Dr George Mayson is a leading Cosmetic surgeon in Australia.Dr Mayson is affiliated with the following professional bodies. Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery (Surgical Fellow and Past Censor-in-Chief/Interim Vice President), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery, American Board of Laser Surgery. Any surgeon can create bigger breasts simply by inserting implants of any size or shape. However, Dr Mayson's driving philosophy is to create not just bigger breasts but attractive, aesthetic and sensual breasts - breasts that make you feel feminine, attractive and self-confident while still in harmony and in proportion with the rest of your body. To create a beautiful breast requires expertise, an artistic eye and most importantly attention to fine detail - both in your planning stages and during your actual surgery. And, unless contra-indicated, Dr Mayson prefers implants to be placed 'under the muscle' to produce a more natural appearance rather than a round "stuck on" look that can result with implants 'in front of the muscle'.

The Q-switched Nd:YAG Laser, first developed in the USA in 1992, was one of the first lasers to be developed that could safely and effectively remove tattoos without scarring!

Up until then, all methods of tattoo removal, including all earlier lasers, carried an unacceptably high risk of scarring. In many cases the resulting scars were more unsightly than the original tattoo.

Earlier lasers caused scarring because, apart from destroying the tattoo ink, they also destroyed the overlying skin. The Q-switched Nd:YAG laser works in a totally different way: it targets only the tattoo pigment without destroying the overlying skin and surrounding tissue. In this way the risk of any scarring is negligible. Each treatment breaks up the clumps of tattoo ink into smaller fragments which the body's scavenger cells then transport away and the tattoo progressively fades with each treatment session.

The Q-switched Nd:YAG laser can effectively remove the following types of tattoos:

• Amateur and Professional Tattoos
  
  
• Cosmetic Tattooing eg eyeliner, eyebrows and lip-liner
  
  
• Accidental Tattooing from trauma

HOW MANY TREATMENT SESSIONS ARE USUALLY NECESSARY?

Generally, Amateur Tattoos require 2-8 treatments whilst most Professional Tattoos need anywhere between 10 and 20 treatments. However, as individual responses to treatment vary, the required number of treatments for any given tattoo can only be approximated.

It is recommended that treatments be carried out 6 weeks apart to allow the skin to completely recover between sessions. You may leave more time between treatments should you wish, but treatment sessions should not be more frequent.

WILL THE TATTOO COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR?

In most instances, YES. However, as there are worldwide over 100 different types of tattoo ink in use, the response to treatment can vary. Accordingly, it is sometimes impossible to completely remove all traces of ink. In such instances the tattoo, although very much faded, may still be faintly visible.

As regards tattoo ink colours, each currently available laser is only effective against a limited range of colours. Black and red inks are the easiest to remove with this laser. Green ink is difficult to remove with the Q-Switched YAG Laser and is more suited to either a Q-switched Ruby or Alexandrite Laser. However, the latter do not remove red inks as effectively. Therefore, if you have both red and green inks you will need two different lasers.

Other colours such as mid-blue, yellow, purple and orange can be very difficult, if not impossible, to remove with any laser currently available in the world.

WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE COST?

The cost of each treatment session will basically depend on the length of that session and therefore on the size and number of your tattoos. The doctor will give you the cost of each treatment at your initial consultation.