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Update on Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma BIA-ALCL

July 26, 2019
By Dr Simone
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Breast implants, capsular contracture, capsules and capsulectomies explained

June 27, 2019
By Dr Simone

Breast implant illness and breast implant associated cancer (BIA-ALCL)-The facts

April 1, 2019
By Dr Simone
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Forever young BBL™ How to prevent and reverse skin ageing

March 22, 2019
By Dr Simone
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Plastic surgery trends for 2019

January 20, 2019
By Dr Simone

Tuberous breast and constricted breast explained

December 10, 2018
By Dr Simone
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Anti-wrinkle treatments demystified

September 9, 2018
By Dr Simone

Is plastic surgery the right choice for you? Interesting plastic surgery statistics and facts.

June 6, 2018
By Dr Simone
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Scientifically proven anti-ageing tips to look your best and complement any plastic surgery

June 5, 2018
By Dr Simone
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Polyurethane breast implants-the smart choice

August 26, 2017
By Dr Simone
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Plastic surgery procedures

Fat grafting breast

Fat grafting face

Brazilian buttock lift/buttock fat grafting

Breast augmentation

Breast lift and augmentation mastopexy

Facelift and necklift

Labiaplasty

Abdominoplasty or tummy tuck

Rhinoplasty

Blepharoplasty

Skin cancer 

Non-surgical procedures

Anti wrinkle injections

Filler

Broadband light forever young facial

Blood vessel treatment (face)

Facial pigmentation treatment

Fractionated laser

Full resurfacing laser

Microlaser peel

Venus freeze non-surgical skin tightening and fat reduction

Recent Posts

  • Update on Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma BIA-ALCL July 26, 2019
  • Breast-implants-SydneyBreast implants, capsular contracture, capsules and capsulectomies explained June 27, 2019
  • Breast implant illness and breast implant associated cancer (BIA-ALCL)-The facts April 1, 2019
  • Anti-ageing-skin-treatment-Sydney-AustraliaForever young BBL™ How to prevent and reverse skin ageing March 22, 2019
  • Female-plastic-surgeon-SydneyPlastic surgery trends for 2019 January 20, 2019

