News & Articles

An Article by Age journalist Beau Donnelly in which Hamish contributed.  It looks at women who have used decorative tattooing to hide their surgical scars, and also celebrate their survival at the end of their breast cancer journeys.  There is also a longer online article at http://www.theage.com.au/national/breast-cancer-survivors-reclaim-their-bodies-with-tattoos-over-scars-20150523-gh7boo.html   The Age Tattoo article – pdf format  

Hamish has been working closely with the team from Aeroform who produce the AirXpander.  This device allows for patients to inflate their tissue expanders slowly at home, eliminating numerous clinic visits and needles.  A number of our patients have had these devices inserted and their feedback is overall positive.

            Hamish was busy at the 19th AAPSW in Melbourne.  He presented 5 papers over the weekend as well as sitting on various panels.  His papers included: Primary breast augmentation – What do I find useful in assessment & planning.  Which implant and why. Primary breast augmentation – How I […]

THE ANGELINA EFFECT Angelina Jolie had her bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in 2013 and this has really highlighted the need to be able to perform a mastectomy and reconstruction sequence with a high level aesthetic outcome. Young women are looking at prophylactic mastectomy more frequently now with the increased genetic counselling and awareness of family related […]