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Breast step down or step up? . . . Spotlighting breast reduction and breast lift surgeries
Just like life in general, our breasts evolve and shift – stagnant isn’t a word in their repertoire. By our early 20s – across the Tanner Stages, eight to late teens – our breasts undergo a complete transformation, come our mid 30s breasts are truly matured, before swinging into perimenopausal shifts in our 40s onwards, resulting in tissue composition changes and firmness. By the time menopause takes full effect, our breasts may have shrunk up to a cup size – or gone up a couple! – and nipples well and truly headed South. Fortunately, a breast reduction and a breast lift are effective surgeries no matter what age and stage.
Otoplasty – Ear on the side of life-changing
Otoplasty can be a life-changing procedure – surgically reshaping protruding ears or minor ear deformities. Often ear deformities can be present from birth: ‘sticking out’ features, one ear unsymmetrical, one ear larger than another, or in some cases, caused by injury. Regardless of age, otoplasty is the ear changing procedure working to harmonise features and restore greater balance and natural shape to ears for many people.
Slim down, plump up and contour – The rise of weight loss medications and a whole-body approach to plastic surgery
We’ve all heard about them: GLP 1 medications, the revolutionary weight loss treatments that aren’t just transforming lives but also driving demand for specific plastic surgery procedures across the globe. While nutrition and exercise were once the key drivers behind weight loss, today GLP 1 medications are the go-to for people wanting to take significant leaps in trimming down. Simultaneously, this means significant demand for key cosmetic procedures – lifts and contouring – to remove excess skin, tighten and refine.
Always in Vogue – Enduring cosmetic appearance medicine and plastic surgery procedures
Not every trend sticks, particularly when it comes to the face and body – thank goodness. From Venetian whiting powder, to radiating skin with radium, to hourglass bodies formed by rib-shattering corsets and hairless bodies created from hours of X-ray exposure, the historical list of lethal body-wide aesthetic practises is extensive, yikes! Nowadays, fortunately, we are less focused on the extreme and more attuned to cosmetic procedures and treatments that will effectively – and safely – work within the bounds of our individual anatomy and serve us for the long-term. Enduring is the word on the street . . .
How well do you know your moles?
We all know that moles aren’t created equal – many are harmless, but some require urgent attention, especially when changes arise or new moles appear. While there are three main skin cancer types in New Zealand, melanoma is our deadliest and we have one of the highest rates in the world. Melanoma lesions are more likely – 70% more likely, according to meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology – to arise on previously health-looking skin, not from pre-existing moles. Which is why knowing your moles, and their behaviours, is essential to early detection and prevention . . .
Embrace Summer 2026 replenished and stimulated in the face department
Chemical peels are still a thing – in fact, they’ve been performed since ancient Greek times for skin enhancement. Fast-forward a few centuries, dermatologists pioneered skin peeling for therapeutic purposes in the 1800s and today they remain a firm staple in the top 10 of non-surgical procedures. So, what’s in a peel and why do you need one?
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