Doctor-led · Silverdale & Albany
Look well.
Feel well.
Live well.
Women’s health and aesthetic medicine with Dr Farah Alqes, a GP with postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology and a full member of the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine.
Our philosophy
Not only how you look, but how you feel and how you live.
Look well
Aesthetic treatment planned after a medical assessment, and only when it is right for you.
Feel well
Care for sleep, mood, energy and the hormonal changes of perimenopause and menopause.
Live well
Long-term health that holds up: bones, heart, metabolic health and the years ahead.
Two pathways, one doctor
Choose where you would like to start.
Pathway one
Women’s health
Unhurried consultations with a doctor trained in obstetrics and gynaecology, for the changes that come with each stage of life.
- Perimenopause and menopause care
- Irregular and painful periods
- Contraception
- Metabolic health and weight in midlife
- Skin health
Pathway two
Aesthetic medicine
Natural-looking treatment from a medically trained doctor, planned around your face, your health and your goals.
- Wrinkle relaxers
- Dermal fillers
- PRP and skin boosters
- Skin rejuvenation
Meet your doctor
Dr Farah Alqes
Dr Farah trained as a doctor in Iraq, graduating in 2013, and moved to New Zealand soon after. She has worked in Auckland, North Shore and Starship hospitals across a range of specialties, and as a GP at The Doctors Apollo.
Her postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology shaped her interest in women’s health: periods, contraception and menopause. Her cosmetic medicine training with the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine brings the same medical approach to aesthetics.
She speaks Arabic and English.
- General practitioner, The Doctors Apollo, Albany
- Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland
- Full member, New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine
- Member, Australasian Menopause Society
Registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
Your first consultation
A conversation first. A plan second.
Book
Choose your pathway and a time online, or send a question first.
Assessment
A full medical history and, where relevant, examination.
Your plan
Options, expected benefits, risks and costs explained before anything starts.
Review
Follow-up to adjust your plan, with your own GP kept informed if you wish.
Where Dr Farah consults
Silverdale and Albany.
Live well.
Ready to talk to a doctor?
Choose the pathway that fits, or send an enquiry and we will point you the right way.
Not sure? Ask a question first