Jan 20, 2012

When deciding on what size breast implant you want, there are several different options that your plastic surgeon might discuss with you; Do you want High Profile (HP) or Moderate Profile (MP)? Do you want Silicone or Saline? Do you want the implant inserted in the crease incision, transax (armpit), areola (nipple) or in the belly button? Do you want...

Jan 20, 2012

Minimising Your Scars The goal of all plastic surgery is to have an invisible scar, or as close to this ideal as possible. So how can you increase the odds that your skin will heal well? First of all, let’s talk about what can go wrong. Hypertophic scars are the kind that become raised and thick.  Keloid scars...

Jan 4, 2012

  Been told to MASSAGE? If you have just had Breast Augmentation with implants, you may have been told that you need to massage. Unfortunately it’s not the kind, involving a girls day at the spa. When your Plastic Surgeon makes an incision into your breast pocket, he/she will also make a large pocket of space where the implant will sit. If you are...

Nov 26, 2011

Plastic surgery involves the body’s largest organ; our Skin. When the skin is separated from the under-lying tissue it fills with fluid and creates swelling. The body can struggle to rid itself of this excess waste, which can slow down the healing process and increase discomfort. That’s where compression garments/ bras come in. Some surgeons like to...

Nov 20, 2011

Brazilian ‘Furry’ Silimed Implants? Fad or Fantastic? The latest trend in Australia, in the breast implant industry, are the unusually named Brazilian or “Silimed” implants.   So what are they, and will they be a passing fad, or a lasting breakthrough in breast augmentations? Australia has recently approved these implants after...

Nov 18, 2011

PlasticSurgeryForum is on Twitter and Facebook. I know some of you prefer ‘the cloak of anonymity’ when it comes to your forum involvement, but there are others (I hope!) who will not mind ‘friending a newbie’ (that being us).  So if you feel like following, subscribing or ‘twadding’ (is that a real twitter term or am I...

“Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities” (Frank Lloyd Wright) Some might disagree on what the necessities in life are exactly, however, most people view plastic surgery as being firmly in the  ”luxury” category. I have come to disagree with this, after seeing and talking to many many woman about...

Jan 27, 2010

Picking the right surgeon is a bit daunting. Most of the time we can only go on our impression of the doctors personality and the amount of framed certificates hanging on his wall, and that could be all together misleading. Just because someone has the personality of a goldfish doesn’t mean he is not picasso in the operating room! So how do you find the...