By Dr Laith Barnouti COVID-19 has certainly a big impact on plastic surgery. However, we are now entering an era of post-COVID “Zoom Body Image Conscious Phenomenon”. Over the last three weeks, I have had more than 10 people enquiring about neck liposuction as they are conscious about their neck and double chin area. They all …
By Dr Johnny Kwei After breast feeding or losing significant weight, a woman can lose the volume to her breasts which would result in the breast ‘sagging’ and causing them to lose their shape and position on the chest. One of the most rewarding surgery for both the surgeon and the patient is breast lift …
By Dr Sam Cunneen (FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon) “Specialist plastic surgeons have had training through the College of Surgeons for many years. They generally have associations with lots of regulatory bodies which maintain standards. There’s usually a large amount of educational material and colleagues to help with difficult cases. Some have associations with public hospitals, which …
By Dr Warwick Nettle (FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon) “Brow lifting surgery essentially is permanent. The techniques that we’re talking about – the in-office brow lift – you’ll never need to do another one again. There have been problems with brow lifts over the years done in the hospital under a general anaesthetic, because they’ve been …
By Dr Richard Zinn (FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon) “The 14-point plan is a couple of techniques that have been combined to reduce the risk of implant infection, at the time of introduction of the implant into the breast. And this is really important because it’s been shown to reduce things like capsular contracture, which is a …
By Dr Raymond Goh (FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon) “If a patient feels like things aren’t right with their breast implants after an operation, and this can be in the short term after breast operation or long-term, they should actually see their surgeon – their original surgeon or a specialist plastic surgeon, to be fully assessed. And …
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By Dr Michael Miroshnik (FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon) “I believe really sincerely that you need to first master reconstructive surgery before you can become a good aesthetic or cosmetic surgeon. And the reason is, they’re not two different things. They’re actually a linked entity. A lot of cosmetic surgery becomes reconstructive surgery. For example breast …
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By Dr John Newton, OAM (FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon) “Firstly, if a patient looks at any promotional material that a plastic surgeon has, they should look to see if the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) is listed and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) are listed. All specialist trained plastic surgeons within …
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