BIA-ALCL Advisory Update The following advisory represents a collaborative effort between ASPS and ASAPS to produce biannual updates on recent disease developments, government regulatory communications, and consensus recommendations. Q: What is BIA-ALCL? A:...
Traditional surgical liposuction (suction assisted lipoplasty) has been perfected and proven over many decades. Dr Alan Breidahl has had more than 20 years experience with this procedure and has honed his techniques to achieve very good results in the appropriate...
Terminology in plastic surgery can often be confusing for patients. The field of liposuction is a good example. Originally called liposuction, it soon became called “suction assisted lipoplasty”(SAL), and then the term liposculpture appeared, followed...
All patients and surgeons interested in breast augmentation would love to know a technique that resulted in the ‘perfect breast augmentation’. I recently reviewed a patient whose breasts I augmented 14 years ago, and both she and I could only describe them...
During my training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, I undertook a Master of Surgery degree which involved growing skin in Petri dishes (skin culture). Cultured skin can be used to grow the patient’s own skin, taking a small 2 cm...
Is your ‘Cosmetic Surgeon’ really a Surgeon? Make sure they have the FRACS qualification. Don’t get fooled by dodgy doctors practicing as cosmetic surgeons in Australia. Find out more information about your surgeon and check their credentials online with the...