For many women, breast size is an important part of their self-image and Breast Augmentation can dramatically improve the self-esteem of those women unhappy or self-conscious about the size and appearance of their breasts. Breast Augmentation is indicated both for those women whose breasts have never fully developed as well as those whose breasts have reduced in size after having children. These aside, there are also those women who simply desire a larger breast size. Saline or Silicone Implants, Round or ‘Tear-Drop’ Shape Implants, Smooth or Textured (“Rough”) Implant walls, Location of Incisions – under the breast, around the areola, in the armpit or through the navel. Position of Implant – ‘under the muscle’ or ‘in front of the muscle’ Dr George Mayson is one of the leading Certified Cosmetic Surgeons in Australia, always at the forefront of new technologies in Cosmetic Surgery. A leader in his field, Dr Mayson in 1993 was the first doctor in NSW to acquire the revolutionary Q-switched YAG laser for the safe removal of tattoos without scarring. His work has featured regularly on TV and in major magazines and newspapers. In 2004, he was invited to perform a Breast Augmentation on Channel 7's makeover program 'The Body Specialists'. He has been interviewed on interstate radio stations and has conducted Cosmetic Surgery talk-back sessions on 2UE, 2GB and ABC. His work has also featured on top-rating television programs such as 'Today Tonight', 'A Current Affair' and 'Good Medicine' and for years Dr Mayson was the regular guest Cosmetic Surgeon on Channel Nine's 'Midday Show' with Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Abdominoplasty, popularly known as 'Tummy Tuck' is a procedure to correct abdominal wall laxity or 'overhang' by tightening the abdominal wall muscles and removing the excess skin from the lower abdomen. Liposuction may also need to be done at the same time if there is also excessive fat on the abdominal wall. Liposuction alone will not correct abdominal wall laxity or 'overhang' - only an Abdominoplasty can achieve that.

For many women, breast size is an important part of their self-image and Breast Augmentation can dramatically improve the self-esteem of those women unhappy or self-conscious about the size and appearance of their breasts.

Breast Augmentation is indicated both for those women whose breasts have never fully developed as well as those whose breasts have reduced in size after having children. These aside, there are also those women who simply desire a larger breast size.

 Why Is Breast Augmentation Our Number One Procedure?

 Because of Our Results!
Patient feedback has repeatedly confirmed what we, the staff at the Sydney Cosmetic Clinic, have always believed: that Dr Mayson’s approach to Breast Augmentation is refreshingly different and special. This comes about through:

• his attention to the finest details
• his sense of artistry
• his preference that your new breasts should be in harmony and in balance with the rest of your body
• his commitment to the highest professional standards
• the quality of his overall patient care
• the quality of his after-care and his round-the-clock availability after surgery
• AND Dr Mayson’s two personally-developed additions to the standard surgical technique: one to reduce post-operative discomfort and another that has greatly reduced the risk of one of the potential complications of Breast Augmentation.

Bear in mind that any surgeon can create bigger breasts simply by inserting implants of any size or shape. However, Dr Mayson’s driving philosophy is to create not just bigger breasts but attractive, aesthetic and sensual breasts – breasts that make you feel feminine, attractive and self-confident while still in harmony and in proportion with the rest of your body. To create a beautiful breast requires expertise, an artistic eye and most importantly attention to fine detail - both in your planning stages and during your actual surgery. And, unless contra-indicated, Dr Mayson prefers implants to be placed ‘under the muscle’ to produce a more natural appearance rather than a round “stuck on” look that can result with implants ‘in front of the muscle’.

If You Have Never Had a Breast Consultation With Dr Mayson, Here Is What You Can Expect:

Quality Consultations

• Initial Consultation lasting 1-1½ hours – necessary to give you all the information you require to make an informed decision as to whether or not to have the procedure. Shorter consultations cannot possibly give you all the necessary information.
  
  
• No ‘Nurse Consultations’: All consultations are with Dr Mayson himself. After all, shouldn’t the person who’ll do your surgery also be doing your entire consultation?
  
  
• A detailed Information Brochure on Breast Augmentation written by Dr Mayson to take home and read after your initial consultation. This means that you don’t have to worry about forgetting something that was said at your consultation because the brochure will recap what Dr Mayson has explained and shown you.
  
