Breast augmentation – commonly known as a boob job– is one of the most common types of cosmetic surgery in the world (Stanford Health Care). As well as enlarging the size breast augmentation can also restore fullness lost after childbirth and correct asymmetry. However, some women...
Having a baby is a wonderful experience but despite the joy, many women feel unhappy with the changes within their body. One survey found that 64% of women had a worse self-image since having children, with 86% describing changes to their stomach and almost half...
A reduction mammaplasty, also known as a breast reduction procedure, is a type of surgery which is typically talked about less frequently than breast augmentation. Nevertheless, for those that are unhappy with the shape or size of their breasts, it’s a procedure which can be...
If you’re unhappy with the shape of your nose, you may have been considering whether plastic surgery would help. A rhinoplasty – often referred to as a nose job – is a type of facial cosmetic surgery which can reshape your nose completely changing the aesthetics...
Increasing interest is being shown in fat grafting to the breasts. Fat grafting to the breasts is popular among plastic surgeons to improve breast shape and is often used both in breast reconstruction after lumpectomy or to enhance the result obtained from cosmetic breast augmentation with...
We chat to Liz after her brow lift with Dr Terrence Scamp, Plastic Surgeon based on at Esteem Medispa on the Gold Coast QLD. Liz had an endoscopic brow lift, upper blepharoplasty and some fat grafting (taken from her tummy and transferred to her face). Liz says her...
Following an extensive review including an analysis of the available statistical data, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) have announced a suspension and recall of specific breast implants for a period of six months. During this time the implant company must submit additional information proving...
Anyone with or thinking about implants will probably have heard or seen the media coverage on textured implants and the concerns some women have about implants. Many of Australia’s top plastic surgeons including Dr Terrence Scamp from the Gold Coast prefer Motiva Implants and we asked him why, and...
Last Thursday, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recommended banning textured breast implants following a review into their links to a rare form of cancer. The TGA proposed cancelling, suspending and recalling a number of textured implant models over strong evidence that they were associated with...
A Rhinoplasty or reshaping the nose, is generally regarded as one of the most difficult procedures in cosmetic plastic surgery. It requires years of training, skill and expertise to perform this procedure to get it right, but it all comes back to expectations. All faces are...
