Clichés can be useful. One of my favourites is forewarned is forearmed. No doubt prior knowledge and informed consent of possible dangers or problems give one an advantage. You might be fortunate to have a reliable friend who has had a breast augmentation or you...
A question I am asked regularly in my Sydney Plastic Surgery practice is, "Which sunscreen is the best sunscreen?" The next question is what SPF should I use?Both these are excellent questions. To know why and to answer these questions we must reveal what sun...
The million dollar question. People ask me can fat be removed from one part of my body and injected into another part? This is fat transfer. This is something that is happening in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery today.Fat transfer involves removing fat from one part of...
Having a baby is wonderful, at least once you’re over the dramatic shift of dealing with a newborn. It’s one thing to have a life growing inside you; it’s another to hold that fragile bundle in your arms and to experience his/her powerful set of...
As a woman with an interest in cosmetic surgery, you’ve probably spent some time watching reality shows like Botched and Dr. 90201. You may have noticed that when the doctors do the post-op visit a day after surgery, the camera doesn’t directly focus on the...
Not sure what size to go with your breast implants? It’s a common issue that women face in the lead up to having surgery. You don’t want to go too big, and yet you don’t want to go too small. So, what’s the perfect size?...
Breast augmentation is a big decision for the average woman. Often, she has put a lot of thought into it, and it has a big influence on how she sees herself. Some women get implants in their late teens and early twenties because their natural...
Mummy Makeovers are a great way to get your body back into shape after having children. While diet and exercise can do so much, surgery can help put things back into place, remove stubborn fat deposits, and have you looking like your years younger. But...
We’re often concerned, when having cosmetic treatments or surgeries, about what sort of scar if any, will be left after our procedure. With certain surgeries, you can see quite a bit of scarring – for instance, the scars left from having a caesarian when having...
Getting a breast lift is no decision to be made lightly. What a lot of women thinking about it wonder is - whether they should wait until after having children before having one? This may be a question asked by women who have never had children...