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EMBARGOED: MON, August 31, 2009
Mr Brett Archer FRACS
Mr Brett Archer is a plastic and reconstructive,
Melbourne surgeon who consults to the Alfred
Hospital and is the director of Southbank Plastic
Surgery, Melbourne, a private practice
specialising in facial plastic surgery and
non-surgical rejuvenation.
Mr Archer completed his training in Medicine in
1986 and became a Fellow of the Royal
Australian College of Surgeons in Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgery in 1997.
After completing his plastic surgical training in
Melbourne, Mr Archer spent a year in Brisbane
completing a Microsurgical and Head & Neck Cancer Fellowship. He then spent three
months in London and New York expanding his experience with facial aesthetic surgery.
While overseas, Mr Archer spent time training with Dr Sherell Aston and Dr Dan Baker.
Since returning to Melbourne in 1998, Mr Archer has established a private practice in
Southbank with a particular interest in facial plastic surgery and also non-surgical facial
rejuvenation.
He introduced the use of polylactic acid dermal filler, Sculptra®, to Australia as a solution to
facial lipoatrophy in patients with HIV.
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To coordinate an interview with Mr Archer, please contact Kirsten Bruce or
Sarah Mathiesen from VIVA! Communications on 02 9884 9011 or m 0401 717 566 /
0400 712 861.