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Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic surgery is both a physical and an emotional undertaking and we will guide you through both. Cosmetic surgery can make a powerful change in your life and we strive to help you achieve the best outcomes.  On average patients have been considering seeing a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon for 10 years prior to their first cosmetic consultation.

We understand you are taking a big leap of faith and we don’t make any judgements about your personal aims.  We commit to being honest and realistic about what surgery can achieve and what it cannot. We encourage you to have good support systems in place and to develop the ability to tolerate the imperfections that can occur with surgery.  We work closely with our Psychologist colleagues to assess your readiness and prepare you for surgery and to recover afterwards.

Please see descriptions and videos below of the various cosmetic surgical procedures that our practice provides including an overview of the main areas of concern that procedures can address, what the procedure involves, and any risks or complications to consider. For more information about the process we follow for patients considering cosmetic surgery, please visit this page.

Body Surgery

What is the operation?

The removal of excess skin from the lower abdomen and/or the repair of any separated muscles in the abdomen.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • loose abdominal skin rolls
  • intertrigo (rash under the skin rolls)
  • loss of waist definition
  • abdominal muscle separation
  • it is a good operation to treat excess skin, but it does not treat excess fat. Weight loss is more powerful than surgery for excess fat.  The best candidates are in a healthy weight range BMI 20-25.
What is involved?
  • 2-3 hour operation
  • 5-day stay in hospital
  • 1 drain
  • 6-weeks in a compression garment and binder with activity restrictions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, an abdominoplasty comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

Click here for cosmetic information or click here for rectus muscle separation information.

To watch a video click here

What is the operation?

The removal of excess skin from the lower abdomen and lower back.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • loose abdominal skin rolls
  • intertrigo (rash under the skin rolls)
  • loss of waist definition
  • loose back rolls
  • sagging buttocks
What is involved?
  • 3-4 hour operation
  • 5-day stay in hospital
  • 1 drain
  • 6-weeks in a compression garment and binder with activity restrictions 
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a belt lipectomy comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • heavy bleeding
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clots in the leg (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • poor wound healing
  • nerve damage
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here

What is the operation?

The removal of excess skin from the inner arm.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • loose arm skin rolls
  • poor arm definition
What is involved?
  • 4 hour operation
  • day surgery
  • 6-weeks in a compression garment with activity restrictions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a brachioplasty comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clots in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid in the surgical site they may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch
  • nausea due to anaesthetic

For more information click here

What is the operation?

The removal of subcutaneous and deep fat via small incisions and a liposuction cannula.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • localised areas of excess fat
  • liposuction does not improve cellulite
What is involved?
  • 1-2 hour operation
  • day surgery
  • 6-weeks in a compression garment with activity restrictions

For more information click here or to watch a video click here

What is the operation?

A medial thighplasty is the removal of excess skin from the medial thigh leaving either a groin scar or a T scar.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • loose medial thigh skin
  • loss of thigh definition
What is involved?
  • 4-6 hour operation
  • 2-3 day stay
  • 6-weeks in a compression garment with activity restrictions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a medical thighplasty (thigh lift) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here

Face Surgery

What is the operation?

Removal of excess skin and fat from the upper eyelids.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • tired appearance
  • excess skin (in severe cases can obstruct vision)
  • excess fat
What is involved?
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a blepharoplasty comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic
What is the operation?

Removal of excess skin and fat from the lower eyelids.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • tired appearance
  • dark shadows beneath the eyes
  • excess skin
  • excess fat
  • often combined with fat grafting to blend the lid-cheek junction and improve the tear trough shadow
What is involved?
  • 1.5 hour operation
  • day surgery
  • recovery is slower than after upper eyelid blepharoplasty. A tearing swollen eyelid margin is common for the first 2-3 weeks

For more information click here or watch a video click here 

What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a blepharoplasty comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic
What is the operation?

A Browplasty (brow lift) is an elevation of the lateral brow via either a hidden hairline incision in the temple or a direct incision above the eyebrow.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • sagging brow
  • lateral “hooding” – upper eyelid skin crease extending onto the face
What is involved?
  • 1.5 hour operation
  • day surgery
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a browplasty (brow lift) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here or to watch a video click here

 

What is the operation?

A meloplasty (facelift) is the tightening of lax fascia (SMAS) deep to the skin via an incision in front of the ear.  Facial ageing is a combination of increased SMAS laxity and loss of volume from the upper face (lid-cheek junction), and increased volume in the lower face (jowls and jawline).

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • bulges of fat and lax skin that hang below jawline on either side of the mouth
  • loss of jaw definition
  • deep nasolabial folds
  • a facelift addresses one component of facial ageing and is often combined with fat grafting for a more powerful effect.
What is involved?
  • 6-hour operation
  • overnight stay in hospital
  • 2 drains
  • 1-week in a compression garment
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a meloplasty (facelift) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here or to watch a video click here

What is the operation?

