Real Stories
Lower Body Lift After Massive Weight Loss – See Patient Results by Dr Jeremy Hunt
Lost a Lot of Weight & Looking for a Lower Body lift to Reduce Excess Skin? Massive weight loss is a huge achievement, however it’s not always the end of the journey for the patient. Quite often they are left with loose, hanging skin that can not only affect the...
Olivia’s post pregnancy Tummy Tuck Patient Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein
After having two children Olivia’s tummy was stretched. No matter how much exercise she did her excess skin and flab wasn’t budging. Olivia decided to do something about it and after researching her options, decided to have a tummy tuck with Dr Craig Rubinstein from...
Erin’s Life Changing Breast Reduction with Dr Nicholas Moncrieff from Hunter Plastic Surgery
Hi I'm Erin, I'm 24 years old, I'm a lawyer in the Hunter Valley, and having a breast reduction has been a life changing decision for me. Why did you have the surgery? I wanted to have the surgery because I was a G cup at the age of 20 years old. And with such a small...
Yvonne’s Massive Weight Loss and Skin Reduction Procedures with Dr Matthew Peters
Yvonne had tried to lose weight for years and finally had gastric sleeve surgery which enabled her to lose a massive amount of weight. She then had several excess skin removal procedures with Dr Matthew Peters, Plastic Surgeon from Valley Plastic Surgery in Brisbane,...
Jess’ Patient Story – Body Lift & Breast Surgery after Massive Weight Loss
Patient Story - Body Lift & Breast Surgery after Massive Weight Loss Before I had my Gastric Sleeve surgery in 2011, I asked the opinions of friends and family. What did they think of the surgery, would it help me, was it appropriate for me, could I do something...
Diane’s Story – Breast Augmentation / Tummy Tuck with Dr Mark Moore
Diane had struggled with her weight for years. She always had trouble doing her jeans up at the waist. After having her first child at the age of 23 Diane’s weight started spiralling out of control, and by the time she was 47 years of age Diane reached her maximum...
Donna’s Breast Augmentation, Tummy Tuck and Brachioplasty with Dr Amira Sanki
Donna's journey started about 4 years ago when her and her husband were trying to fall pregnant. Obese her whole life, Donna realised she had to lose the weight. She shares her massive weight loss and subsequent excess skin removal journey with us. Her multiple...
Danne’s Neck Lift Patient Story by Dr Patrick Briggs – I’ve never felt better!
Danne's Neck Lift Patient Story after Massive Weight Loss Danne is 66 years old and has never felt better. Rewind a few years, and it was a very different story. On his 65th birthday, Danne weighed in at 134kg with a dangerously unhealthy body fat content of 47.6 per...
Sue’s Breast Reduction Patient Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein
Sue had always had large breasts and with a bra size of 20HH her breasts were weighing her down, literally. They affected her weight, her ability to find and wear certain clothes, and her lifestyle. After Sue's sister went to a conference that Dr Craig Rubinstein from...
Amanda’s Body Lift with Dr Justin Perron – after massive weightloss
We're so excited that Amanda has been sharing her plastic surgery journey with us. As well as allowing us to video her actual surgery with Dr Justin Perron, Amanda also had a chat with me about her experience. This is one of my favourite podcasts this year so this is...
Paul’s Massive Weight Loss and Belt Lipectomy with Dr Matthew Peters
Paul was fit, strong and as well as being a former fighter pilot in the air force, he was also a member of the Australian Rowing Team at world championship level. However, despite once being extremely fit and strong, as the decades passed by, due to a metabolic issue...
Maggie’s Massive Weight Loss Journey with Dr Matthew Peters in Brisbane
Massive Weight Loss Journey We first came across Maggie on our closed FB group and Maggie’s had a massive weight loss journey and after her procedures with Dr Matthew Peters from Valley Plastic Surgery in Brisbane looks absolutely amazing. She talks to us about her 8...
Elle’s Breast Augmentation Surgery with Dr Jeremy Hunt in Sydney
Elle had a breast augmentation with Dr Jeremy Hunt, Plastic Surgeon in Sydney and she looks absolutely amazing. I chatted to her about her journey and she shares heaps of valuable info about her experience. ...
