We offer a complete range of investigations, medical procedures and surgeries at our hospitals. The treatment procedures listed below is a partial list only. To enquire about treatment for your condition, please click the link at the bottom of this page.

Botox®, is a popular and widely accepted non-surgical toxin injection (a dilute form of botulism) which is injected into the facial muscles. The effects of Botox temporarily reduces frown lines, forehead creases, crows feet near the eyes and thick bands in the neck. The toxin blocks the nerve impulses, temporarily paralyzing the muscles that cause wrinkles while giving the skin a smoother, more refreshed appearance. Studies have also suggested that Botox works effectively in relieving migraines, excessive sweating and muscle spasms in the neck and eyes.

Breast augmentation, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast
This may be done for many reasons:
* To enhance the size and shape of the breast of a woman who feels her breast size is too small.
* To correct breast size after pregnancy.
* As a reconstructive technique following breast surgery.

By inserting an implant behind each breast, surgeons are able to increase a woman's bustline by one or more bra cup sizes.
Breast implants are used to make your breasts larger, firmer and fuller. Breast implants are available in a variety of shapes, types and sizes and are usually made of an outer layer of silicone, filled with either silicone gel or salt water (saline). One can see different types of breast implants and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each with our highly qualified surgeons before you decide which one is best for you

Matters to discuss with your surgeon:
• Breast Implant shape: round or teardrop
• Breast Implant surface: smooth or textured
• Breast Implant size and volume: cup size/210 ml-500 ml
• Breast Implant placement: above or below the muscle
• Breast Implant Incision site: armpit, areola, breast or belly button
• Am I a suitable candidate for breast augmentation?

Breast Lift - Mastopexy

Over time, factors such as pregnancy, breast-feeding, weight loss and gravity take their toll on a woman's breasts, affecting their shape and firmness. Breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts albeit, temporarily. Mastopexy can also change the size of the areola, the darker skin surrounding the nipple. If your breasts are small implants inserted in conjunction with mastopexy can enhance both their firmness and their size.

The Procedure
In most instances, mastopexy is performed under general anesthesia as an outpatient procedure, and lasts a few hours. For some women, breast lift can be performed under local anesthesia, while others, especially those with larger breasts that require more extensive surgery, require inpatient surgery with a hospital stay of one or two days. There are three basic techniques used for breast lift surgery: concentric mastopexy, vertical mastopexy, and anchor-shaped mastopexy.

Recovery / Post Op Expectations
After surgery patients are wrapped with gauze and elastic bandages or a surgical bra. Bruising, swelling, pain, and discomfort will be experienced for the first few days, but medication will be prescribed to help lessen the effects. Loss of sensation in the nipple and breast tissue is common, but usually returns as nerves begin to regenerate. Heavy lifting, excessive physical exertion, raising or lifting hands above your head, and sex should be avoided for at least a week or more, and patients should expect to be absent from work for approximately the same time.

Brow lift (forehead lift) is a plastic surgery procedure which will raise your eyebrows to a higher and more aesthetic position. It will also improve lateral hoods (which are the droopy flaps of skin that hang over the outside corner of your eyes. Plastic surgery of your forehead will also soften your horizontal forehead wrinkles and the scowl lines between your eyebrows.

As we grow older, the accumulated effects of environmental elements damage our skin, making us look older than we actually are. Such skin damage can be treated with a chemical peel, a non-invasive procedure designed to promote cell growth and produce smoother, clearer skin.

Chemical peels are also used to treat melasma -a skin ailment characterized by irregularly shaped patches of brown skin commonly found on the face and neck. Chemical peels can be performed on the face, neck, chest, arms, hands, and legs.

What is Chemical Peeling?
Chemical peeling involves an application of a chemical solution to environmentally damaged, unevenly pigmented, and finely wrinkled facial areas. The procedure is meant to diminish imperfections by peeling away the skin’s top layers. It has proven to be a very popular nonsurgical cosmetic procedure. Chemical peels would vary according to their specific ingredients. Depth of peeling action may also depend on factors such as sensitivity of the skin, how long solutions remain on the skin and the pressure with which they are applied.

What is the procedure?
The surgeon will select the chemical mix best suited for each individual patient. A solution is applied—using a sponge or brush—to the areas to be treated. In most cases, the most superficial peels are those using alpha hydroxy acids (AHA), such as glycolic, lactic or fruit acid. Various concentrations of an AHA may be applied weekly or at longer intervals to obtain the best result. Compared to AHA’s, a trichloroacetic acid (TCA) peel is stronger, and has a greater depth of peel.