Lipoplasty (liposuction) of fat from an area of fat excess eg abdomen or outer thighs.  The fat is processed and injected to add volume to specific areas of the face eg the lid-cheek junction or nasolabial folds.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • loss of upper cheek volume
  • improves the contour between the lower eyelid and cheek
  • fills out the nasolabial groove
  • camouflages the jowls
  • often combined with a facelift or lower eyelid blepharoplasty
  • compared to hyaluronic acid filler, a fat graft is permanent. However, the proportion of fat that survives in the new location varies between patients and is unpredictable.
What is involved?
  • 1-hour operation
  • day surgery
  • activity restrictions 1-2 weeks
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, an abdominoplasty comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here

 

What is the operation?

A Platysmaplasty (neck lift) is the tightening of lax fascia (SMAS) deep to the skin via incisions under the chin and behind the ear.  Lax or divergent muscles at the front of the neck are also treated.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • loose neck skin rolls
  • muscle bands that appear dynamically or at rest
  • loss of neck contour
  • defines the jaw neck junction
What is involved?
  • 6 hour operation
  • overnight stay in hospital
  • 2 drains
  • 1-week in a compression garment
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a platysmaplasty (neck lift) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here

What is the operation?

Correcting an underfolded prominent ear, setting it back closer to the head.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • prominent ears
  • asymmetry
What is involved?
  • 3-4 hour operation
  • day surgery
  • head bandage for 1-week
  • headband at night for 3-months
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, an otoplasty (prominent ears) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here

 

What is the operation?

Modification of the underlying cartilage and bone that creates a framework for the nose.  Cartilage grafts from the nasal septum or rib or from a commercial product are commonly used, particularly to treat nasal obstruction.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • nasal obstruction
  • cosmetic appearance
What is involved?
  • 4-5 hour operation
  • day surgery or overnight stay
  • external and internal splints for 10 days
  • breathing is worse after rhinoplasty for some weeks due to internal swelling and secretions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a rhinoplasty comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here or to watch a video click here

Breast Surgery

What is the operation?

Nipple asymmetry may be corrected with a small skin or areola excision.  Breast asymmetry in volume may require either a differential augmentation (if increased volume is required), or reduction mammoplasty (breast reduction) (if a smaller volume is required).

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • nipple/ areola asymmetry
  • breast volume asymmetry
What is involved?
  • nipple/areola correction – day surgery
  • breast implants/ reduction – see relevant section
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, breast asymmetry surgery comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

 

For more information click here

What is the operation?

Augmentation Mammoplasty (breast augmentation) is the insertion of breast implants usually under the pectoralis major muscle via an incision in the lower breast fold (IMF).

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • congenital – small breasts
  • deflation post breastfeeding
What is involved?
  • 2-hour operation
  • overnight stay in hospital
  • 6 weeks in a supportive bra with activity restrictions
  • annual surgical review for the life of the implants
  • most breast implants require revision surgery within 10-15 years
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, an augmentation mammoplasty (breast augmentation) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here or to watch a video click here

What is the operation?

Removal of breast implants via an IMF incision.  If there is no capsular contracture there is potentially no need for a partial capsulectomy.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • problems with implants eg capsular contracture or rupture
  • concerns about Breast Implant Illness (BII) or Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL)
What is involved?
  • capsulotomy via an IMF incision – 1-hour operation
    • day surgery
  • total capsulectomy for ALCL or BII
    • overnight stay in hospital (potentially longer)
    • drains inserted
  • The only medical indication for total capsulectomy is for ALCL. A total capsulectomy is more painful and has a higher risk of bleeding than simply removing the implants via a capsulotomy.
  • Breasts will appear deflated and ptotic (droopy) once the breast implants are removed. A mastopexy may be required to address this.
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, breast implant removal surgery comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic
What is the operation?

The removal of breast implants and replacement with new ones.  These may be in the same plane (under the muscle), or a different plane.  Depending on the reason for revision surgery, at least half the breast implant capsule is removed (partial capsulectomy).

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • asymmetry
  • capsular contracture (implants become tight, distorted, and potentially painful)
What is involved?
  • 2-3-hour operation
  • overnight stay in hospital
  • may require drains
  • 6-weeks in a supportive bra with activity restrictions
  • annual surgical review for the life of the implants
  • most breast implants require revision surgery within 10-15 years
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, breast implant revision surgery comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic
What is the operation?

An operation to lift the nipple and breast to a higher position.  The breast volume does not change.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • nipple ptosis
  • breast ptosis (droopy breasts)
What is involved?
  • 1-2 hour operation
  • day surgery
  • 6-weeks in a supportive bra with activity restrictions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, an mastopexy (breast lift) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information on a breast lift click here, or to watch a video click here

For more information on a breast lift with implants click here, or to watch a video click here

What is the operation?

