Dr Naveen Somia

Dr Naveen Somia – Is Eyelid Surgery Functional or Cosmetic?

Dr Naveen Somia: I’m Dr Naveen Somia. I’m a plastic surgeon based in Sydney. This weekend I’ve been in Melbourne attending a conference about eyelid and facial cosmetic surgery. The prevalent question this weekend has been, is eyelid surgery predominantly functional or is it cosmetic? I feel that I should shed some light on that
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Kristie - fat transfer to the breasts

Kristie’s Fat Transfer to Breasts Patient Story with Dr Sandercoe

Fat Transfer to Breast Patient Story Interview Trish: I’m really excited; I’m here today with Kristie. Kristie has just recently had fat transfer to the breasts with Dr Gavin Sandercoe, plastic surgeon in Bella Vista in New South Wales, Sydney. I’m really excited because we always get asked about fat transfer to the breast, so
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Dr Lisa Friederich on gender transition

Dr Lisa Friederich Talks Gender Transition

Hi, I’m Lisa Friederich. I’m a Specialist Plastic Surgeon based in Sydney. Gender Surgery is a growing field. For Patients who are undergoing gender transition surgery,  there’s a couple of different categories. Obviously female to male FTM , male to female MTF. I generally deal mostly with the female to male, and this involves plastic
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Michelle - not everybody is ready for surgery

How to Get ready for Cosmetic Surgery – Video with Michelle Staughton, Coco Ruby Patient Advisor,

Michelle: I’m Michelle. I work at Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery. It’s passion. I love it. I love my job. I go every day thinking, “Who can I help today?” Because I was a patient before I worked there, before I came into this job. This was important to me. It’s changed my life and I
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Joelinda's gender affirmation journey

Joelinda’s Gender Affirmation Journey

TRISH HAMMOND: Great, well I’m really excited because I’m here today with Joelinda. Joelinda is actually from Brisbane and she has got a fantastic story to share. I really wanted to get Joelinda; we’ve been trying to and fro to make sure that we’re both available at the same time. We finally got it together.
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Post Breast Augmentation

Post Breast Augmentation Recovery with Dr Kumar

Trish Hammond: Lovely, so I’m here today with Dr. Rohit Kumar. Dr Rohit Kumar is a cosmetic plastic surgeon who’s from the Sydney Cosmetic Sanctuary, which is based in Leichhardt in Sydney. Welcome. Dr Rohit Kumar: Thanks, Trish, how are you? Trish Hammond: I’m great, and yourself? Dr Rohit Kumar: Yeah, not too bad, thanks.
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Embery family weight loss

Mel, Trina & Vicky – the family that loses together, stays together

Trish Hammond: I’m really excited today, because I’m here with the Embrey girls, the Embrey family, and this is just the girls from the family. We’ve got Vicky, we’ve got Mel, and we’ve got Trina. Vicky is the Mum, and Vicky is my age, so I know exactly what she’s going through. Then we’ve got
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Angela's Story

The ins and outs of Angela’s Breast Reduction and Tummy Tuck with Dr Justin Perron, Brisbane

Trish Hammond: Great, well I’m here today with Angela, who’s in Brisbane. Angela just recently had a tummy tuck, which is abdominoplasty, and a breast reduction with Dr. Justin Perron up in Brisbane who operated from the Mater Hospital. We’re going to have a bit of a chat about it today. Thanks Angela, thanks for
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