Updated TGA Guidance March 2024
Update from from the Therapeutic Goods Administration regarding advertising cosmetic services.
Postpartum Abdominoplasty item number is back from July 01, 2022
UPDATE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS (ASPS) regarding an MBS item number for postpartum abdominoplasty:
National BRA Day!
It’s National BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day. 18th October 2017.
The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons say they “launched BRA Day Australia in 2013 to raise awareness about breast reconstruction so all women, no matter where they live, have the same access to information. Read more
Dr Damien Grinsell speaks about Breast Reconstruction on the radio
Listen to Dr Damien Grinsell on the ‘Life and Style’ program with Rob Richardson on Wyn FM on 23rd Jan 2017.
Dr Grinsell and along with his patient Danielle Willox were speaking about the benefits of breast reconstruction.
Benefits of preventative mastectomy
FAQs for Members on information about Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provided information regarding breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The TGA has been posting information about this condition since 2011 and this updated alert was been generated following an expert advisory panel in view of additional generated from research performed by a joint BIA-ALCL task force with representatives from the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons the Australian Breast Device Registry and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Read more
Fat Grafting
Fat grafting is otherwise known as fat injection and is the process of removing fat with low pressure liposuction and injecting it back into the body with long needles to where it is needed.
It is used primarily to fill up depressions which cause a contour deformity eg. After trauma or cancer surgery. Read more
Buttock Augmentation
A recent aesthetic to hit our shores
As times change, so do the principles and preferences of body types. Through the ages different body shapes and proportions have been valued over others and it is expected that this will continue to evolve in the future. Read more
Chronic biofilm
Chronic biofilm infection in breast implants is associated with an increased T cell lymphocytic infiltrate – implications for breast implant associated lymphoma
Smoking and its relation to ageing
Read the latest article on smoking and its relation to ageing here
