Plastic Surgeon
Meet Dr Rory Dower
After obtaining his qualification in South Africa, he spent three years traveling extensively in an effort to gain new surgical skills and to learn advanced techniques from some of the world’s most innovative plastic surgeons.
Dr Dower completed an aesthetic fellowship at The London Clinic on Harley Street, working with David Ross and Charles East, in general cosmetic surgery and rhinoplasty.
Dr Dower completed two further international fellowships. The first at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, the second at the China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan. This was followed by an observership in implant breast reconstruction at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Dr Dower and his wife are the owners of Skin Therapy Specialist Aesthetic Clinic, an adjunct to his practice in Somerset West, which offers personalised, scientific skin care treatments selected by Dr Dower and his team. Dr Dower believes that taking care of your skin from an early age, is the most effective way to looking your best through all life’s stages. Whether you’re interested in injectable anti-wrinkle treatments or fillers or would like a treatment plan for your specific skin concerns, his aestheticians are trained to advise on and deliver visible results using advanced technologies and techniques.
Dr Dower is married to Bridget, a medical doctor who supports his practice both clinically and administratively. He is a great advocate of couples working together, being able to understand and share life in a very practical way that builds understanding and closeness. Together, they have three small children who are the light of their lives and, when not working, they can usually be found outdoors, enjoying adventures and explorations in the beautiful Helderberg Basin.
Other world leaders under whom Dr Dower has spent time learning from include:
Professor Wolfgang Gubisch (Stuttgart, Germany)
Dr Dower did an observorship at the Marienhospital, Facial and Plastic Surgery Unit under Professor Gubisch, one of the world’s authorities on rhinoplasty surgery.
Timothy Marten (San Francisco, USA)
Dr Marten has mastered the high-SMAS facelift technique to achieve a dramatic and beautiful result.
Professor Foad Nahai (Atlanta, USA)
Seen by many plastic surgeons as one of the founding fathers of cosmetic surgery. Also, the author of “The Art of Plastic Surgery” and editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
Mark Codner (Atlanta, USA)
An expert surgeon in blepharoplasty, facial rejuvenation and aesthetic breast surgery.
Sherrell Aston (New York, USA)
Well known as one of New York’s top facelift surgeons.