Jess’ Breast Augmentation Patient Story with Dr Eddy Dona
Breast Augmentation Patient Story Jess has been through a total of 4 breast augmentation procedures. Size was a question she asked herself. How big is big enough? She was 21 when she first went in for her first procedure. Growing up she always had a small bust as a B...
TV Celebrity Daniel’s Massive Weight Loss Patient Story with Dr Jeremy Hunt
Daniel's Massive Weight Loss Patient Story - Excess Skin Reduction Surgery by Dr Jeremy Hunt In case you missed it, Daniel’s story on Channel 9’s “This Time Next Year” hosted by Karl Stefanovic last Monday night was absolutely jaw dropping. At 175kg Daniel put in a...
Chelle’s Lower Body Lift Surgery with Dr Mark Magnusson – Transformation after Massive Weight Loss
Lower Body Lift Surgery with Dr Mark Magnusson - Queensland Plastic Surgeon Chelle lost a huge amount of weight but was left with about 7kgs of excess skin that she says had nowhere to go and was like an apron over her front. She had a lower body lift with Dr Mark...
Nadia’s Abdominoplasty Patient Story by Dr Craig Rubinstein
Nadia's Abdominoplasty Patient Story - Tummy Tuck after Twins Case Study After the birth of her twins, Nadia had torn abdominal muscles and was left with excess, sagging skin from where it had stretched during pregnancy. She was self-conscious with the changes in her...
Breast Reduction Patient Story by Dr Craig Rubinstein
I recently had a breast reduction with Mr Craig Rubinstein who works at Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery in Hawthorn VIC and it's one of the best things I've done. Dr Rubinstein was recommended to me by another surgeon who informed me he is one of the best, very welcoming...
Lynn’s Blepharoplasty and Brow Lift with Dr Craig Layt on the Gold Coast
Lynne inherited her hooded eyes from her mum and felt she looked tired all the time and was frustrated she couldn’t use eyeliner. She decided to fix the problem and had eye surgery along with a brow lift with Dr Craig Layt on the Gold Coast. She’s not only thrilled...
Trish’s Tummy Tuck Revision Patient Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein
Eight weeks ago I had a multiple belt lipectomy, which is basically a tummy tuck - three little bits taken. I had this done with Dr Craig Rubinstein, from Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery . I found that I had a really quick recovery with this; it was an excellent surgery....
Wendy’s Breast Reduction Patient Story by Dr Patrick Briggs
Wendy's Patient Journey I have always had large breasts and over the years having giving birth to children, several weight gains and losses and the passing years they had become larger and sagging and extremely uncomfortable. I had issues with my upper back, shoulders...
Sue’s Transformation – Sue’s weight loss journey with Dr Craig Rubinstein
You might remember Sue from when she shared her breast reduction with Dr Craig Rubinstein with us. Sue continued her journey and she has had further weight loss related procedures and is looking absolutely amazing. Here’s her story in her own words. After my 5kg...
Sophie’s Full Abdominoplasty Patient Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein
Full Abdominoplasty Patent Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein Sophie recently had an abdominoplasty with Dr Craig Rubinstein from Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery in Hawthorn, Victoria where she had excess skin removed and muscle repair. It has given her so much more confidence...
Steph’s Plastic Surgery Journey – Tummy Tuck, Arm Lift, Breast Reduction and Upper Bleph with Dr Marcus Pyragius
I’m continuously being blown away by the journeys that some people go through when having their plastic surgery. It’s not always fun and games, and there’s so many situations where things get worse before they seem to get better. Today I had the pleasure of chatting...
Leanne’s Multiple Procedures with Dr Gavin Sandercoe
Leanne has had a bit of a journey when it comes to the procedures she needed after massive weight loss and had her first surgery in May 2018 where she had a breast lift and inner thigh lift. Then in August had a lower back lift and outer thighs, followed by an...
Lisa’s Breast Reduction Surgery Patient Story with Dr Jeremy Hunt
Breast Reduction Patient Story I’m a real advocate for breast reduction surgery as I totally know how grateful I am for having had my breast reduction. It’s nice to get up close and personal with people sharing their plastic surgery experiences. I have spoken with...
