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.