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.
Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular aesthetic surgical procedures. But a recently described form of cancer called breast implant...
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 may not sound as complicated as a DIEP flap, but don’t let yourself be fooled into thinking it is a simple operation...
Do me a favour and google “breast augmentation instagram”, then come back to this post. There is a slightly troubling side to Plastic Surgery...
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,...
A diagnosis of cancer is a life changing moment. One of the main goals of breast reconstruction is to allow the restoration of normality...
Much of the focus when discussing breast reconstruction is on the DIEP flap. However, for some women, implant based reconstruction ...
How a breast is reconstructed is dependent on what has been removed. There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach. But...