  
• Second Consultation (30 min – 1hr): If, after your first consultation, you wish to proceed you will need a second appointment. This involves further discussion, detailed chest and breast measurements, implant selection and formulation of the surgical plan that will best meet your objectives. Please Note: In special circumstances (e.g. for distance, interstate/overseas patients, or special circumstances) you may be able to have your Second Consultation immediately following, or on the same day as, the Initial Consultation in order to avoid the inconvenience of a return trip.

Dr Mayson Will Involve You

Dr Mayson believes that no one knows better than you how you want your breasts to finally look. Rather than your surgeon select which implant he/she thinks is the appropriate one for you, Dr Mayson prefers to have your input right from the start so that you are involved in the entire decision making process all the way through.

The six choices which Dr Mayson will ask you to select on are:

1. Saline or Silicone Implants
2. Round or ‘Tear-Drop’ Shape Implants
3. Smooth or Textured (“Rough”) Implant walls
4. Location of Incisions – under the breast, around the areola, in the armpit or through the navel.
5. Position of Implant – ‘under the muscle’ or ‘in front of the muscle’
6. Size

Although Dr Mayson will give you all the necessary information and guide you in your choices in each of the above areas he will still leave the final decisions up to you, provided of course that you are not making any decision that will produce a look that’s not right for you – in which case he will definitely tell you so.

Should you wish, Dr Mayson is happy for you to bring your husband, partner, relative or friend along to each appointment.

Customising Your Surgery

• At your Second Consultation, many detailed measurements are taken. These measurements are essential not only for narrowing down your implant options but also to plan your surgery and ensure that the implants you eventually select are appropriate for your frame and that your breasts and nipples are properly positioned over the implants and do not sit too high or too far out to the sides.
  
• Based on your measurements, Dr Mayson will show you the various implants that can achieve the look you desire. We have a large range of implant styles and sizes for you to try under your clothing so that you can visualise and compare the likely degree of correction each can give you.

Breast Augmentation takes around 2 hours and for your safety and comfort should only be done in a fully-accredited Hospital or Day Surgery. It is usually done under General Anaesthesia but should you prefer it can also be done under Intravenous (Twilight) Sedation with Local Anaesthesia.

There is no need to stay in hospital and you can go home about 2 hours after your procedure in the company of a responsible person. You cannot go home alone. Sutures are removed after 9 days. Depending on your type of work, most patients are able to return to work within two weeks but you must avoid strenuous physical activities and contact sports for the first 3 months. You must also wear a supportive sports bra during those first 3 months.

Contrary to popular misconception, NO. If there is no problem there is no need to routinely replace implants be they saline or silicone.

Sydney: Our standard all-inclusive fee for Breast Augmentation in Sydney is currently around $9,965 (GST included). Special techniques, special implants or different hospitals may increase this amount. Your own research will confirm that our cost of $9,965 is well below the average of $11,000 – 14,000 and we do this with only the very best quality implants and without any compromise on quality or standard of care - you have our absolute guarantee on that! As testimony to the quality of Dr Mayson’s standards and results is the fact that Dr Mayson has the distinction of never having had a single instance of litigation, even threatened litigation, in ANY procedure including Breast Augmentation, over his entire professional career!

How can we do it for so much less? The reason is simply that we do not believe in charging more than a fair surgical fee just because it is so popular a procedure. In addition, we pass on to you all the individual costs (anaesthetist, hospital and implants) that make up the total fee as they come in to us without any ‘mark-ups’.

These are the reasons why our fee of $9,965 is as low as it is.

Brisbane & Gold Coast: Our fee for Breast Augmentation in Brisbane is slightly higher than in Sydney simply because of the higher Hospital and Anesthetist Fees. Our standard all-inclusive fee in Brisbane is currently around $10,325 (GST included). Special techniques or special implants may, however, increase this amount. Before you commit, firstly confirm that the surgeon you are seeing is either a:

• Certified Cosmetic Surgeon with The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and is on the Procedural Register of the College for Breast Augmentations (this means that the doctor has done a minimum of 100 Breast Augmentations); or a
  
  
• Plastic Surgeon (Please note that this qualification in itself is not necessarily an indication as to expertise in this procedure)

The next important step is to confirm the experience of the particular surgeon in Breast Augmentation by seeking straightforward answers to the following questions:

1. How long has he/she been doing Breast Augmentations?
2. How many Breast Augmentations has he/she done?
3. How many Breast Augmentations do they do per month?
4. What complications have they seen?
5. Have they been the subject of any litigation in that procedure? If so, how many times?
6. Does he/she hold hospital accreditation?

