My Surgeon Says...

Today we're talking all things money. We explain which costs are actually included in our quotes, common cost cutting tactics that cheaper providers may use and why a high price point doesn't necessa…

Today we’re chatting myths and misconceptions when it comes to facelifts. Can you get a facelift too early or too late? How obvious should a facelift look? And why is the stigma around facelifts not …

Today we're talking about reconstructive vs cosmetic plastic surgery. When I thought about this topic, I didn't really think we'd spend so much time on reconstructive surgery, but I am so happy we di…

Today, we've got facelift guru Dr Richard Bloom on the pod to delve into the mysterious world of facelifts. We chat about the current obsession with the deep plane technique, what recovery is *actual…

Welcome to My Surgeon Says! We’ve had a bit of a facelift so if this has popped up in your podcast feed and you have no idea what’s happening, the podcast formerly known as Keeping It Re.al has rebra…

This week on the podcast, Richard and Kim are running us through the most common mistakes that patients make and how to avoid them. They also tell us about the most important things they learned duri…

Today we're talking twins and more specifically, the impact on the women who birth them. Did you know that the average woman's uterus grows to 500 times its usual size in pregnancy, and that's just s…

Today we're joined by Plastic Surgery Superstar, Dr. Kourosh Tavakoli. Kourosh is based in Sydney and has over 20 years experience in breast and body contouring surgeries. In this episode, Richard an…

We often have patients coming in complaining about back fat, and quite a lot of the time it's actually not back fat at all, but an excess of loose skin that has become uncomfortable and cumbersome un…

Today, we’re answering the age old question – what’s the difference between a lower body lift and an abdominoplasty, aka a tummy tuck? Richard and Kim explain what’s involved in each operation, who t…

The concept of being covered by Medicare for plastic surgery is undeniably confusing. To help, we've recorded a two part series explaining what an item number is, why they exist, and we go through op…

The concept of being covered by Medicare for plastic surgery is undeniably confusing. To help, we've recorded a two part series explaining what an item number is, why they exist, and we go through op…

Today, we’ve got a one-on-one chat with Richard to learn more about what makes him tick. We cover a lot, including the proudest moment in his career, something he wished more people knew about plasti…

This week, Richard and Kim join me to chat about the dark side of over-investigating normal post-op bumps and twinges. They share some of the most harrowing patient stories we’ve heard on the podcast…

We get a lot of questions about post-op garments so here’s a quick little episode answering the FAQs. We chat about whether it’s okay to take your compression garment off in the early weeks after sur…

Today, we’re talking about spitting sutures, which is when your internal stitches pop up through your skin… not exactly where we want them to be. It’s not as harrowing as it sounds and can often get …

Today we’re talking about breasts bottoming out. Never heard of it? Well, welcome. We go through the technicalities of it all, which patients are more at risk, and why we’d never tell you to stop doi…

The world of cosmetic surgery is rife with tricks, dodgy practice, and misleading images so today, Richard and Kim join me to expose the 5 biggest scams in plastic surgery.

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Today on the pod, we get practical. Richard and Kim chat about the must do’s before going into theatre, which common advice you should actually ignore, and their top tips to ensure surgery goes as sm…

If you’re a bit surprised by this topic, you’ve obviously never met Mr Richard Bloom, a man fuelled almost exclusively by data sets. Today, we chat about why the surgeons audit each other’s work, how…