Editorial
Insights
Medical articles on diagnosis, surgical planning, recovery and decisions before and after aesthetic surgery.
Areas
Each area brings together articles and decision guides on a topic.
Breast
The breast changes through pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight changes and ageing. Articles in this area describe how findings can be distinguished and which procedures follow from them.
Face
Brow position, eyelid skin, midface and neck work together. Articles in this area explain why diagnosis, rather than a wish for a particular procedure, comes first.
Body
For contour and the skin envelope, tissue quality determines whether liposuction is sufficient or skin needs to be removed. Articles in this area explain these differences.
Revision
A second operation begins with assessing what was done before. Articles in this area describe findings after previous operations and what can be inferred from them.
Recovery
Recovery takes place in phases and depends on the procedure, the starting point and everyday life. Articles in this area describe realistic timescales without blanket promises.
Decision guides
Decision guides set two possible approaches side by side and explain which findings support each option — without making recommendations in the absence of an examination.
Decision guides
Decision guides compare two possible approaches to a finding and explain what informs the choice. They do not replace an examination.
Breast lift or implant — what informs the decision
Lift, implant or a combination? How breast volume, skin and nipple position determine the decision — and which questions matter.
Dr. med. Michael W. Payne · Published
When an upper eyelid lift is not enough for a tired appearance
A tired look despite little excess eyelid skin? How brow position, the eyelid margin and the eye area affect planning for an upper eyelid lift.
Dr. med. Michael W. Payne · Published
Editorial principles
Articles describe findings, procedures and limitations. They make no promises of a cure, give no success statistics without a source and offer no recommendation without an examination.