A reduction  mammoplasty (breast reduction) is the removal of part of the breast gland, preserving the nipple and areola.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • neck pain and back pain
  • shoulder grooving
  • intertrigo (rashes under the breast fold)
What is involved?
  • 2-hour operation
  • overnight stay
  • 6-weeks in a supportive bra with activity restrictions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, reduction mammoplasty (breast reduction) comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here or to watch a video click here

What is the operation?

Liposuction of fat from an area of fat excess eg abdomen or outer thighs.  The fat is processed and injected to add volume to the breasts.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • breast contour irregularities eg after breast surgery
  • to increase breast volume in specific areas eg cleavage
  • It is difficult and unreliable to enlarge the whole breast with fat grafting alone
  • Successful fat grafting is permanent. However, the proportion of fat that survives in the new location varies between patients and is unpredictable.
What is involved?
  • 1-hour operation
  • day surgery
  • activity restrictions 1-2 weeks
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, fat grafting - breast comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • tight skin that makes it difficult to stretch or bend forward
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic
What is it?

Males develop persistent breast tissue.

What is the operation?

Lipoplasty (liposuction) or direct excision of breast tissue, preserving the nipple and skin.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • create a more masculine chest contour
What is involved?
  • 1-2-hour operation
  • day surgery
  • 6-weeks in a compression garment with activity restrictions
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, a gynaecomastia comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

For more information click here or to watch a video here

What is it?

A congenital abnormality of breast development.  There is a constricting ring of tissue causing the breast shape and areola to be distorted.

What is the operation?

The constricting tissue needs to be released.  In addition, the prominent areola may need to be reduced and commonly breast volume requires augmentation with breast implants.

What are the main body concerns it helps to improve?
  • irregular breast shape (pointy instead of round)
  • prominent large areola
What is involved?
  • 2-3 hour operation
  • overnight stay in hospital
  • 6-weeks in a supportive bra with activity restrictions
  • annual surgical review for the life of the implants
  • most breast implants require revision surgery within 10-15 years
What are the risks?

Like any surgery, tuberous breast surgery comes with risks and you should discuss the risks in detail during consultations with your surgeon. The risks include:

  • persistent pain or discomfort
  • prominent scarring
  • infection
  • blood clotting in the leg or chest (deep vein thrombosis - DVT)
  • heart or lung complications
  • poor wound healing
  • numbness or changes in skin sensation
  • an accumulation of blood or fluid around the surgical site that may need to be drained
  • nausea due to the anaesthetic

The clinic was created in 2019 to provide a service for all patients with concerns about their existing breast implants and the potential risk of breast implant associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

What is Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)?

BIA-ALCL is a form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) specifically occurring in the breast in the presence of breast implants. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system.  The cause of BIA-ALCL is unknown but is thought to be related to textured breast implants and bacterial contamination.  Prior to 2019 approximately 85% of breast implants used in Australia were textured. The risk in these patients is between 1:2,500 and 1:25,000. Most cases occur between three and 14 years after insertion of the implant.

What are the signs of BIA-ALCL?

If you have new swelling in the breast (caused by fluid build-up around the implant), a lump in the breast or the armpit, you require review by a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon.

How will I be investigated if I have these symptoms?

If there is a concern about a build-up of fluid around the implant an ultrasound will be requested. Fluid will be sent for laboratory analysis. Most fluid collections are not due to BIA-ALCL. Further tests might include an MRI.

How will I be treated if I have BIA-ALCL?

Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team including an Oncologist, a Haematologist, and a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. In 80% of cases the disease is identified at an early stage and removal of the breast implant and surrounding capsule is curative.

Should I have my implants removed if I have no symptoms?

BIA-ALCL is rare and it is not recommended to remove your breast implants if you have no symptoms and no fluid around the implant. Even if your implants are no longer available in Australia it is safe to avoid surgery in the absence of symptoms and fluid around the implant.

Are textured breast implants safe to use now?

In 2019 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) removed from sale the textured implants styles (from multiple brands), that had the highest risk of BIA-ALCL. Textured breast implants with lower risk remain available for use and smooth and nano-textured implants are also available.

What follow-up is required after breast implant surgery?

The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons recommends that all patients with breast implants have an annual check-up with a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon even if they do not have any symptoms.

For more information:

https://www.tga.gov.au/breast-implant-associated-cancer-or-bia-alcl

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Dr Cameron Keating (MED0001202462) Registered Medical Practitioner, Specialist Plastic Surgeon (Specialist Registration in Surgery – Plastic Surgery). Provider Number: 262586VB
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