Dr Neil Gordon
Dr. Neil A. Gordon is recognised as one of the global thought and technical leaders in the small, elite group of international facial plastic surgeons. As a facial plastic surgeon, he only performs surgery of the face and neck.
Dr. Gordon’s specialty is facial rejuvenation and rhinoplasty. As an international expert in his specialty, his skill is noted in both primary procedures and revision, or secondary procedures. Acclaimed for being one of the early pioneers of the deep-plane rhytidectomy, recently, he has been recognised for advancing the technique and creating the most advanced facial rejuvenation procedures, the Vertical Platysma Advancement and the Vertical Galea Advancement.
Dr James Grotting
Dr. James C. Grotting is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and The University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the founder of his private practice in Birmingham, Alabama. He has been listed for 21 consecutive years in “The Best Doctors in America.” He is a senior examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Grotting is a member of both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. He serves on the Board of Directors and Vice President for The Aesthetic Society, for which he is also the Education Commissioner. He is past president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Dr. Grotting has been a traveling Professor for both the Plastic Surgery Foundation and The Aesthetic Society. He is the founder of CosmetAssure, an insurance program that covers unexpected financial exposure for patients from complications in cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Grotting serves on numerous editorial boards and is the author of six major textbooks in plastic surgery. He has lectured around the world and published numerous chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in the fields of cosmetic surgery, aesthetic breast surgery, patient safety, and breast reconstruction. He has provided free plastic surgery for children with facial deformities in developing countries, through Operation Smile, since 1987.
Dr. Timothy Marten
Timothy Marten, MD, FACS is a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and Founder and Director of the Marten Clinic of Plastic Surgery in San Francisco. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center and went on to complete three prestigious fellowships in aesthetic surgery. Dr Marten is an internationally recognized expert on surgery to improve and rejuvenate the face and is a member of over twenty professional societies including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
Dr Bryan Mendelson
Dr Mendelson is in private practice at The Centre for Facial Plastic Surgery in Melbourne Australia. He graduated from Monash University Medical School, Melbourne, and Interned at the Alfred Hospital Melbourne, then became a Demonstrator in Anatomy at Monash University for a year. In 1971 he moved to the USA to train in general surgery and plastic surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota for six years. There followed a fellowship at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in Manhattan, New York under Doctors Converse, Rees, Aston and others. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and The American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr Mendelson is known for his contributions on the surgical anatomy of the face. His several important anatomical findings are published in a series of classic papers, on the Surgical Anatomy of the Temple, the retaining ligaments of the orbit and Prezygomatic Space, the Surgical Anatomy of the Mid Cheek as well as the Surgical Anatomy of the Premasseter space and the Jowl. The terms Prezygomatic space and Premasseter spaces were also introduced. Dr Mendelson is a founding member and Head of the Faculty of the Melbourne Advanced Facial Anatomy Course (MAFAC). www.mafac.com.au, which has conducted more than 14 Cadaver Dissection Courses in Australia and the USA. This anatomical based approach to Aesthetic Surgery has led to numerous invitations to teach and lecture at teaching Courses and Congresses overseas. The importance of understanding the facial layers and of the Sub-SMAS Facial Spaces, taught at the Courses is now included in the major Plastic Surgery texts (Neligan, Aston) as well as in the online version of the latest edition of Gray’s Anatomy.
He has performed demonstration of his anatomical based, Limited Dissection Composite Facelift on 14 occasions as well as on the Tarsal Fixation Technique of Upper Lid Blepharoplasty Surgical Demonstrations performed in Canada, United Kingdom, Turkey, Brazil, Germany, Taipei, Italy (x 2), Spain (x 2), Russia (x 2) & U.S.A (x 2). Dr Mendelson is a Past President of ISAPS, The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In Australia he served on the Council of ASAPS for 6 years and delivered the Second ASAPS ORATION in 2007. Dr Mendelson has published on ‘Ageing of the Facial Skeleton’ and ‘The Long Term Results of Hydroxyapatite Augmentation of the Facial Skeleton’. Submitted publications are on the Biology of Hydroxyapatite and on a Series of 350 Hydroxyapatite Mid Cheek Augmentations.
