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Dr Tavakoli
Dr. Tavakoli is an admired figure in the realm of elite plastic surgery in Australia, recognized for his superior expertise in cosmetic procedures.
With over 20 years of surgical experience as a world-renowned, Australian-trained plastic surgeon, he is distinguished as an industry leader in breast augmentation and revision surgery. Committed to advancing the field, Dr. Tavakoli actively contributes to the education and training of both emerging and established plastic surgeons.
Holding a Master of Surgery in plastic surgery from UNSW, Dr. Tavakoli’s expertise is highly respected among his peers having successfully performed over 10,000 breast procedures, his practice serves as a referral center for complex cases, including breast revision and tuberous breast deformity.
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For Dr Tavakoli, innovation is everything
Dr. Tavakoli works closely with his patients to understand their goals, designing custom procedure plans to suit individual needs. His patient-centered approach ensures that each treatment is tailored for optimal results, providing personalized care throughout the journey. With extensive experience in breast procedures, abdominal surgeries, and reconstructive work, Dr. Tavakoli utilizes multiple surgical techniques. His skill in combining methods allows for versatile solutions that address a wide range of aesthetic and reconstructive concerns, delivering high-quality outcomes for each patient.
Since starting his private practice in 2004, Dr. Tavakoli has run a successful plastic surgery clinic in Sydney, serving patients locally and internationally. He is a frequent guest on media platforms such as The Morning Show, ABC, and Sunday Night, sharing his expertise. Additionally, Dr. Tavakoli is active on social media, with a following of over 600,000 and a global audience reach of over 3 million people, using these platforms to engage and educate. He has also been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald.
DR Tavakoli's Achievements & Accolades
Dr. Tavakoli’s achievements include a Master of Surgery in Plastic Surgery from UNSW and a Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He has been a speaker at major conferences and has published extensively in medical journals.
- Achievements & Prizes
- Surgical Experience & Conferences
- Book Chapters & Publications
Achievements & Accolades
- Master of Surgery (MS) and Postgraduate Research Degree in Plastic Surgery from UNSW.
- Postgraduate thesis on Paediatric (children’s) Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis used in treating children with facial deformities.
- Fellowship in Plastic Surgery from Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
- Active member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
- Instructor for the Mentor Master Class.
- Involved in the application of new techniques such as fat grafting in breast
augmentation mammoplasty and the Internal Bra. - Guest Speaker at the 40th Annual ASAPS conference, lecturing on fat grafting in breast surgery and Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)
Prizes & Awards
- SEPTEMBER 1998: WINNER OF THE JOHNSON and JOHNSON SPECIAL MEDICAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST PRESENTATION.
NSW REGISTRAR’S PAPER DAY; ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, SYDNEY - MARCH 2001: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JUNIOR PLASTIC SURGERY REGISTRAR EXAM
NATIONAL PLASTIC SURGERY CONFERENCE- BRISBANE - APRIL 2002: WINNER OF THE MCGHAN BREAST PROSTHESIS (DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES) AWARD
NATIONAL PLASTIC SURGERY CONFERENCE- PERTH - MAY 2002: FINALIST IN NSW DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AWARD- BAXTER:
ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBINED SPINAL-PLASTICS OUTPATIENT CLINIC (SPOC) AT ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL, NORTHERN AREA HEALTH SERVICE.
Surgery Experience
Dr Tavakoli believes that knowledge and innovation are key. Although he has trained in both reconstructive and plastic surgery, Dr Tavakoli is one of only a handful of Plastic Surgeons in Australia with a practice solely committed to Aesthetic Surgery. As a result, the majority of Dr Tavakoli’s practice is dedicated to breast surgery and abdominal procedures.
In addition to his 10 years of Australian plastic surgery training in Sydney and Melbourne, Dr Tavakoli has also travelled to some of the major European and American Plastic Surgery Centres ensuring he is up to date with the latest surgical techniques and practices.
Conferences
- 2004 – Rome, Italy with Professor Marco Gasparotti at Villa Salaria: Liposculpture (superficial)
- 2004 – Barcelona, Spain – Planas Clinica
- 2004 – London, England – Face Lift
- 2005 – Dallas, Texas – Rhinoplasty
- 2006 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Periareolar mastopexy
- 2007 – Stuttgart, Germany – Rhinoplasty
- 2008 – Melbourne – Breast Augmentation (mammoplasty) Symposium
- 2009 – Dallas, Texas – Rhinoplasty
- 2010 – Singapore – Dr Charles Randquist, Breast Master Class
- 2011 – Melbourne – Rhinoplasty Symposium
- 2011 – Sydney – Dr Per Heden Breast Augmentation (mammoplasty) Symposium
- 2012 – Melbourne – Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) Symposium and Workshop
- 2012 – Stuttgart, Germany – Rhinoplasty Workshop
- 2012 – Melbourne – Upper Eyelid Surgery (blepharoplasty) Workshop
- 2012 – Melbourne – Facelift Anatomy & Techniques
- 2013 – Stockholm, Sweden – Breast & Weight Loss surgery
- 2014 – Melbourne – Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) & Buttock Fat Grafting
- 2015 – Stuttgart, Germany – Rhinoplasty Workshop
- 2015 – Milan, Italy – Rhinoplasty Masterclass
- 2015 – NYC, USA – Cutting Edge Symposium
- 2016 – Miami, USA – Brazilian Butt Lift (bilateral buttock augmentation)
- 2017 – Stockholm, Sweden – Beauty Through Science
- 2017 – Melbourne – 40th Annual ASAPS Conference (Guest Speaker)
Book Chapters
- TAVAKOLI K, KOHUT M, YEE G: ELECTRICAL and RADIATION BURNS- CHAPTER IN OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF TRAUMA, 2003.