What is the recovery period?
After a chemical peel, most people experience some facial swelling and reddening. This is to be expected and, depending over the type of peel used, will diminish over a period of time.

Light peels: Alphahydroxy acids (AHAs): Some flaking, redness and dryness of skin will be felt. Over a period of time, natural healing will remove the outer layer of skin. Normal activity can be resumed one day after the peel procedure.

Medium peels: Trichloroacetic acids (TCA) In the case of TCA peels, the swelling and is significantly higher than that of light peels. Normal activity can be resumed within 10 days of the peel procedure

Deep peels: Phenol acid After a Phenol peel, your doctor may prescribe a mild pain medication to relieve any discomfort. The skin will be red at first but the color will lighten over a few weeks to a few months

Sun block is strongly recommended, especially with TCA treatment. Skin pores may appear larger, and the skin may not tan evenly following a chemical peel.

Will I feel pain?
Most people feel a brief burning sensation during the procedure. The pain will vary depending on the level of sensitivity of the skin, the type of peel used as well as pain medications used. The BHA, AHA and TCA peels cause discomfort only during the application. The phenol peel may give discomfort to some after the procedure too.

Possible complications associated with chemical peels:
Possible complications associated with chemical peels may include but are not limited to the following:
• scarring
Chemical peels can cause scarring which can usually be treated effectively.
• change in skin color
For some people with extremely sensitive skin types, there is a risk of developing a temporary or permanent skin color change. Birth control pills, pregnancy or having a family history of brownish discoloration on the face are other factors which may increase the probabilities of developing abnormal pigmentation.
• cold sores and fever blisters
Those who are prone to cold sores, or herpes simplex infections, may have a reactivation of sores or blisters following a chemical peel.

Chin Surgery, also known as Genioplasty or Mentoplasty is a procedure which aims to correct a chin which is small, weak, recessed, jutting, vertically long or otherwise asymmetric. The consulting surgeon may sometimes recommend cervicoplasty (neck alteration) or a procedure of the nose known as Rhinoplasty to maintain the over all aesthetic look of your face.

The procedure is normally an outpatient one which can be carried out under intravenous sedation or GA. Incisions are placed beneath the chin for implants or inside the mouth for bone surgery. The implants are of various types of metal. Chin reduction normally necessitates reshaping of the jaw bone

You are normally asked to keep your head elevated, post surgery. Much of the swelling and discoloration disappears within a week in most cases.

The face is the mirror to the soul and in many ways affects the way we react to situations, as well as the way people interact with us. Over age, facial muscles slacken, making the skin around the face and neck loose and saggy, giving an unbecoming look. What nature has done can be reversed by the plastic surgeon by ‘stretching’ skin around the face and neck, giving you a younger and more confident look.

Face lifts come in a variety of flavors, but all of them pick up the slack in your face's skin and reduce fine lines and wrinkling. Face lifts can be done surgically, non-surgically and even through natural techniques. The traditional plastic surgery face lift is a medical procedure necessitating the use of local anesthetic and a scalpel. Incisions are made near the ear to allow the skin and underlying tissue to be reconstructed for firmer, more youthful-looking skin. This is a one-time procedure that can dramatically change the way you look. Usually a surgical technique is best for someone who has obvious signs of aging (slack, underlying layers of skin)

Some non-surgical techniques have evolved in the recent past to provide an alternative to surgery. Gadgets like radio frequency emitters, lasers, and topical creams can all tighten the skin on your face without the need for incisions and tissue reconstruction. These methods have fewer complications, but also reduced results and are best suited for younger people who have shown the initial signs of aging.

Gynecomastia is a male affliction which when literally translated means ‘women-like breasts’. It is not an uncommon ailment, affecting about 40 to 50 percent of men

For many men (and women), significant hair loss is experienced as age progresses. This may be due many factors, including heredity.

In a hair transplant, the doctor removes hair follicles from a different part of the body and grafts them onto the area of balding or thinning. Micrografts (grafts of 2-3 hairs) and minigrafts (grafts of 4 or more hairs) are frequently placed just behind the hairline to build up hair density.

Strips or patches of hair are taken from the back of the head. Hair from this area is less likely to thin, regardless of where it is transplanted. Hair removal from this area is also virtually undetectable. As much as half of the hair in this area can be taken without producing a noticeable difference.

