Medical Procedures

Consulting a Medical Professional

Overview of Aesthetic(Cosmetic) and Plastic Surgery Procedures

List of Procedures performed by Thomas Robbins

7 Steps of the Clinical Process

Getting the most out of your consultation

Consulting a medical professional

An initial consultation is a time for you to discuss your individual aspirations within a confidential environment, and understand more about how your ideal-physical-image relates to the psychological and technical aspects of cosmetic or corrective surgery. The medical procedures listed below are provided as a general guide to the possibilities offered by medical science. However, achieving a balance between the social and psychological issues surrounding changes to a person's appearance and the practical limitations of the human body can only be fully understood on an individual basis. If you believe a surgical procedure may assist your personal well being and would like to know whether or not it could be the solution you are looking for, I would be pleased to discuss your personal goals, and tailor my professional experience to your needs so that you may better understand the options available before making a life altering decision.
To speak with me (Tom Robbins) personally, appointments can be made for all my consultation localities by calling (03) 9783 7449.

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Overview of Aesthetic(Cosmetic) and Plastic Surgery Procedures

The structure of the skin can be altered by various techniques to remove unwanted blemishes such as wrinkles, moles or discolourations. Some of the options here include: Botox injections, to relax the skin; Chemical peels that remove the skin's surface layer which leads to the growth of new skin cells; and surgically removing a section of skin for the purpose of eliminating a blemish, or to stretch the remaining skin tighter over the muscle and bone structure.

The various combinations of surgical procedures available means that, any decision to enhance your appearance needs to be considered in relation to how it will combine with other individual body features, and what specific procedures are best suited to achieving the desired result. So while the procedures listed below describe the different areas of the body which can be re-shaped by surgical methods, they should be viewed on the assumption that an actual operation can be a combination of many smaller procedures, such as a Facelift which can include the tightening of the facial skin, lip enhancement and a browlift (to name a few of the options available), and that each operation needs to be designed to suit the requirements of each person's individual body and goals.

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Medical Procedures

performed by Thomas Robbins

^{*Operative procedures require full operating theatre facilities and differing levels of hospital recovery time.}

^{**Non-Operative procedures can be performed in medical clinics and in most case patients can return home immediately.}

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What to expect from start to finish

(*) Note: these steps are a guide only. Some minor procedures may only require a single consultation and no post-operative care, such as Collagen or Botox injections, while more complex procedures might necessitate additional discussions between the patient and their surgeon.

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Getting the most out of your consultation

1. What will I achieve by .......?insert own idea here (eg. reduce wrinkles,smaller nose)
2. Why do I want to achieve this?
3. How will I know when this is achieved?

Possible answers to these question could be, (1) I want to reduce my wrinkles so I will look younger. (2) I want to look younger, because I feel younger than I look. (3) I will have achieved this when I can see and feel smoother skin. While you will have different answers to these questions depending on your individual situation and desires, the important point to look for in your answers is that you are considering cosmetic surgery for your own benefit and not someone or something else. It is your body you are altering, so to appreciate the result it has to be your personal desires that you are achieving. If you have difficulty formulating or answering questions of this nature, this should be the starting point of your discussion with a surgeon. A sympathetic surgeon will be able to help you determine your goals as well as providing technical information.

Once you have a clear idea of what you want cosmetic surgery to do for you it is a simple matter of determining which surgical procedure is best suited to your individual situation, and this is where the technical experience of your surgeon can help by outlining the various options available and explaining how different procedures apply to your particular situation. As mentioned in the opening section of this article, the consultation is an very important aspect of cosmetic surgery. An effective discussion with a surgeon will clarify your goals and the extent that surgical procedures can help in achieving those goals. Whether you decide to proceed with surgery or not, a consultation will provide you with specific information so that you can have greater confidence in your final decision.