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Facial Surgery Insights

Educational articles on facial surgery, anatomy and treatment planning, including facelift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery and related procedures.

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Illustration of facelift incision placement around the ear: retrotragal approach, pretragal alternative and the groove behind the ear
Facial Surgery

Facelift Incisions and Scars Around the Ears

Where facelift incisions sit around the ear, how the tragus and earlobe shape are protected, what scars look like as they heal, and how scar ...
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Watercolour illustration of a woman in her fifties in profile, representing natural facial ageing
Facial Surgery

Demystifying the Deep Plane Facelift

Common questions about the deep plane facelift, from whether to try smaller treatments first to age, recovery, scars and how long results last.
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Dr Rodrigo Teixeira FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon – Facelift and Facial Plastic Surgery, Melbourne
Facial Surgery

What Is a Deep Plane Facelift and How Is It Different?

How a deep plane facelift releases and repositions the SMAS and platysma, and how it differs from skin-only, SMAS, mini and endoscopic approaches.
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MAFAC Family in Amsterdam
Facial Surgery

Surgical Insights from MAFAC and QMP Amsterdam 2025

Dr Rodrigo Teixeira reflects on facial anatomy education, facelift surgery and key surgical insights from MAFAC and QMP Amsterdam 2025.
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Illustration of the face showing 20 numbered regions where fat grafting may be placed
Facial Surgery

Facelift Surgery with Fat Transfer: Addressing Facial Volume Loss

Learn how facial fat transfer may complement facelift surgery to restore volume and facial balance. Dr Rodrigo Teixeira discusses this combined approach in Melbourne.
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Close-up of a woman's upper eyelid
Eyelid Surgery

Exploring Upper Eyelid Surgery: Common Concerns, Timing, Expectations and Recovery

Common concerns about upper eyelid surgery, when it may be considered, what to expect on the day and how recovery usually progresses.
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upper and lower eyelid skin excess, muscle laxity and fat pad prominence
Eyelid Surgery

Lower Eyelid Surgery: Under‑Eye Bags & Tear Trough Treatment Guide

Why under-eye bags and hollowing develop, and when non-surgical treatment or lower eyelid surgery may be appropriate.
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Revision Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty Surgery

Revision Rhinoplasty: Timing, Healing and Readiness

When revision rhinoplasty may be considered, why healing time matters, and what to think about before planning further surgery.
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Rhinoplasty recovery: swelling and results explained
Rhinoplasty Surgery

Rhinoplasty Recovery: Swelling & Results Explained

Rhinoplasty is a highly individualised procedure, and so is the recovery. Personal factors like skin thickness, overall health, and especially adherence to aftercare guidance can ...
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