Many people lead a healthy lifestyle and are at or near their goal weight, but find themselves left with stubborn pockets of fat that just won’t go away. This can be a very frustrating situation. Some people may choose liposuction to get rid of those last bits of fat and achieve the body image they desire. This is a surgical procedure that can be used to remove deposits of fat tissue.

Here at Bayside Plastic Surgery, Dr. Ross offers traditional liposuction,...Read More

When people undergo a massive weight loss (whether it’s through bariatric surgery or through exercise and dietary changes), they generally do so because they want to both look and feel better. However, sometimes people are surprised to find that they are left with a large amount of excess skin after their weight loss is complete. Unfortunately, while fat tissue will respond to bariatric surgery or to lifestyle changes, skin often will not. After a person loses a lot of weight, there is...Read More

When a woman decides to have a breast augmentation, she then has a variety of choices to make in order to personalize her procedure. One of these is the choice of where to have the incision, which will determine where her scars will be. Dr. Ross believes that a particular incision choice generally has advantages over the others, although every woman determines for herself which incision she prefers.

What are the options? Which incision does Dr. Ross believe is usually...Read More

It may be the start of winter in Melbourne, but that doesn’t mean you are free and clear from the sun’s damaging effects to your skin. Too many people get careless after the summer season ends. They think that, just because the thermometer no longer reads in the high 20s and the sun isn’t blazing away in a cloudless sky, they are no longer susceptible to harmful UV rays.

Quite the contrary. Even on cloudy days and when temperatures have cooled down, your skin is vulnerable to sunburn and...Read More