Howard Webster is a Melbourne plastic surgeon in private practice since 1994, specialising in facial aesthetic surgery. Trained in Australia, and with two years of post graduate training in adult craniofacial surgery and head and neck reconstruction, he had a broad plastic surgery practice until 2010 when he restricted his practice to facial plastic surgery and another specific interest, plastic surgery after massive weight loss.
Howard was the first Australian plastic surgeon to undertake an MBA 25 years ago, and his career has mixed practice, entrepreneurship and medico political service culminating in the Presidency of ASPS, pioneering the US ASPS international membership category in 2009 with the concurrent US President Rick D’Amico, and conceiving and establishing the Australasian Foundation for Plastic Surgery during his term as ASPS President.
He is still in full time practice and still fascinated by the endless variety of surgery, insights and artistry demanded by the discipline of facial aesthetic surgery. He has been a senior faculty member of MAFAC for a decade, and with a practice located 3km from Dr Mendelsons has been the beneficiary of Dr Mendelsons endless generosity of knowledge, patience and unique surgical standards over the past two decades.
Dr Jack Zoumaras is a Plastic Surgeon based in Sydney’s east and owner of Artiste Plastic Surgery (established 2014).
After completing training he undertook a Facial Aesthetic Fellowship in New York and Paris. He is currently chairman of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons NSW state chapter and has a facial aesthetic fellowship program running since 2020.
He is exclusively in private practice operating only on the face, nose and eyes. Offering patients advanced Facelift (deep plane and high Smas), Neck lift (Deep structure), Eyelid, Brow (pony tail), and piezotome Rhinoplasty surgery.
He is a published author of “the art of a facelift” and regular teaches at conferences.
Dr Adam Honeybrook is a specialist Australian Head & Neck Surgeon and is double board certified in the United States in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), and of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Dr. Honeybrook specialises in advanced surgical facial rejuvenation techniques including extended deep plane facelift, eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), brow lift, and other surgical and non-surgical restorative treatments. He also has extensive experience in transformative primary and revision rhinoplasty.
Dr. Nina Wines is a co-founder and principal dermatologist at Northern Sydney Dermatology & Laser, with 20 years of expertise in laser dermatology. She specialises in treating acne, rosacea, scar prevention and management, birthmarks, and restoration of global skin uniformity using advanced laser technologies.
Nina is dedicated to enhancing surgical outcomes through the innovative use of lasers, combining techniques for optimal skin restoration. She has served in leadership roles, including Vice-President of the Australasian Society of Cosmetic Dermatologists (ASCD), and is an associate editor of the Journal Opinions and Progress in Dermatology. A committed educator, Nina frequently lectures at national and international conferences.
Dr Lydia Lim is a Maxillofacial Surgeon. Dr Lim is in private practice at Sydney Oral and Facial Surgery and her practice has a special focus in Orthognathic Surgery. Dr Lim is also the Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Westmead Hospital where she is involved in the OMFS training program. She is also a consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Dr Lim is an Honorary Associate of the University of Sydney where she has been teaching Orthognathic Surgery to the post-graduate Orthodontic students for the past 15 years. Dr Lim completed her Maxillofacial training in Sydney and she furthered her training in the United States with a fellowship at the University of Texas, Houston.
Dr Kien Ha is an Australian-trained ENT Head and Neck Surgeon with a practice in Adelaide, South Australia, specializing in advanced rhinoplasty and facial plastic surgery. After completing his specialist ENT training through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, he completed a sub-specialty facial plastics fellowship in Sydney. He has a particular interest in advanced techniques of extended deep plane facelifts and other facial rejuvenation procedures.
Dr Jason Oates FRACS has worked in Facial Plastics over the last 25 years. He is a past President of the Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr Oates has held multiple patents in and outside the medical field and is interested in effective altruism.
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