Meet your doctor
Dr Farah Alqes Mekhael, Specialist GP in Women’s Health and Cosmetic Medicine
FRNZCGP, PGDipObstMedGyn, Dip Cosmetic Medicine (NZSCM)
Member, Australasian Menopause Society
Dr Farah Alqes Mekhael is a Specialist General Practitioner in Auckland whose practice brings together women’s health, menopause care and cosmetic medicine. She consults in Silverdale and Albany, seeing women from the Hibiscus Coast and the North Shore. She sees the two sides of her work as connected: hormonal change affects sleep, mood, bones, heart and skin, and good care looks at all of it.
Training and credentials
Dr Farah worked across Auckland hospitals, including North Shore Hospital and Starship Children’s Hospital, before entering general practice. She is a Specialist GP at The Doctors Apollo in Albany.
- Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (2025)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology, University of Auckland (2020)
- Diploma in Cosmetic Medicine and full member, New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine, a two-year postgraduate programme for doctors
- Member, Australasian Menopause Society
Menopause and women’s health doctor
Dr Farah offers individual consultations for perimenopause, menopause and hormonal health, including symptoms such as hot flushes, poor sleep, mood changes, vaginal dryness and skin changes. Each consultation takes in your medical history and your cardiovascular, bone and metabolic risks, so the plan supports long-term health as well as how you feel now.
Women’s health and menopause care
Cosmetic medicine with a doctor
Her aesthetic work is doctor-led and conservative, aiming for subtle enhancement and facial balance that keeps your own features. Treatments include:
- Anti-wrinkle treatments
- Dermal fillers
- Skin boosters
- Microneedling
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
- Skin health and aesthetic consultations
Clinic locations in Silverdale and Albany
- Northern Specialist Centre, 5 Painton Road, Silverdale (ground floor at NZ Musculoskeletal & Regenerative Medicine Centre)
- The Doctors Apollo, 119 Apollo Drive, Albany