Dr Simone Matousek
St Luke’s Clinic
Level 1
Hemsley House
18 Roslyn St
Potts Point
NSW 2011
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Instagram post 2151616013338608345_7978353054 Breast reshaping after massive weight loss. This lady in her mid thirties lost over 100kg leading to extreme ptosis. The breast shape was reconstructed using her residual breast tissue and fat and repositioning it. . . . . . . . #massiveweightloss #massiveweightlosssurgery #weightlosstransformation #breastlift #breastreshaping #breastreconstruction #plasticsurgery #sydneyplasticsurgeon #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2150171402145515534_7978353054 Lady in her thirties who had a bilateral breast reduction with a short horizontal scar with both a significant functional and cosmetic improvement. . . . . . . #breastreduction #breastreductionandlift #shortscarbreastreduction #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #sydneyplasticsurgeon #femaleplasticsurgeon #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2142656373011609239_7978353054 Two ways anti-ageing can progress-gracefully or bizarrely. No doubt both these ladies have had work, sadly one has been ill advised into an irreversible state. Take home message is that more upper lip filler is not an anti-ageing solution. . . . . . . . . . . #fillers #fillerface #lipinjections #lipfillers #ageinggracefully #antiageing #ageingdisgracefully #antiagingtreatment #celebrityplasticsurgery #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgeonsydney #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2141482247786044883_7978353054 Lady in her early fifties almost one year post upper blepharoplasty. . . . . . . #eyelidsurgery #eyelids #blepharoplasty #blepharoplastysurgery #upperblepharoplasty #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeonsydney #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2139310555412222321_7978353054 This melanoma was found in a 59 year old gentleman during a skin check when he presented with another skin cancer on his face. As it was on his back, he was unable to determine if there had been any recent change. Australia has the highest rate of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer in the world. If a melanoma is detected early it has a 98% five year survival. If diagnosis is delayed and it is allowed to spread, this is significantly worse, and drops to around 63%. Repetitive severe sunburns particularly in childhood, family history and fair skin are major risk factors. Change in a pre-existing mole is one of the biggest factors to look out for are as not all dark and unusual looking moles end up being melanoma and sometimes melanoma can even be non-pigmented in less common cases. Other concerning signs are itchiness and bleeding. The safest thing in this situation is to do an excision biopsy which can be done as an office procedure. The ABCDE signs of melanoma are an easy way to remember what to look for: Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Colour variation, Diameter >6mm Evolving or Changing. . . . . . #melanoma #skincancer #sunprotection #wearsunscreenkids #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeonsydney #skincancerawareness #skincancersurgery
Instagram post 2129809819955586300_7978353054 Lady in her fifties who had a face and neck lift, 2.5 months post. Although a facelift may seem daunting, it is the most effective solution for ageing of the lower face and neck. Scars heal rapidly and are hidden in the hairline and in front of the ear.#facelift #necklift #neckliftsurgery #neckliftresults #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #femaleplasticsurgeon #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2126266839231406756_7978353054 10:30pm and our epic all female team is still full of energy in the St Luke’s theatres.
Instagram post 2107133176531380408_7978353054 How a beautiful face morphs through overfilling.Even for a plastic surgeon, it is difficult to tell exactly what has happened here. This French actress has been honest enough to admit that somewhere along the way, in her late twenties she had a botched lip injection and that she regrets it. She started her injecting at a time when it was not as widespread as it is today. The 3 pictures are chronological with photos starting at her youngest to 2019. The fluctuations over the years suggest mainly use of some sort of temporary filler. When she started her lip injections, which would have been the nineties, mainly collagen would have been available as a temporary fillers such as hyaluronic acid fillers were not around. Other permanent fillers may be been tried on her somewhere along the way, such as Goretex lip implants or fat. It appears that at some point, more than injecting was done to the lips, perhaps some sort of lip lift to correct the shape. What is also interesting is that in her youth, her lips were somewhat overfilled in the upper part, however, did not look so bad. In fact she was considered very beautiful during this time. As she aged, she started to show other signs of work such as significant cheek overvolumisation and fill in the upper lip above the red portion. This area should never be filled to any significant degree; although many injectors do it (for fine lines for which there are way better modalities) as it leads to an upper lip that sticks out and looks ducky. Over time, filler can migrate from the red portion to this region due to constant lip movement. If you compare her cheek volume in her twenties, it is almost triple; overfilling your face does not make you look young. As well, fillers, even if temporary are not without side effects. They build up over time and can alter the tissues in a negative way. They should be used sparingly and placed correctly. If your face is dropping significantly get a face lift or nothing, filling is not a more minimal approach if it makes you look like this. A well done facelift is imperceptible; you do get to an age where you need to accept a lift or rather do nothing.It’s better to look old than weird.
Instagram post 2105159109653568448_7978353054 19 year old who had congenitally constricted breasts and had a breast augmentation with a combination of fat transfer and breast implants. Fat grafting has helped correct the significant lower pole constriction. . . . . . . #naturalbreastenhancement #naturalbreastenlargement #naturalbreastaugmentstion #breastaugmentation #fatgrafting #fatgraft #fatgraftingbreast #fatgraftingbreasts #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #femaleplasticsurgeon #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2103794192055735097_7978353054 Dr Simone preparing a facial fat graft. The technique of harvesting small volumes of fat for the face differs from large volume fat grafts. Hand harvest with small syringes and rolling the fat out on an absorbent dressing has been shown to provide the best fat graft take rates. Only a few mls are needed to each area of the face so everyone has enough fat to harvest for a facial fat graft! It is a great adjunct to any surgery to restore volume loss as a longer lasting alternative to fillers. If you are having regular fillers and are booked for surgery it is worth enquiring about a fat graft at the same time. . . . . . #fat #fatgrafting #fatgraft #fatgraftface #fatgraftfacelift #facialfatgrafting #facialfattransfer #facialfatgraft #volumerestoration #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #sydneyplasticsurgeon #femaleplasticsurgeon #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2100939685262413055_7978353054 Just because bigger may look better DOES NOT mean extra big looks even better. This goes for lashes, eyebrows, lips, breasts and bums. Repost from @dr.corhart using - Stop the eyelash madness. Never has “less is more” been more appropriate. ・・・ #eyelashmadness #caterpillarlashes #lessismore #plasticsurgeonsdtocsurgety #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2099976004877764266_7978353054 Lady in her sixties after four Venus freeze treatments. Venus freeze is a comfortable twenty minute non-invasive treatment that feels like a hot stone massage. It uses radiofrequency combined with magnetic pulse to achieve skin tightening, improvement in wrinkles and fat loss, depending on temperatures. A full course of 8 treatments is recommended, but as you can see, results are visible even after less treatments. . . . . . #venusfreeze #venusfreezetreatment #nonsurgical #nonsurgicalnecklift #nonsurgicalskintightening #nonsurgicalfatreduction #antiwrinkletreatment #necklift #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgeonsydney #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2096567330926788084_7978353054 Bulltox- when you deny having the tox but clearly have. These are bunny lines. They are the result of using botulinum toxin. The subtle alteration in the smile between these photos several years apart is obvious. Bunny lines occur due to the activation of the nasalis muscle when trying to smile when other muscles used for smiling are paralysed by botulinum toxin. This is a telltale sign of botulinum toxin use. When certain groups of muscles are paralysed, there is usually compensatory movement elsewhere. This is why other modalities of wrinkle prevention should be used such as laser, broadband light and good skin care products which do not alter smile quality. Excessive botulinum toxin is not the best treatment for fine lines and should be reserved for deeper lines that don’t respond to other treatments.
Instagram post 2095808953451815604_7978353054 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in America requested today that Allergan, the manufacturer of a specific type of textured implant, recall specific models of its textured breast implants from the U.S. market due to the risk of BIA-ALCL. The current statistics suggest that the vast majority of ALCL cases have been due to Allergan implants (statistics have been updated in Dr Simone's blog). It is important to note, that even though these have been recalled, there is no recommendation to remove these implants in asymptomatic individuals as the overall risk remains very low. In the statistics available on BIA-ALCL to date, there are significant differences in incidence between implant manufacturers. ⭐️Not all textured implants are the same.⭐️In many instances, patients have had more than one implant therefore it is not always possible to determine which device triggered the BIA-ALCL. When the spreadsheet is examined of total cancer cases (see link in Dr Simone's blog to FDA website) in a significant number of cases, the implant brand is unknown. Textured implants still have benefits in many cases. Smooth round implants often give a poor cosmetic result, particularly in revision cases. The vast majority of patients who develop BIA-ALCL will present with symptoms that show an obvious change; large fluid collection (or seroma) around the implant, a mass or persistent swelling. If you are worried, get your implants checked by your surgeon and they can organise a scan. It is up to the individual if they are willing to risk a small chance of a rare cancer for an improvement in quality of life, which in many situations a breast implant is able to do, in both reconstruction and cosmetic cases. To put things in perspective 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer compared to the risk of 1 in several thousand to a hundred thousand, depending on the type of breast implant. No surgery ever carries zero risk and it is tragic that a small number of patients have died from having breast implants. Thankfully this cancer is rare, and is also very treatable in the majority of cases. #breastimplants #breastaugmentation #breastimplantremoval #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon
Instagram post 2089244409967462639_7978353054 Eyebrow trends. Repost from @glam.time. Who’s excited for 2029?👽
Instagram post 2086426409279191023_7978353054 💊💉First aid chest from an ambulance 💉💊from Italy in 1916 with all the essentials -cocaine, morphine, adrenaline, caffeine. . . . . . . #firstaidkit #firstaid #emergency #emergencykit #caffeine #caffeineaddict #medicine #medical #doctorslife #doctor #surgeon #surgeonlife #emergencydrugs #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #sydneyplasticsurgeon #femaleplasticsurgeon #lookrefreshednotridiculous
Instagram post 2080416147522768976_7978353054 Lady in her thirties with eyelid crease asymmetry. Was considering surgery, however, hyaluronic acid filler has corrected the problem without any scarring. 2 months post injection. In some areas, correction of this type of problem can last 2 years or more. Even as the filler dissolves, the problem very rarely goes back to square one.
Instagram post 2079188095358751482_7978353054 Lady in her twenties six weeks post breast augmentation with an anatomical implant.
Instagram post 2074818536862582061_7978353054 This is a lady who had capsular contracture following a right mastectomy that occurred very soon after her breast reconstruction. This progressively became worse and caused her a lot of pain and discomfort as well as an implant which sat much higher than the other breast. This is an example of severe capsular contracture. The video shows how thick the capsule can sometimes be and how it can adhere to surrounding structures and be difficult to remove. Many patients appear to be under the impression that somehow an en bloc capsulectomy is a superior approach. If an en bloc had been performed in this case, the lady would have lost her nipple and some skin as the capsule was stuck to it. It was also stuck to the ribs and chest wall; excessively aggressive removal could have caused an air leak in the lung. There is no indication in most cases to do an en bloc capsulectomy. En bloc capsulectomy is not a more technically difficult operation; in fact precisely dissecting the capsule off structures after the implant has been removed allows better visualisation of the upper parts of the capsule. It is also done through a smaller incision than a so called en bloc. Capsules are a patient’s own scar tissue and not dangerous. While there are indications for capsulectomies, whether partial or total, some people are asking for an en bloc capsulectomy for intact implants with a minimal capsule. This is unnecessary and will inevitably cause more deformity to the remaining breast tissue and a larger scar. The rare risk of lymphoma associated with breast implants is not enough to justify en bloc removal in a patient without any symptoms of this very rare disease. 35 million women have breast implants and there are around 680 cases of breast implant associated cancer worldwide. Trust your surgeon to make the correct decision, which may often be an intraoperative one what to do with your capsule. Read Dr Simone’s blog which explains about what a capsule is, types of capsulectomies and implant explantation.
Instagram post 2073308306857031186_7978353054 6 months post breast augmentation in a lady in her mid twenties. Her choice of a silicon polyurethane coated anatomical implants allowed her to go back to upper body training with no risk of rotation within a few weeks. There are some concerns regarding certain implants having a very rare risk of a cancer known as BIA-ALCL. The German brand of polyurethane implants (currently the only polyurethane implants available in Australia) only carries a risk of 2 in 400 000. This is the lowest incidence currently known for any textured implant on the market. There is a lot of confusing information about which implants are high risk. Read Dr Simone's blog on this very rare disease link in bio. Polyurethane implants carry the lowest risk of rotation or capsule of any implant particularly with revision breast surgery and are an excellent choice in many cases.
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