The removed patches, or strips, are cut into smaller pieces, which are then “planted” in the balding area. This transplanted hair continues to grow just as it did before. It will not thin or die unless hair in the region of the head from which it was taken also thins or dies.

There are two common methods used for removing hair to be transplanted. Hair can be removed in small circular areas (plugs), each containing between eight and twelve hairs. Or, hair may also be removed in long strips along the sides or near the bottom of the hairline. The advantage of the second method is that it provides the physician with more hair to cut and mold into different-sized plugs and/or grafts. Thousands of grafts can be created from one strip of hair, each containing as few as 1-2 hairs.

Next, incisions slightly smaller than the plugs are made in the balding area. For grafts, even smaller incisions are made with a tiny scalpel, or even a needle. Your doctor may use a laser to make these tiny cuts. The plugs/grafts are carefully spaced in order to allow adequate blood supply and produce a natural angle, growth direction and appearance.

Sutures are applied to close the area where the grafts or plugs were taken from. The skin will naturally stretch to cover a wider area. No sutures are required in the area where the plugs and grafts have been placed. The body’s natural fluids will bond the plugs and grafts to the head.

Each transplanting session takes between two and four hours and are almost always performed as an outpatient procedure. The use of local anesthesia and a sedative make the procedure relatively painless.

Generally, several surgical sessions may be needed to achieve satisfactory fullness-and a healing interval of several months is usually recommended between each session. It may take up to two years before you see the final result with a full transplant series. The amount of coverage you'll need is partly dependent upon the color and texture of your hair. Coarse, gray or light-colored hair affords better coverage than fine, dark-colored hair. The number of large plugs transplanted in the first session varies with each individual, but the average is about 50. For mini-grafts or micro-grafts, the number can be up to 700 per session.

Soft-tissue fillers, most commonly injectable collagen or fat, can help fill facial lines and creases, caused by years of facial muscle movement, aging, sun exposure and gravity. Fillers temporarily restoring a smoother, more youthful-looking appearance. When injected beneath the skin, they plump up creased and sunken areas of the face. They can also add fullness to the lips and cheeks. Injectable fillers may be used alone or in conjunction with a resurfacing procedure, such as a laser treatment, or a recontouring procedure, such as a facelift

Although collagen is the best known filler, there are many other substances doctors can use to plump up your skin, including fat from your own body and synthetic materials. Here, we will try and explain to you how collagen works:

In young skin, the collagen framework is intact and the skin remains moisturized and elastic. It is resilient to the many facial expressions we adopt as well as everyday environmental exposure. But, over time, the support structure weakens and the skin loses its elasticity. The skin begins to lose its tone as the collagen support wears down. Every time you smile, frown or squint, you put stress on the collagen in your skin. The effect of these facial expressions is cumulative and facial lines begin to appear.

Injected collagen and fat are primarily used to improve the appearance of the skin's texture. They can help fill out deep facial wrinkles, creases and furrows, "sunken" cheeks, skin depressions and some types of scars. They can also be used to add a fuller, more sensuous look to the lips. Injectables are sometimes used in conjunction with facial surgery procedures; however, injectables such as collagen alone cannot change facial contour the way surgeries like dermabrasions, laser treatments and facial lifts can.

Every woman is constructed differently. It is common for a woman to feel dissatisfied with her labia minora (inner lips of the vagina), especially if they are particularly long or of uneven lengths (labial hypertrophy). A situation like this can cause great distress and can even lead to sexual dissatisfaction. Women who are faced with this situation can have their minora aesthetically reshaped. This process is known as labial reduction

Labial hypertrophy may be congenital in nature and can affect young women in their late teens or early twenties, or develop later in women after pregnancy and/or vaginal childbirth. The labia may become elongated or stretched out due to hormonal changes or because of one or more vaginal deliveries because of which the elasticity and shape of the labia have changed.

A labial reduction surgical procedure reduces uneven or enlarged labia minora without leaving any visible scars. The procedure is minimally invasive. Labial reduction surgery results in a uniform, thinner appearance of the labia, which is typically more comfortable and appealing in size and shape. Most surgeons will not ‘cut’ the labia but will ‘contour’ and reduce the size o the labia without leaving a scar, making the surgery virtually undetectable later on, once healing has taken place.

laser skin resurfacing is a procedure wherein a laser is used to remove areas of damaged / wrinkled skin, in layers so that new, smoother and vibrant looking skin can form. The procedure is used to minimize the appearance of fine lines, especially around the mouth and the eyes. However, laser skin resurfacing, as a technique is also effective in lessening facial scars or areas of uneven pigmentation. Often, the procedure is done in conjunction with another cosmetic operation, such as a facelift or eyelid surgery.

