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Patient Resources

Government Resources

The Australian Governments Private Health Insurance information website can be found here: http://www.privatehealth.gov.au/. This site compares health funds and their features. Get the facts on what your health fund will or wont cover! Find out if your health fund covers Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery or if you will be left out in the cold by your insurer and find health funds that do include reconstructive and plastic procedures.

Australian Federal Government's Department of Health and Ageing website.

Therapeutic Goods Administration: Breast implant information booklet

Better Health Channel

ASPS partners with key stakeholders to deliver a consistent message to the public. Doing so enables ASPS and its members to be the key point of contact for patients.
In Victoria, ASPS is a content partner of Better Health Channel (a service offered by the Department of Human Services to educate patients).  
The Fact Sheets are available on the BHC website at http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/ or link directly to the fact sheets via this link: click here.

ASPS Brochures

Breast Implant Surgery Brochure (courtesy of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
This brochure presents an overview of surgery using silicone breast implants.

Please contact your ASPS Surgeon for a consultation and a copy of any of the following brochures to assist you in making an informed decision.

Patient Brochures

Note: all brochures are not available for downloading. Your ASPS Plastic Surgeon will give you one during consultation.

 

Brochure Title

 Description of Contents

  Cosmetic Surgery Checklist
  Four steps to assist you in making an informed decision.
 

 Facial Plastic Surgery
 Selecting the right procedure, health considerations, how surgery is performed and what to expect from your surgery.
 

  Plastic Surgery of the Breast

  
  Selecting the right procedure, health considerations, how surgery is performed and what to expect from your surgery.
 

   Body Contouring Plastic Surgery

  
  Selecting the right procedure, health considerations, how surgery is performed and what to expect from your surgery.
 

   Plastic Surgery of the Ears

  
  Selecting the right procedure, health considerations, how surgery is performed and what to expect from your surgery.
 

   Skin rejuvenation with Plastic Surgery

  
  Selecting the right procedure, health considerations, how surgery is performed and what to expect from your surgery.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FDA Fact Sheets for Breast Implants

June 2011: The American FDA has recently approved silicone breast implants for use in the United States. They have also released a very useful guide and fact sheets relating to breast augmentation and breast implants.

To download the FDA fact sheets and guides please click the relevant links in the document list below.


AMA Patient Resources

June 2011: The AMA has released a position statement outlining the role of the doctor. This document outlines the skills that doctors should be equipped with as well as some rights and responsibilities.
To download the document see the document listing below.


Related documents:

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