Plastic Surgery Ideas and Opinions:
Dr Campbell-Lloyd's personal blog.

Breast Implant Revision Surgery – does Medicare or my health insurance cover Breast implant replacement?

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.

*UPDATED* TGA breast implant review and worldwide Allergan recall of “Natrelle” textured breast implants

The headlines are pretty scary: “WORLDWIDE ALLERGAN RECALL” and the like. Well, it was only a matter of time I guess before this happened...

Breast Reconstruction Myths

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 – myth or monster?

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 Australia

Breast cancer diagnoses continue to increase. Recent Australian data have shown that the rates of diagnosis of early forms of breast cancer in...

How do we increase awareness about breast reconstruction options

Breast Reconstruction in Adelaide - Access the full range of breast reconstruction options is by consulting a Specialist Plastic Surgeon.

What is the cost of breast reconstruction?

What are the costs of breast reconstruction in Australia? It is a question worth asking.

Hybrid Breast Reconstruction with fat grafting: The “other” option?

Breast reconstruction: Who wants it? Who gets it?

It may seem logical that any woman who has a mastectomy would want a breast reconstruction. But, overwhelmingly, we know..

ALCL data

The most up-to-date data on ALCL has been presented...

Are breast implants really associated with cancer?

Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular aesthetic surgical procedures. But a recently described form of cancer called breast implant...

Plastic Surgery Fees: an open discussion

Plastic surgery fees in Australia remain frustratingly obscure. We think that needs to change.

Cosmetic surgery: It’s still surgery

Cosmetic surgery is back in the media, with a young woman going public after suffering complications following a cosmetic breast augmentation...

Breast reconstruction with implants: do you need a Plastic Surgeon?

Breast reconstruction with implants may not sound as complicated as a DIEP flap, but don’t let yourself be fooled into thinking it is a simple operation...

Plastic Surgery & Social Media

Do me a favour and google “breast augmentation instagram”, then come back to this post. There is a slightly troubling side to Plastic Surgery...

Do thin patients have a choice? What about DIEP flaps in thin women?

The usual trope is that thin women with a low or even a normal BMI may not be the best candidates for DIEP flaps. Fortunately,...

Bumps & bulges: DIEP flap donor site morbidity

DIEP flaps are the gold standard against which all other breast reconstruction should be measured. The “best” breast may be the goal, but...

A quick word about “cosmetic” surgeons

There has been (more) media attention recently about events at a Sydney “cosmetic surgery” clinic. I think it is worth...

What’s driving trends in breast cancer reconstruction?

A diagnosis of cancer is a life changing moment. One of the main goals of breast reconstruction is to allow the restoration of normality...

Seeing is believing.

No matter how many pictures I draw, no matter how many photos a patient is shown, no matter how much research my patients do, there always...