the evidence on non-surgical methods, the risks, whether drooping returns, and breastfeeding.
- 28 min read
Breast asymmetry correction
Choosing between methods in breast asymmetry, recovery, scars, risks, breastfeeding and long-term follow-up where an implant is used.
- 35 min read
Tuberous breast correction
Which findings make up a tuberous breast, what the examination looks at, how correction is planned, the risks, what carrying an implant involves and breastfeeding.
- 32 min read
Gynecomastia
What breast enlargement in men is, what is investigated before surgery, how the operation is planned, recovery and the risks.
Body, arms and legs
- 29 min read
Tummy tuck
Removing excess abdominal skin, repairing rectus diastasis where needed, how it differs from a mini tummy tuck and from liposuction, recovery and risks.
- 30 min read
Liposuction
How liposuction differs from losing weight, the choice of technique, skin laxity and the volume threshold, recovery, care and risks.
- 31 min read
Back lift
Assessing excess skin on the back and the sides of the upper trunk, the bra-line incision, movement and care, recovery and risks.
- 27 min read
Buttock augmentation
The fat grafting and implant methods of buttock augmentation, the limits of safety, recovery and how the result changes over time.
- 31 min read
Body contouring after weight loss
Excess skin after marked weight loss: weight stability, nutrition, the order of operations, staged planning, recovery and risks.
- 31 min read
Arm lift
Excess skin on the upper arm, where the scar sits and how visible it is, planning alongside liposuction, arm movement, swelling and altered sensation.
- 30 min read
Thigh lift
Excess skin on the inner thigh, where the scar sits and how visible it is, planning alongside liposuction, sitting and walking, swelling and altered sensation.