How is the procedure performed?
Brief, high intensity emissions of light from the laser remove layers of damaged or wrinkled skin at precisely controlled levels of penetration.

First, the doctor, or an assistant, will cleanse your face to remove oils from the skin. Antibiotic is then applied to kill bacteria. A beam of light from a microphone-shaped instrument is passed over the skin to vaporize the outer layers of damaged skin. The laser will be programmed for different levels of penetration. The doctor may choose to penetrate more deeply in some areas, in order to remove deep scars, stubborn spots, and wrinkles. Finally, your doctor, or a medical assistant, may apply a protective ointment or bandage to the treated area.

Two types of lasers are generally used. They vary according to their wavelength and pulse duration. These differences account for the depth at which they target the skin, the level of heat generated, and the likelihood of affecting surrounding tissues.

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) lasers – the most powerful laser, used for deep wrinkles. Note: CO2 lasers may be unsafe for people who have had silicone injections, as the laser can burn and scar the skin over implanted areas.
• Erbium:YAG (Er:YAG) laser – gentler than the CO2 laser and effective for mild wrinkles. It targets tissue more precisely than the CO2 laser and causes less damage to surrounding tissue. Recovery after Er:YAG laser treatment is shorter than that after CO2 laser treatment. When used at sufficient depth, some surgeons can remove deep wrinkles with the CO2as effectively as the more powerful CO2 laser, but with fewer side effects. The Variable Pulse YAG laser alternates between pulses that destroy tissue with pulses that heat the skin, and this process also resurfaces the skin as effectively as CO2 but with fewer side effects.

A combination of CO2 and Er:YAG laser treatments is now gaining popularity. In this treatment, the Er:YAG laser is first used to remove the epidermis, followed by use of the CO2 laser to achieve contraction of underlying collagen. This produces the collagen-tightening benefits of CO2 therapy but with minimal damage to surrounding tissues.

Lip augmentation is a procedure that creates fuller, plumper lips and reduces fine wrinkles around the mouth. Lips are injected with collagen or with fat transferred from another part of the patient’s body. Both liquid collagen and fat are absorbed and repeat treatments are necessary to maintain results

The procedure is used to help persons of both sexes and of all ages. The upper or lower lip may be treated singly, or both lips may be augmented at the same time.

Lip augmentation can be performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia with light sedation, or local anesthesia and deep sedation. The procedure is normally an outpatient one and you can return home a few hours later.

Liposuction is a procedure that can help sculpt the body by removing unrequired fat from specific areas using thin suction tubes called cannulae that are placed into the body fat through small incisions. A vacuum is applied through a hose attached to the cannula. This draws fat out of the body. Areas of application are the hips, abdomen, thighs, buttocks, upper arms, chin, cheeks and neck. The best candidates for liposuction are people with normal weight, possessing firm, elastic skin but who have pockets of excess fat in certain areas. Liposuction is usually not intended as a weight-loss technique; however, the procedure is commonly used to remove stubborn, diet- and exercise-resistant fat deposits and to sculpt the body into a slimmer profile.

The most frequently treated areas in women are the abdomen, hips, thighs, and knees. In men, the love handles, abdomen, and enlarged male breasts (gynecomastia) are most often treated. Other areas treated in men include the arms, neck, and face.

Tumescent Liposuction
Tumescent liposuction refers to a technique that uses large volumes of very dilute local anesthesia that is injected into the fat causing the targeted areas to be come tumescent, or swollen and firm. Local anesthesia is widely regarded as the safest form of anesthesia. Because local anesthesia persists for many hours there is no need for narcotic pain medications after surgery.

Modified Tumescent Liposuction
Modified tumescent liposuction refers to a combination of tumescent local anesthesia plus some form of systemic anesthesia (general anesthesia or heavy IV sedation). Because general anesthesia or heavy IV sedation can be dangerous, they must be administered by an anesthesiologist.

Liposuction can be accomplished painlessly either totally by local anesthesia or with general anesthesia.

