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Toowoomba & Gold Coast Plastic Surgeon
Dr Mark Magnusson
Associate Professor Mark Magnusson
Undertaking cosmetic surgery (also known as aesthetic plastic surgery) is an intensely personal and private decision. Success comes from helping individual patients clarify their goals and then creating a bespoke plan to achieve them. With a combination of communication, experience and knowledge, A/Prof Mark Magnusson has helped many patients across Brisbane, Toowoomba and Gold Coast.
Experience as a plastic surgeon and educator
A/Prof Magnusson has been a fully qualified Specialist Plastic Surgeon in Toowoomba since 2000 and on the Gold Coast since 2016. He has a practice focusing on surgery of the breast and body and facial rejuvenation/face lift.
- Ongoing contribution to plastic surgery education and research in Australia and Internationally
- Appointed Associate Professor for the School of Medicine and Dentistry at Griffith University
- Teaches facial anatomy to plastic surgeons for facelift surgery and aesthetic injectors for cosmetic facial injection
- Research into breast implant outcomes (breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and systemic symptoms associated with breast implants (SSBI)/breast implant illness (BII)), body contouring and facial rejuvenation with over 40 published peer reviewed scientific journal articles
- Past President and Past Chairman of Education of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
- Editorial Board member of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Aesthetic Section Editor for the Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
- Is a current member of the Breast Implant Expert Working Group (BIEWG) for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
A combination of training, experience, quality and caring create the best environment to make very personal and important decisions about your care.
A/Prof Mark Magnusson
Dr Magnusson – Accolades
Past President Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Editorial board of the prestigious Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Aesthetic Section Editor for the Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Chairman of Education for ASAPS 2013-2016
Anatomy tutor: Mendelson Advanced Facial Anatomy Course (MAFAC) for Facelift surgery and Anatomy For Injectors (AFI) for facial injectable treatments
Advisor and Educator for government and industry on breast implant surgery and the management of facial ageing
Over two decades of cosmetic surgical experience
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Feeling comfortable in one’s body is a very individual thing – what might be ideal for one person may be different for someone else. The best outcome therefore requires a bespoke approach.
Featured Treatments
A/Prof Magnusson is a Specialist Plastic Surgeon committed to pursuing excellence in patient outcomes. We all start with unique bodies. While surgical interventions can be powerful, they can only achieve what they are designed to achieve. The best outcomes occur when there is a clear understanding of individuals goals and a thorough understanding of the treatment options to achieve them, so that the best option or combination is considered.
A Specialist Plastic Surgeon is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) with Specialist Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Agency (AHPRA) in Plastic Surgery. A/Prof Magnusson is a member and past president of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) is a fully registered Specialist Plastic Surgeon with a practice in aesthetic or cosmetic surgery. Becoming a Specialist Plastic Surgeon takes 6-7 years at university and then an additional 10-12 years of training to become a Specialist Plastic Surgeon with assessment and exams along the way. Maintaining this knowledge is a life commitment. A/Prof Magnusson has an academic attachment to Griffith University recognising his ongoing research and teaching.
His research and teaching commitments relate especially to breast implant surgery, body-contouring surgery and facial rejuvenation (facelift and non-surgical). His research specifically involves collaborative and transformative research into BIA-ALCL, breast implant safety/outcomes and systemic symptoms associated with breast implants (SSBI)/breast implant illness (BII)), body contouring and the anatomy of facial ageing as it applies to face lift surgery and nonsurgical rejuvenation.
Request a consultation with Dr Magnusson in Toowoomba or the Gold Coast
If you are interested in learning more about a specific plastic surgery procedure, you can request a consultation with A/Prof Magnusson at either his Toowoomba or Gold Coast clinics by contacting reception. He will be able to answer your queries during your appointment and determine whether you are a suitable candidate for plastic surgery.