Chloe’s New Nose and Breasts with Dr Jeremy Hunt
Chloe had a rhinoplasty and breast augmentation with Dr Jeremy Hunt in Edgecliff, NSW. Her journey was ultimately successful, however Chloe has some awesome insights that might help others looking at similar procedures. Having a highly regarded surgeon such as Dr...
Jenna’s Breast Augmentation Patient Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein – Big and Beautiful
Breast Augmentation with a Lift Patient Story - Breast Lift with Implants! Just recently we chatted to the remarkable Jenna, and we’re so excited to share her story with you. When Jenna was 22 she lost 35kg over a period of around 8 months. She was exercising and...
Charlie’s Tummy Tuck Patient Story with Dr Briggs – Putting Myself First!
Tummy Tuck Patient Story with Dr Briggs It’s a common story so many of us can relate to. Having children and all of a sudden we lose our own lives to those little ones around us. Being a parent is one of the most wonderful things in the world, but it often means by...
Sheryl’s Abdominoplasty Patient Story by Dr Rubinstein – Metamorphosis
Abdominoplasty Patient Story Unfortunately, there are many women in bad marriages and relationships who put their own health and happiness second to everyone else’s and fall into a pit of self-despair and loathing. It takes courage to pull yourself out of such a deep...
Vanessa’s Breast Reduction Patient Story with Dr Craig Rubinstein
Vanessa recently had a breast reduction and lift with Dr Craig Rubinstein from Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery. Vanessa says when she went through IVF to have children one of the size effects of the hormones she took during that time was that her breasts grew "gigantic"!...
MIradry Excessive Sweating Treatment Patient Story with Dr Moradi
Fiona had always sweat a lot. She says it’s something that runs in her family - it’s hereditary. She says it took away her confidence and always felt horrible. At the age of 48 Fiona heard about the MiraDry treatment and went to see plastic surgeon Dr Pouria Moradi in...
Georgi’s Breast Augmentation Patient Story with Dr Nick Moncrieff
What’s it like to have a breast augmentation... including the ups and the downs? We asked lovely Georgi who has surgery with Dr Nick Moncrieff from Hunter Plastic Surgery in Newcastle last year and this is her experience. Why did you choose to have surgery? I really...
Lauren’s Breast Implant Replacement Patient Story with Dr Sackelariou
Meet Lauren, an employee of Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery who is 34 years of age. With her previous breasts feeling and looking uneven with a hardening on one side after previous implants 10 years ago, Lauren started looking into the possibility of replacement of her...
Roxy’s Transgender Transformation Patient Story
For as long as I can remember, I have been aware of the existence of cosmetic and plastic surgery, and what they meant to their partakers. I didn’t personally know anyone that had partaken, to the best of my knowledge, but I fully supported people doing what they...
Sara’s Mummy Makeover Patient Story with Dr Patrick Briggs
Sara's Patient Journey Like many of us Sara's weight fluctuated, especially during pregnancy and after birth. She also had severe muscle separation after her pregnancies and realised she needed an abdominoplasty and also wanted to get her body back. Sara found Dr...
Rochelle’s Rhinoplasty Patient Story with Dr John Newton
Rhinoplasty Patient Story Ever since Rochelle can remember she never liked the look of her nose. She felt it was overly large in comparison to the rest of her face and she always felt it had stuck out and everyone was looking at it. She had thought about trying to be...
Amika’s Body Lift Patient Story with a Sydney Plastic Surgeon – Excess Skin Removal after 60kg Weight Loss
After a lifetime of being overweight, in 2013 at the age of 60, I decided that i would have lap band surgery as a final attempt to have a healthy retirement and enjoy the grandchildren. The surgery was successful and over the next year I shed 60kgs with the support of...
Laura’s Breast Lift Patient Story with Dr Briggs
Breast Lift Patient Story Laura had always disliked her saggy, long boobs and finally decided to have a mastopexy or breast lift with Dr Patrick Briggs, Specialist Plastic Surgeon now in Melbourne VIC with Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery. Laura’s only regret was that she...
