Est. 2001 · Independent · Australian English
No testimonials · No outcome guarantees
A journal of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery
Cosmetic SurgeonsAn independent Australian journal of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery
Educational explainers on common facial operations discussed in Australian rooms — what the operation involves, who may be a candidate, and which questions to take to a registered specialist. No outcome claims.
Genioplasty, chin implants and orthognathic jaw surgery are different operations. This explainer covers occlusion, joint planning with orthodontics, and why a hospital stay is part of the conversation for some — but not all — of these procedures.
Tom Hale · 3 September 2024
How Australian consultations discuss prominent-ear surgery in children and adults — timing, cartilage, head-band aftercare and the return to school or sport as matters for the operating surgeon, not a website timetable.
Priya Menon · 19 August 2024
A journalist’s guide to how Australian rooms discuss facelift candidacy, SMAS versus skin-only approaches, neck work, anaesthesia and haematoma risk — with recovery described as ranges, not promises.
Priya Menon · 5 August 2024
Upper and lower lids, dry eye, vision assessment, and the Medicare rules that apply only when clinical criteria are met. No promised look, and a reminder of when eyelid symptoms need urgent care.
Priya Menon · 22 July 2024
Functional and aesthetic aims, the airway, grafting, why revision is a different operation, and recovery described in general terms — without a promised shape.
Priya Menon · 8 July 2024