What cup size you will be after breast reduction surgery is a question without a simple answer. How do we measure breast size, and how do we know what the impact of breast reduction surgery will be?
Explant-related harm seems to be increasing as opportunistic surgeons hunt out new "commercial opportunities".
The "internal bra" is a common term used on social media and plastic surgery websites, but what does it mean and why does it matter?
Breast reduction surgery is increasingly common for young women. Whilst it can be life changing surgery, there are a number of issues that warrant careful consideration before having a breast reduction.
Can you trust online reviews and ratings of plastic surgeons?
You can tell a lot by the "feel" of a surgeon's website or social media posts. Most people can tell when the stuff they read is authentic and when it is just marketing copy.
“En-bloc” is an incorrect term, but it is simply reflective of patients using the best words they have available to them to ask for what they want.
The 60-minutes expose of appalling practices in cosmetic clinics is essential viewing for any prospective patient.
Do you want your surgeon to be "super-specialised", or are you happy with a surgeon who will just "have a go"? The difference could mean everything.
For better or worse, breast reconstruction choices are heavily influenced by the information presented to patients by their surgeons and nurses.
Dual-plane breast implant placement is a technique associated with many long term problems which deserve closer scrutiny.
It seems that Plastic Surgery as an industry remains determined to avoid the problem of BII and the long term viability of breast implant for many patients
Explant surgery is becoming very common. The effect of removing breast implants on a patient's body image is complex and warrants discussion.
Interesting thing recently. All of a sudden, fat transfer (also referred to as fat grafting or lipofilling) to the breast has become a fairly common...
Health insurance does NOT (and shouldn’t be expected to) cover the cost of putting new cosmetic implants back in. Revision surgery is always self-funded.
The headlines are pretty scary: “WORLDWIDE ALLERGAN RECALL” and the like. Well, it was only a matter of time I guess before this happened...
There are so many different things we hear repeated time and again about breast reconstruction. We hear about long procedures, the pain, the recovery, the
Breast implant illness – it seems to pop up everywhere at the moment. I see newspaper articles and endless social media posts, patients are asking...
Breast Reconstruction in Adelaide - Access the full range of breast reconstruction options is by consulting a Specialist Plastic Surgeon.
