Surgery for excessive eyelid skin is known as blepharoplasty. In some cases, upper eyelid surgery, or upper blepharoplasty can be classified a Medicare eligible procedure, meaning that Medicare will rebate a portion of your surgeons fees and anaesthetic fees. If you have private health insurance (and no plastic surgery item number exclusions), your health fund may also contribute towards these fees and pay your hospital fees, minus any excess or co-payment you may have. There is fine print to this Medicare eligibility, however. Let us explain: Up until the 1st of November 2018, if you had ..read more

Cosmetic injectables have been popular with men and women for over 20 years in Australia.   Primarily used to soften or eliminate facial lines, these treatments are a quick, easy and effective way to keep you looking fresh, relaxed and more youthful.   Pretty much everyone is aware of this these days, so what’s new?   Whilst looking youthful is important to us all, the use of cosmetic injectables has come a long way since their humble beginnings.   Today anti-wrinkle treatments and dermal fillers can be used to help those with minor facial asymmetries and can ..read more

More and more adolescent girls are consulting with Dr. McGovern in regard to reducing the size of their excessively large breasts. They have all been wanting to make an appointment to discuss this problem for ages, but have felt self-conscious about doing so. Generally, it is not until they have been in contact with another young girl that has been through this surgery, that they are brave enough to broach this subject with a  doctor. Each and everyone talks to Dr. McGovern about the physical and psychosocial issues they are having to deal with daily because of their large breasts These g ..read more

Should I Remove My Breast Implants? With so much conjecture about the safety of breast implants these days, more and more women are asking themselves, and their surgeons this question. From Your Surgeons Point of View: He/she will say that if there is no problem, there is no need to undergo a surgical procedure. Every surgery carries risks, and while if there is a problem, there is no choice but to risk those risks. If there is no problem, why would you? Beware- there will always be someone to take your money. Trust the surgeon that doesn’t want to take your money, as they have your best inte ..read more

Abdominal surgery also known as  tummy tuck, abdominoplasty, apronectomy and  is commonly requested by men and women of all ages following significant weight loss and by women after multiple pregnancies. The type of abdominal surgery you require will depend on if your problem is:  Problems of excess skin and/or fat on the abdomen and splitting (divarication) of the abdominal muscle (rectus abdominus) following pregnancy. Above and below, or just below the belly button (umbilicus). Simply a hanging “apron” of skin and fat in the lower abdomen.   The types of abdominal ..read more

Many people that have long wanted cosmetic surgery are now taking advantage of the fact that they can access money from their superannuation, thanks to COVID-19. Previously an avenue existed to do just this though the Australian Taxation Office. If they approved the release, your super fund would then consider the grounds and release the funds if appropriate under the rules of your fund. Essentially your superannuation can be accessed at any time if you are suffering a serious medical condition, especially where you have no other means to fund the surgery and the surgery cannot be performed in ..read more

Labiaplasty or Labioplasty? Both terms are correct, and I will use them both throughout this blog. Are there many women who have Labioplasty surgery? Yes. With increased media attention over the years, more and more (generally younger) women are seeking surgery to relieve the various problems they suffer. Is Labiaplasty and Vaginoplasty the same thing? A common question, but very definitely” No”. Labioplasty addresses the labia minora. A Specialist Plastic Surgeon performs Labiaplasty. Vaginoplasty is tightening of the vagina, generally after multiple pregnancies. A Specialist Gynaecologist w ..read more

You will have 3 main fees: Surgeons Fee – for the actual surgery performed by Dr McGovern Anaesthetists Fee – for the General Anaesthetic administered and your care whilst under anaesthetic for the duration of the surgery, which is between 3-4 hours and the recovery period which can be 1 – 2 hours. Hospital Fee – covers the cost of staff in the operating theatre and the ward (approximately 5 staff members), and the disposables required for surgery, your anaesthetic and your day bed. Additionally, you will have a pathologist’s fee if you are not privately insured. See below for details. Are t ..read more

Facelift surgery today is nothing like the Facelift surgery of old. To help you understand, we will share some light on some common misconceptions. You have to be old to have a facelift Dr. McGovern performs facelift surgery on men and women as young as 45 years of age. Provided you have a problem that can only be addressed with facelift surgery, you are suitable for this surgery. These problems include: – jowling of the cheek, which is evidenced by a heavy nasolabial line (runs down from the nose beside the mouth) – jowling and excess skin along the jawline. – excess skin in the neck You cann ..read more

What is Facelift Surgery? Answer : a surgical procedure which addresses ageing of the lower face. Details : Facelift surgery is performed to regain youthful contours of the face and neckline. We all understand that our face comprises our brow, eyelids, cheeks, nose, and chin, right? So one would imagine that facelift surgery addresses all, or most of these components. WRONG – for whatever reason a “Facelift” addresses only jowling (or sagging skin) of the cheeks and jawline, and the removal of loose skin and/ or fat in neck. Brow and eyelid surgery are quite separate surgeries, though they a ..read more