- 2001- YEAR BOOK OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE and AESTHETIC SURGERY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: STEPHEN H. MILLER, MD, MPH
Scientific Publications
SNELL, BROUGHTON J., TAVAKOLI, KOUROSH. NECROTIZING FASCIITIS CAUSED BY APOPHYSOMYCES ELEGANS COMPLICATING SOFT-TISSUE AND PELVIC INJURIES IN A TSUNAMI SURVIVOR FROM THAILAND.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 119(1):448-449, January 2007.
TAVAKOLI K, Y YU, S SHAHIDI, F BONAR , MD POOLE . EXPRESSION OF GROWTH FACTORS IN DISTRACTION ZONE OF THE MANDIBLE: A SHEEP STUDY.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 1999, 52: 434-439
TAVAKOLI K, S RUTKOWSKI , C COPE, M HASSALL, M RICHARDS, R BARNETT, J VANDERVORD. RECURRENCE RATES OF ISCHIAL SORES IN PARA- AND TETRAPLEGICS TREATED WITH HAMSTRING FLAPS: AN EIGHT YEAR STUDY.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 1999, 52: 476-479.
TAVAKOLI K, W WALSH, F BONAR, R SMART, S WULF, MD POOLE , THE ROLE OF LATENCY IN MANDIBULAR OSTEODISTRACTION.
Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 1998; 26: 209-19.
TAVAKOLI K, K STEWART, MD POOLE. DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS IN CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY: A REVIEW.
Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1998; 40 (1): 88-99.
LONIE S, KARAGIANNIS P, TAVAKOLI K. FAM-FAT AUGMENTATION MASTOPEXY: A METHOD TO AVOID IMPLANTS.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024 Sep;48(18):3637-3645.
LONIE S, TAVAKOLI K. AN ALGORITHM FOR CORRECTION OF MILD TUBEROUS BREAST DEFORMITY IN AUGMENTATION MAMMAPLASTY.
Camouflage or Correct? Aesthet Surg J. 2023 Oct 13;43(11):878-887
TAVAKOLI K, G. CROXSON, M. McGEE-COLLETT. PRIMARY TUMOURS OF THE FACIAL NERVE
Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 1997; 2(6): 547-53.
TAVAKOLI K, D THOMSON. BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS AS AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF LEFT ATRIAL MYXOMA: A CASE REPORT.
Asia Pacific Heart Journal, 1996; 5(2): 120-1.
HODGKINSON DJ, TAVAKOLI K: THE USE OF MIMETIC MUSCULATURE IN FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION..
Australian Journal Of Dermatology- 1995
TAVAKOLI K, W WALSH, MD POOLE. MANDIBULAR DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS.
Australian and NZ Journal of Surgery, 1998; MAY.
BEHAN FC, TAVAKOLI K. A NEW INSTRUMENT- THE SSG SCALPEL BLADE FOR BREAST REDUCTION.
Australian and NZ Journal of Surgery, 2000; MAY.
LONIE S, ABESAMIS GM, LAW J, MOHAGHEGH MH, VICKERY K, DEVA A, TAVAKOLI K. TOPICAL TRANEXAMIC ACID IN PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY.
Short- and Long-term Outcomes. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 Dec 14;44(1)
LONIE S, TAVAKOLI K. BREAST STRIAE IN AESTHETIC SURGERY – A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR MANAGEMENT.
Eur J Plast Surg. 2024; 47 (62)
Workshops
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NOVEMBER 1995: HEAD and NECK ONCOLOGY: AN UPDATE TEMPORAL BONE/ FACIAL NERVE ANATOMY and DISSECTION COURSE
St.Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney,NOVEMBER 1997: MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS WORKSHOP
Bernard O’Brien’s Institute of Microsurgery, St Vincent’s Hospital, MelbourneJUNE 2002: MATHYS-SYNTHES AO MAXILLOFACIAL PLATING COURSE
Airport Sheraton, Sydney, AustraliaNOVEMBER 2002: ASPS CONFERENCE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
- Primary Rhinoplasty- Dr Bahman Guyuron
- Modern Refinements In Facelift- Dr James Stuzin
AUGUST 2003: IPRAS CONFERENCE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
- Secondary Rhinoplasty- Dr Bahman Guyuron
- Facial Tips- Dr Robert Flowers
- Breast Reconstruction- Dr Patrick Maxwell
- Forehead Plasty- Dr David Knize
- Ptosis Repair- Dr Richard Seigel
- Migraine And Anti Wrinkle Injections – Dr Bahman Guyuron
MARCH 2004: AESTHETC SURGERY WORKSHOP- 2004, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
- Secondary Rhinoplasty- Dr Egle Muti
- Mastopexy- Dr Egle Muti
- Medial Pedicle Breast Reduction- Dr Elizabeth Hall-Findlay
MARCH 2005: 22nd Dallas rhinoplasty Symposium
- Dallas Rhinoplasty Dissection Course- Dr Jack Gunter, Dr Bahman Guyuron
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