Fiona’s Breast Reduction Patient Story with Dr Rohit Kumar
Trish Interviews Fiona about her Breast Reduction Surgery Here’s a great real story from Fiona who is 2 years post breast reduction surgery with Dr Rohit Kumar from Sydney Cosmetic Sanctuary. Trish: Hey podcasters. Good morning. I'm here today, and today I'm really...
Sarah’s Belkyra Patient Story – A Solution for a Fatty Chin with Dr Briggs
Solution for a Fatty Chin The latest injectable product, Belkyra, now offers a ‘quick fix’ for those with excess fat beneath their chin. One woman who has battled the dreaded double chin all her life is Sarah. Sarah shares her story with us about why she decided to...
Megan’s Breast Surgery Patient Story – a warning to to “Do Your Research”
Trish: Hey everyone, I'm here today on this beautiful warm sunny afternoon, I'm talking with Megan who is based in Western Australia. Now Megan has got a really interesting story because she ... Oh actually I'll let her share it with you, but it's one of those buyer...
Rebecca’s FDL Tummy Tuck Patient Story with Dr Amira Sanki
Rebecca is a mum of 3 who with her partner run a successful business. Her weightloss journey started with a gastric sleeve in 2016 and she’s just commenced her skin removal surgery, which so far has included a fleur de lys extended tummy tuck. We ‘met’ Rebecca in a...
Katie’s Labiaplasty Patient Story with Dr McGovern
There are a few reasons why you might consider a labiaplasty. Whether it’s genetics, trauma or childbirth, having a labia that you’re not comfortable with can be extremely debilitating. Dr Mark McGovern from VIE Institute on the Sunshine Coast in QLD does this...
Shae’s Abdominoplasty Patient Story – How to find a Great Plastic Surgeon
How to find a Great Plastic Surgeon - Shae's Abdominoplasty Patient Story Shae is 36yrs old and has three kids ranging from 8 to 12yrs old. They were all big babies - over 4kgs (9lbs) each! - and Shae weighed in at 108kg when she had her youngest. With some hard work...
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 breast with Dr Gavin Sandercoe, plastic surgeon in Bella Vista in New South Wales, Sydney. I'm really excited...
Jo’s Body Lift Patient Story with Dr Mark Hanikeri – Excess Skin Reduction after losing 50kg
For most of us, the idea of a 7 hour marathon on the operating table is a little (lot!) scary. However, in the hands of the right surgeon, and when you combine several different procedures to be performed in one go, it can absolutely be the best way to go. Jo, was...
Vanessa’s Mummy Makeover Patient Story with Dr Mark Hanikeri – Abdominal Muscle Repair
It’s the age old issue... when most women have children, more often than not, our bodies lose their shape and “perkiness”. Whilst it’s nothing to be ashamed of, many of us dream of getting back to our former glory, or at least getting close, and sometimes we need a...
Karen’s Breast Reduction Patient Story with Coco Ruby Plastic Surgery
For many women, it’s a dream or desire to have bigger breasts. Whether it is to fill out bras or clothes better and have that cleavage that makes us feel more womanly or to attract the guys. However, for many other women, they have the completely opposite issue. Their...
Stephanie’s Mummy Makeover Patient Story with Dr Mark Hanikeri
When you look at yourself in the mirror and are unhappy with what is looking back at you, it is hard to live your life to your full potential. After having children, it is a sad reality that often our bodies just don’t bounce back the way we’d like, and in some cases,...
My Nightmare in Thailand – Penny’s Overseas Plastic Surgery Experience
Choosing to have plastic surgery in a foreign country increases your risks exponentially, not only because of the uncertainty with regards to the qualifications and experience of the surgeon you end up with, but the unknown of where the surgery will be performed and...
Luke’s Gynecomastia Patient Story with Dr Briggs – Up Close and Personal
Gynecomastia Patient Story Most of our real patient stories tend to come from women, as the men who undergo surgery tend to be a little more cautious about sharing their experiences. Luke was brave enough to answer some questions and show us his amazing results from...
Julie’s Breast Surgery Patient Story with Dr Briggs – get rid of my saggy boobs!
Breast Surgery Patient Story Julie had always felt duped in the breast department. Her mother had them, her sister had them; but Julie’s were more on the “petite” side. “I believe I got the leftovers,” she says. Julie says she didn’t really consider surgery an option,...