Bayside Plastic Surgeon
Dr. David A. Ross FRACS (PLAST)
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon
03 9596 8888

Should you put your implants under or over the muscle?

07 08, 2020

Should you put your implants under or over the muscle?

Melbourne breast implants

Once you’ve chosen to have a breast augmentation, there are a whole host of other choices that you’ll need to make. These include choosing saline or silicone implants, and which incision location you would prefer. Another choice is whether to have the implants placed under the muscle of the chest (subpectoral) or over this muscle but under the natural breast tissue (subglandular). This decision can have a significant impact on how the implants look and feel afterwards,...Read More

Posted on August 7, 2020 By David Ross in
20 02, 2015

What is the best procedure to correct my sagging breasts?

Sagging breasts, what Plastic Surgeons call breast ptosis, can be quite a depressing condition causing poor self-confidence and low self-esteem, especially in younger women. It can just result from bad genetics and can happen to teenagers or can be a disappointing consequence of breast feeding one or multiple children or result from extensive weight loss.

Often it is difficult to advise women on the best procedure to correct their sagging breast problem as everyone will be able to accept a...Read More

Posted on February 20, 2015 By David Ross in
17 02, 2014

Breast Reconstruction, Implant Breast Reconstruction, Autogenous (own tissue) Breast Reconstruction

There is no doubt that the loss of a breast, following surgical mastectomy in the treatment of breast cancer, can have significant psychological consequences in self esteem and a feeling of “womanly wholeness”. Breast reconstruction either at the time of mastectomy or subsequently can restore self confidence and contentment with appearance. It is a difficult decision for a woman to undergo breast reconstruction and in making that decision it is important to gain as much information about the various...Read More

Posted on February 17, 2014 By David Ross in
17 02, 2014

Breast Reconstruction in congenital breast asymmetry

Some people are born with asymmetry of the anterior chest wall. In women this congenital condition may be manifest by breast size asymmetry, which can be mild to severe. In Poland Syndrome, this can be more severe, in both males and females, with underdevelopment of not only the breast but absence of the all or part of the pectoralis muscle and various ribs and costal cartilages. This situation can lead to lack of self confidence and lowered self esteem particularly in adolescent...Read More

Posted on February 17, 2014 By David Ross in
30 10, 2013

Secondary Breast Augmentation (Breast Implant Exchange)

Removal and replacement of breast implants may be required for many reasons. There may be a complication with the implant requiring removal.

The commonest reason for this is development of capsular contracture (scarring around the implant), which will cause firmness of the implant in the breast and possibly breast asymmetry. Occasionally capsular contracture can be the cause of breast pain, although this not common. This situation is much more likely with silicone gel filled implants due to silicone...Read More

Posted on October 30, 2013 By David Ross in
30 10, 2013

Breast Reduction

Breast Reduction is a very rewarding surgical procedure. Many of those women who undergo the procedure cannot believe they had not undertaken it earlier because the benefits were so dramatic. However it is a big decision to undergo a plastic surgery procedure and it is important to understand what is involved before proceeding.

There are a number of different techniques in undergoing breast reduction surgery, which have application in different circumstances.

Dr Ross undertakes three different...Read More

Posted on October 30, 2013 By David Ross in
30 10, 2013

Breast Augmentation

Dr David Ross believes that in making a decision whether or not to proceed with breast augmentation surgery the two most important factors to be considered are a natural looking result and the safety of the implanted devices in both the short and long term.

Breast augmentation is a common cosmetic surgery procedure with a high probability of a successful outcome. There are quite a number of different breast implants, used in breast augmentation, available for use in Australia. There are two main...Read More

Posted on October 30, 2013 By David Ross in
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