Patient reading paths
Choose articles by the question you are researching.
This page groups a small selection of RevAesthetic articles by subject. The journal remains the complete date-ordered archive.
Six ways into the journal
Each path below contains three recent articles. Visit the journal for every published article in date order.
Planning a consultation
Questions to consider before an appointment, including fees, medical information and decision making.
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Liposuction in Melbourne — how to read pricing pages without getting confused
An honest plain-language guide to reading liposuction pricing pages in Melbourne. Why a $1,500 figure and a $19,800 figure can both be legitimate, the line items worth confirming in writing, and how to compare across clinics on the same basis.
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Comparing liposuction clinics in Melbourne — what to actually look at
An AHPRA-safe framework for assessing any cosmetic clinic offering liposuction in Melbourne. Formal qualifications, accredited facility, before-and-after attribution, second-opinion practice — without naming or comparing specific clinics.
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Hymen repair before and after — what photographs can and cannot tell you
An honest plain-language guide to why hymen repair is rarely photographed in marketing material. What can be assessed at consultation instead, anatomical landmarks, healing windows, and the patient-privacy reasons behind the absence of a public gallery.
Body procedures
Articles about liposuction, tummy tuck surgery and gynaecomastia, including planning, fees and recovery.
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What happens to stretch marks after tummy tuck surgery?
Tummy tuck surgery removes a section of skin from the lower abdomen, so the stretch marks living in it leave with it. What happens to the marks above the navel, and the scar you take on in exchange.
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Tummy tuck surgery in Melbourne — what affects the price quoted at consultation
What actually changes the cost of tummy tuck surgery in Melbourne — extent of muscle separation, skin laxity, hospital stay, whether liposuction is combined. Honest plain-language guide for post-pregnancy patients.
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Liposuction in Melbourne — what the cost actually includes
A plain-language breakdown of liposuction pricing in Melbourne — surgical fee, anaesthetic, theatre, garment, follow-up — and why a single number out of context is rarely a useful comparison.
Breast procedures
Reading about breast implants, implant removal, procedure planning and recovery.
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Cost of breast augmentation in Melbourne — what changes the final figure
What actually moves the cost of a breast augmentation in Melbourne — implant choice, placement, anaesthesia, whether a lift is combined, and the line items in a written quote.
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Breast augmentation in Melbourne — choosing implant size honestly
How implant size is actually decided at consultation — tissue check, frame width, soft tissue thickness, and lifestyle — written for patients researching breast augmentation.
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Three Recommendations for Breast Implant Surgery
Three practical recommendations from Dr Kishen Nara on breast augmentation in Melbourne.
Face procedures
Eyelid and ear related articles, including procedure information and recovery.
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A Guide to Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
What blepharoplasty involves, suitability assessment, and recovery considerations.
Intimate procedures
Articles about labiaplasty, hymen repair and penile procedures, with privacy and consultation context.
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Hymen repair cost in Australia — what is included, what is not
A plain-language note on what hymen repair actually costs in Australia — the line items in a written quote, why ranges are wide, what Medicare does not cover, and why a same-day price is a warning sign.
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Penile augmentation cost in Australia — what is included, what is not
A plain-language note on what penile augmentation actually costs in Australia — the line items in a written quote, why ranges are wide, and why a same-day price is a warning sign.
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Penile girth augmentation in Australia — prescription medication, fat graft, and what each one involves
A plain-language guide to penile girth augmentation in Australia — a prescription medication that may increase volume, autologous fat graft, why surgical girth procedures are not offered here, and how the decision is made at consultation.
Recovery and regulatory information
Post procedure care and official information from Australian health regulators.
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Can fat come back to the same area years after liposuction?
The fat cells removed do not regrow, but the ones left behind can still enlarge. What actually changes in a treated area over five, ten and twenty years, and which changes are not fat at all.
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Why some hymen repair procedures need revision — and how to lower the chance
An honest plain-language guide to revision after hymen repair in Australia. The wound-healing variables that affect outcome, the role of the six-week rest period, and the practical steps that lower (but never eliminate) the chance of needing further work.
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Tummy tuck surgery recovery — week by week through three months
An honest, week-by-week recovery timeline after abdominoplasty in Melbourne. Drain management, scar care, exercise return, and the difficult weeks 2 and 3 that nobody talks about.
For patients
Considering a procedure in Melbourne, Tasmania or Adelaide?
Reading is the first step. A consultation with Dr Nara is the second — a private, unhurried discussion of suitability, technique, recovery and risks. There is no commitment to proceed.