Hospital accreditation is a very important criterion. It is an indication that the doctor in question has satisfied a Hospital Accreditation Committee as to his surgical training and experience. And Breast Augmentation is certainly a surgical procedure!

These are all very important criteria that merit your consideration before you finally choose your Breast Augmentation surgeon. If you are not being given straightforward answers or you are not completely satisfied with all the answers you owe it to yourself to see someone else as well.

Additional Points To Consider When Choosing Your Breast Augmentation Surgeon:

YOUR CONSULTATIONS:

• Quality of Consultations: Initial Consultation should be at least 1 hour long - necessary to give you all the information you require to make an informed decision as to whether or not to have the procedure. Shorter consultations cannot possibly give you all the necessary information.
  
  
• You should be shown not just a handful of photographs but a portfolio of the surgeon’s Breast Augmentation results.
  
  
• All consultations should be by the surgeon himself and not by his nurse or other employee: After all, shouldn’t the person who’ll do your surgery also be doing your entire consultation?
  
  
• You should also be given a detailed Information Brochure on Breast Augmentation to take home. This should recap the information given at the consultation.
  
  
• Second Consultation: Unless the Second Consultation is combined with the Initial Consultation, you should be offered a further consultation in the event you decide to proceed. This is necessary for you to have plenty of time to compare implants in an unrushed manner, to plan your surgery in detail and answer any questions you may have. One short Initial Consultation is not the ideal basis on which to proceed with surgery.
  
  
• Be wary of Free, ‘Over the Phone’ or ‘Online Internet Consultations’: Although you may consider these ‘convenient’, we consider them to be entrepreneurial, unprofessional and can never be a substitute for a quality consultation given in person by the doctor who’ll do your surgery.

CONSIDER THE SURGEON’S RECOMMENDATIONS BUT DON’T LET THE SURGEON MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS:

No one knows better than you how you want your breasts to finally look. Rather than your surgeon select which implant he/she thinks is the appropriate one for you, the surgeon should involve you in the entire decision making process all the way through especially when it comes to the selection of size and shape of the implants.

CHOOSING YOUR IMPLANTS:

Your surgeon should, based on your measurements be able to show you a full range of implant sizes and shapes – and in more than one brand – for you to insert under your clothing and visualise and compare the likely degree of correction each can give you. Only in this way can you choose the implants that will best produce the look you desire.

ENSURE YOUR PROCEDURE WILL BE DONE IN A HOSPITAL OR FULLY-ACCREDITED DAY SURGERY CENTRE:

Perhaps more importantly than with any other procedure, Breast Augmentation should be performed under the most sterile conditions in order to minimize the chances of implant pocket infection. Infection of an implant pocket is a disastrous complication which involves two further returns to the Operating Theatre plus replacement of the involved implant – all at considerable additional cost. So you owe it to yourself to minimise the risk of infection and maximize your comfort and safety by ensuring the procedure is to be done in a fully-accredited Hospital or Day Surgery. A facility that is not fully-accredited will likely not have the same standards as a Hospital.

WILL THERE BE A SPECIALIST ANAESTHETIST PRESENT?

Breast Augmentation is usually done under General Anaesthesia but in some cases it can be performed under Intravenous (Twilight) Sedation with Local Anaesthesia. Some doctors performing Breast Augmentation do not have the necessary qualifications for hospital accreditation and accordingly perform Breast Augmentations in their Rooms without a Specialist Anaesthetist! If you are told an Anaesthetist is not necessary - DON’T BOOK IN! – GO ELSEWHERE. Your comfort and safety depend on it.

The possible consequences of NOT having a Specialist Anaesthetist present include:

• Your procedure could prove a painful and distressing experience. Only a Specialist Anaesthetist has the knowledge and experience to administer the specific medications in their optimal doses and combinations to make the surgery pain-free.
  
  
• If you are told that instead of a Specialist Anaesthetist a Nurse will be giving you the drugs on the doctor's instructions, once again DON'T PROCEED! This is a very UNSAFE practice and one which you should not even consider. Neither the doctor nor his nurse will likely have the knowledge and experience of an anaesthetist in the use of these drugs and how to treat any unexpected adverse reactions to them.
  
  
• Finally, ask yourself this: If there is no Specialist Anaesthetist and you have an unexpected adverse event or reaction to any medication, who in that room will have an anaesthetist's knowledge necessary to treat your emergency situation? The simple but frightening answer is: probably NOBODY!