Cosmetic Surgery and Treatments

Facial rejuvenation

Surgical: Face and neck lift surgery is particularly useful for correcting loose skin around the lower face and neck. Eyelid surgery is also discussed below. The appropriate combination of surgical and non-surgical facial rejuvenation should be discussed with your GPS Plastic surgeon.

Laser and IPL: Either laser resurfacing, non-ablative laser, Intense Pulse Light (IPL) or a combination of these may be used for fine lines and wrinkles, improving skin surface texture, uneven pigmentation and surface capillaries. The latest non-ablative techniques offer low “down-time”, with rapid return to normal activities.

Resurfacing: This covers a range of procedures including laser resurfacing, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion.
These treatments can help with acne scarring, surface irregularities and fine lines.

Filling agents: Many widely known products can be used to fill out wrinkles and areas of skin depression. Some of the newer products can have a longer lasting benefit than the original materials used.

Expression line reduction: In areas where muscle activity is causing excessive surface lines and wrinkles, small injections can be used to reduce the muscle activity locally.

Breast Surgery

Breast Augmentation: Breast volume may not develop to a level which you are comfortable with, or pregnancy and lactation, may take away what you once had. In either case, there are options available with a wide range of modern, high technology breast implants. These have developed greatly over recent years, and are now much better than what was once available.

Breast Reduction: Carrying an excessively large volume of breast tissue is a burden many are not comfortable with. Breast reduction can be a life changing operation to relieve you of this. There are a range of techniques available to suit different needs and many are surprised that it is not as uncomfortable to have done as they expected.

Breast Uplift: Weight loss, pregnancy and gravity can all lead to loose sagging breasts. The excess skin can be removed and the breast tissue repositioned higher to overcome these problems. A range of options are available to suit your individual needs.

Breast Reconstruction: Whether due to breast cancer or simply incomplete development the absence of a breast can be difficult to accept. Reconstruction may be achieved with either an implant on one or both sides or using your own tissue with a TRAM, DIEP or other flap reconstruction.

Body contouring

Liposuction: This is ideally suited to those stubborn areas which just don’t seem to budge, even after the weight has come off everywhere else. This is commonly used around the hips, thighs and tummy areas and may be used as an adjunct to other contouring techniques.

Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty): The skin in the lower tummy is not always forgiving of weight loss, pregnancy or simply gravity. A range of options from a mini tummy tuck through to a comprehensive abdominoplasty may be used to overcome this, sometimes in conjunction with liposuction.

Skin Tightening: A range of surgical procedures are available to tighten skin in a number or areas including trunk, thighs, arms and face. This may be necessary after weight loss, pregnancy or simple the effects of gravity over the years. An exciting new non-surgical treatment is now available at GPS for skin tightening without any surgical scars. Known as Titan, this high intensity light based treatment can cause loose skin to tighten and new collagen to be laid down under the surface. This is especially useful in the face and tummy and allows return to normal activities very quickly, even back to work the same day if you wish.

Nasal Surgery (Rhinoplasty)

The nose is central to the face, so abnormalities of nasal shape or proportions can have a significant impact. Nasal reshaping can be used to overcome many undesirable features of the nose. You should discuss with your GPS Plastic Surgeon just how rhinoplasty can be tailored to your individual needs.

Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Upper eyelid skin looseness, lower eyelid wrinkles and bags are common signs of facial aging. These features can be dealt with using blepharoplasty surgery, laser surgery, non-surgical cosmetic treatments, or a combination of these. Your GPS Plastic Surgeon can advise you on the best options to suit your needs.

Hair removal

Whatever your skin type or hair colour, we can tailor a permanent hair reduction program to suit your needs. We have the Xeo laser system, for effective hair reduction in all skin types.

Treating abnormal blood vessels

Facial Capillaries and Spider Veins: These can be due to sun damage, hormonal changes, previous injuries, surgery or some patients are just genetically predisposed to get them. In any case these can be treated effectively with laser therapy.

Birth Marks: “Port wine” stains and other types of vascular birthmarks can be faded using laser treatments.

Leg Veins: Surface spider veins, and some deeper blue veins can be treated with laser therapy.

Treating skin pigmentation

Irregular skin pigmentation can be unsightly, due to sun damage, hormonal changes, pregnancy, or simply even freckles. These problems can be dealt with using IPL technology, peels or laser treatment.