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Gender Affirming Surgery

Gender Affirming surgery

Gender affirmation surgery, often referred to as gender affirming surgery or sex reassignment is a collective term that encompasses numerous surgical procedures performed on transgender men, women, and gender-nonconforming individuals. The goal is to make the individual’s outward appearance reflect their innate gender identity.  This article provides an overview of the various components of gender reassignment, including FTM top surgery, MTF top surgery, and facial feminization.  Gender Affirming Surgery – Female to Male Top Surgery  FTM top surgery, short for “female-to-male top surgery,” refers to surgeries that transform feminine breasts ...
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Facelift Surgery Guide: What to Expect, Procedures, Recovery

Facelift Surgery Guide

As you grow older, your skin and facial muscles undergo various changes that make you look old, tired, and upset. The skin on your face starts sagging, leading to nasolabial folds, jowls in the cheeks and jaws, and loose folds of skin and fat. The loss of fat may also lead to a sunken and hollow appearance. This article provides a comprehensive overview of facelift surgery, preparatory guidelines, and the post-treatment recovery process. While everyone eventually undergoes the aging process, the signs of aging can appear earlier due to smoking, ...
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Gynecomastia Surgery Guide: Procedure, Preparation, and Recovery

Gynecomastia Surgery Guide

Gynecomastia is a condition wherein men develop breast tissues due to genetic predisposition, hormonal changes, weight gains, or certain medications. While gynecomastia isn’t dangerous, it can cause self-consciousness and emotional problems. Men with gynecomastia often avoid situations that involve disrobing, such as going to beaches or physical intimacy with a partner, which can affect their overall quality of life. This article describes how gynecomastia surgery, also known as reduction mammaplasty, can help you achieve a chiseled chest. What is gynecomastia surgery? Gynecomastia surgery, also known as reduction mammaplasty, is a ...
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Labiaplasty

Labiaplasty

Women may have enlarged labia for various reasons, such as genetic predisposition, childbirth, aging, and hormonal changes. While labia’s come in all shapes and sizes, and there’s nothing wrong with an enlarged labia, it may nevertheless lead to self-consciousness, physical discomfort (in some situations), and emotional problems. An enlarged labia can lead to certain functional problems, such as hygiene issues, urinary tract infections, irritation while wearing tight-fitting clothes, and changes in sensation during sexual activities. Furthermore, an enlarged labia may be visible through yoga pants, swimsuits, and other body-fitting clothes. ...
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Breast lift procedure and the recovery process

Everyone suffers from sagging breasts at some point. Over time, your breasts lose their elasticity and firmness, which makes the force of gravity stretch the ligaments in the breasts, making them sag and droop downwards. While everyone experiences sagging breasts eventually, some experience it sooner rather than later due to pregnancy or sudden weight fluctuations. If you’re unhappy with your breasts’ shape or proportion, a breast lift can restore your youthful contours. A breast lift, also known as a mastopexy, is a surgical procedure wherein excess skin and breast tissues ...
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Medical Alert: COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a virus closely related to SARS virus. All visits to our practice are by appointment only. It is essential to consider the community, our patients and staff by calling ahead to our practice on 9252 9262. Please let our reception staff know if you have any concerns or symptoms as below, so that our staff can triage and advise you. Please do not bring any non-essential companions to your consultation. They will be ...
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What is Vaginal Rejuvenation? 5 Cosmetic Procedures Covered by this Term!

Vaginal Rejuvenation

There are 5 main cosmetic procedures that may be performed by a Sydney cosmetic surgeon as part of vaginal rejuvenation. These are: 1. labiaplasty 2. clitoral hood reduction 3. labia majoraplasty 4. monsplasty 5. vaginoplasty 1. Labiaplasty During labiaplasty the excess skin and tissue of your labia minora are trimmed, and the incisions are sutured. This type of cosmetic surgery can relieve any discomfort or embarrassment caused by labia minora which droop and sag below the lips of the labia majora. The procedure may be performed with local anesthesia and ...
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Dr Merten Receives RealSelf 100 Honor

Dr Merten

Our specialist plastic surgeon Dr Steve Merten, FRACS was recently recognised as one of the top 100 doctors in the world on RealSelf, and the only Australian plastic surgeon to be given this honor. RealSelf is the largest online community worldwide dedicated to educating the public about cosmetic treatments and connecting them with aesthetic doctors. The “RealSelf 100” list is compiled annually to recognise board-certified doctors from around the world who have shown their commitment to informing consumers and helping them make smart decisions. The RealSelf 100 award is presented ...
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3 Ways to Refresh Your Look for Winter (Without Surgery)

Winter (Without Surgery)

Temperatures may be cooling down, but there is no reason your appearance can’t be heating up. A non-surgical cosmetic procedure may be just the ticket for reviving your complexion for the season. At Pure Aesthetics, we have a number of minimally-invasive options to enhance your appearance without a major disruption to your daily life. Cosmetic Injections Muscle relaxant injections are some of the most popular cosmetic treatments performed in Australia. These procedures involve the injection of a medication that relaxes the facial muscles that lead to the formation of some ...
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Fat Freezing Fact or Fad?

Fat Freezing Fact or Fad?

Fat freezing, or cryolipolysis to use the medical term for this cosmetic procedure, is a somewhat new option for body contouring and eliminating fat in unwanted areas. Does this actually work or is it just one of the latest fads though? Treatments that use this method can go by different trademark names, such as Coolsculpting, and scientific evidence has shown that it can be effective when performed properly by an experienced and trained Sydney plastic surgeon. To get ideal results you will usually require multiple cycles of treatment, and a ...
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