The scars from liposuction are small and strategically placed to be hidden from view. However, imperfections in the final appearance are not uncommon after lipoplasty. The skin surface may be irregular, asymmetric or even "baggy," especially in the older patient. Numbness and pigmentation changes may occur.

Microdermabrasion is a recently adopted procedure which gently removes only the surface layers of damaged skin by sand blasting them with tiny crystals. The technique exfoliates the skin, aiding the formation of new smoother, clearer skin. Microdermabrasion is usually performed on the face and neck, but can be performed on any part of the body (such as the backs of the hands).

Microdermabrasion aims to diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, open pores, reduce thickened areas of the skin, lighten age spots and minimise the appearance of acne scars. This technology offers the advantages of low risk and quicker recovery as compared to other traditional resurfacing modalities and has shown to be highly effective on suitable candidates.

Different methods include mechanical abrasion from jets of zinc or aluminum oxide crystals, or a roughened surface. Particles and removed material are usually suctioned off using a small vacuum

Microdermabrasion is a nonsurgical procedure and does not require any anaesthesia. Some redness may occur after the procedure, however, most patients can put on makeup and resume work on the same day, hence the procedure is sometimes called a ‘lunchtime peel’

Many dermatologists have noticed that Laser treatments or aggressive chemical peel have some advantages, but there is a loss of time due to a longer recovery period which can be a problem for some patients. Cosmetologists are seeing improved outcomes when they combine microdermabrasion treatments with other topical treatments.

This procedure involves embedding a pigment just beneath the skin to add permanent color to that particular area. A hand-held device is used which punctures the skin hundreds of times per minute with a very fine needle and pushes the desired pigment into the location. In addition to defining the eyes, micropigmentation is used to enhance eyebrows and lips as well. The pigment is placed along the upper and lower eyelash margin (in between the eyelashes) giving you a 'fuller and darker lash' look.

Rhinoplasty (also known as a nose job) is a type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function or appearance of a person's nose.

Rhinoplasty can be performed under a general or local anesthetic, depending on the patient. Incisions are made inside the nostrils. Sometimes, tiny, inconspicuous incisions are also made on the columella, the bit of skin that separates the nostrils. The surgeon first separates soft tissues of the nose from the underlying structures, then reshapes the cartilage and bone.

In some cases, the surgeon may shape a small piece of the patient's own cartilage or bone to add to, the structure of the nose. Sometimes this is done to improve the shape of the nose or nasal tip or it may be done to improve breathing which may be obstructed.

Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) is a procedure wherein a person’s physical appearance including genitalia are changed to that of the other sex - (Male to female and female to male)

As a result of SRS, the person will have the external anatomical appearance and function typical of the new sex. They are unable to reproduce due to the lack of testes or ovaries except through prior sperm banking or embryonic freezing, which still require a genetic woman with a uterus to give birth.

Spider veins are thread-like colored veins very often seen on the surface of the skin. They are not as painful as enlarged varicose veins but are still liable to bleed and worsen without treatment. Spider veins occur most commonly in the legs but are often seen in the face and elsewhere. Spider veins, medically referred to as telangectasias, do not worsen to the point where they ever become as large as bulging varicose veins. The condition is associated with increased pressure to the veins.

In this rather simple procedure, veins are injected with a sclerosing solution, which causes them to collapse and fade from view. The medicines used in sclerotherapy act upon the inner lining of the vein walls to gradually cause them to close shut and stop the flow of blood through them.

The abdomen or tummy comes in many different sizes and shapes. Time, gravity, and pregnancies take their toll on our abdominal region.

Some people have excess skin and fat in the abdominal area and sometimes find that even with exercise, they cannot achieve a flat stomach. This is particularly common after significant weight loss, which may result in loose skin, slack stomach muscles and stretch marks.

Help is at hand for such people in the form of a tummy tuck, known as abdominoplasty - a procedure which improves the appearance of your stomach.

Generally, a horizontal incision is placed just within or above the pubic area. The length of the incision, which extends toward the pelvic bones, depends largely on the amount of skin to be removed. The contour of this incision will vary with the structure of your abdomen. Stretch marks around the abdomen and surrounding area can also be flattened or lessened. An abdominoplasty operation will be performed under a general anaesthetic and if there are no complications, hospital stay is normally for two days.

Sometimes, liposuction is also used along with abdominoplasty.

We offer a complete range of investigations, medical procedures and surgeries at our hospitals. The treatment procedures listed above is a partial list only. To enquire about treatment for your condition, please click here.