Female Plastic Surgeon Melbourne with a special interest in
breast reduction, tummy tuck & skin lesion surgery
Committed to Plastic Surgery Excellence
Dr Sally Ng is a fully qualified, Melbourne trained specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeon, who lives by her philosophy of patient centred care. Sally is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, as well as an international member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Sally received the prestigious Sir John Monash Award for Excellence Scholarship to undertake her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree at Monash University, graduating in 2005. She was awarded her Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2016, and currently works as a Plastics Surgery consultant at multiple leading Melbourne public hospital networks, in addition to her own private practice. Sally has completed additional subspecialty reconstructive microsurgery training at the Ninth People’s Hospital in Shanghai and at the Reconstructive Microsurgery European School (RMES).
Sally is a leading role model and mentor for upcoming plastic surgery trainees. She is thePlastic Surgery Training Program Supervisor at a major Melbourne public hospital network, and a qualified instructor for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons surgical skills and trauma management courses. She has authored multiple international peer-reviewed journal publications to improve quality of care and surgical standards.
Sally also has extensive leadership experience in various professional and community-based organisations.
Episode 1: What is a hand fracture?
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s next session of Surgery with Sally, she explains to listeners what a hand fracture is, and the procedure patients need to follow in the event they do fracture their hand.
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Episode 2: Hand Fracture Recovery
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s previous episode of Surgery with Sally, she explained to listeners exactly what a hand fracture is and what to do if you do fracture your hand. In her latest episode, she explains what recovery after hand fracture surgery involves and the procedures to involve.
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Episode 3: Management of Acute Burns and Burns Scars
Hear it first here. In this episode of Surgery with Sally, Dr Sally Ng gives listeners an explicit insight into what a burn is, what to do if you find yourself in the event of a serious burn and the procedures to follow to not harm yourself further, and what the surgery for a burn looks like.
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Episode 4: Burns Scars Surgery and Recovery
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s last session of Surgery with Sally, she explained to listeners what classifies a burn and what the surgery involves should you find yourself in the instance of a serious burn. In this episode, she further adds what surgery may look like if a skin graft is needed or if the functionality of the affected area is lost.
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Episode 5: What is a laceration?
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s latest episode of Surgery with Sally, she explains what a laceration (deep skin cut or wound) is and what to do in the instance you have injured yourself and have a laceration.
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Episode 6: How to fix the laceration?
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s next episode of Surgery with Sally, touching on lacerations, she dives deep into what a procedure for a laceration can look like and all that it may entail for the patient.
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Episode 7: An Untreated Laceration
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s latest session of Surgery with Sally, she explains the many risks and complications that leaving a laceration or deep wound untreated can result in.
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Episode 8: Predicting A Laceration Healing
Hear it first here. Predicting the outcome or post-operative scarring can be a complicated thing as scarring with any surgery is inevitable. In Dr Sally Ng’s latest session of Surgery with Sally, Sally explains to patients the ins and outs of the healing and recovery of a laceration, as well as predicting the scarring of the affected area.
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Episode 9: What is a tendon?
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s latest episode of Surgery with Dr Sally, she provides listeners an educational insight into what a tendon is and explains the overall function of a tendon.
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Episode 10: Injuring A Tendon
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s first episode of Surgery with Dr Sally, she gives listeners a compelling insight into what the function of a tendon is, and more importantly, what to do in the instance you injure a tendon. She covers information about the procedure as well as the recovery.
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Episode 11: Tendon Surgery Recovery
Hear it first here. In Dr Sally Ng’s last episode of Surgery with Sally, she explained what a tendon is, the function of a tendon, and the surgery involved in the instance you injure your tendon. In her latest episode, Sally explains the recovery following surgery to the tendon and all that it entails.
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Devoted to Providing Natural-Looking Results
Plastic surgery aims to restore the normal appearance and function by reshaping the structures of our body. Issues addressed by plastic surgery are commonly congenital, or due to cancer or trauma. Others may be due to pregnancy or significant weight changes. The decision to have plastic surgery is extremely personal and it should be done only for you, and not for someone else. Dr Sally believes in providing results that can improve one’s self esteem with little evidence of surgical intervention. Patients with a positive outlook and realistic expectations are the best candidates for surgery, and Dr Sally will be with you every step of the way to maintain these elements.
During the consultation, Dr Sally will take her time to listen to your concerns and assess your surgical needs. She will provide you with your best treatment options based on her professional knowledge and experience, whilst balancing and discussing the benefits and potential risks of each option. Plastic surgery involves many choices and it is important to understand that each treatment recommendation is highly individualised to your particular situation. Dr Sally believes in building a trusting partnership with each of her patients so that there is shared decision making on each step of your surgical journey.
Patient safety and high quality care are key priorities in our practice. Dr Sally and her team will ensure you receive ongoing scheduled care to achieve the best outcome from your procedure.
Dedicated to Delivering Outstanding Patient Care
Dr Sally holds an impressive portfolio of specialist plastic surgeon positions at multiple major Melbourne hospital networks, with a subspecialty interest in cancer reconstructive microsurgery.
She is an active member of the breast, head and neck, complex skin cancer and melanoma services in her public hospital networks. Dr Sally’s commitment to public healthcare, as well as her own private practice, maintains her knowledge and surgical skills at the leading edge of current best practice, to the benefit of her private clients. She is also a burns specialist of the Victorian Adult Burns Service (The Alfred Hospital), where Dr Sally pursues her interest in complex scar reconstruction.
As evidenced by Dr Sally’s dedication and experience with complex surgery in her public hospital capacities, our practice provides high standard aesthetics and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures, with a special interest in breast, skin cancer and body contouring surgery, in addition to acute trauma reconstruction and scar revision.
Dr Sally is additionally able to consult in fluent Cantonese and Mandarin.
How can we help?
Explore the most common surgical procedures our team offers below for detailed information on the specific options available. If you have any questions regarding a specific procedure or if you require a procedure beyond those listed, please contact our practice and we will be happy to help.
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Breast Reduction
Breast reduction surgery, also known as a reduction mammoplasty, aims to resolve issues associated with overly large or disproportionate natural breasts.
Many women go through life with naturally large breasts and, unfortunately, often experience excruciating physical discomfort from the weight of their breasts. This can include neck pain and back pain, as well as the inability to perform day to day activities or exercise.
Undergoing breast reduction surgery with Dr Sally Ng can help to create an aesthetically pleasing breast that is in proportion with your body, and thereby improve the physical and emotional problems associated with an overly large breast.
Abdominoplasty
Abdominoplasty, commonly known as a tummy tuck, is a body contouring surgery typically performed on patients that have previously undergone massive weight loss and found themselves with excess, loose skin, or for mothers who have recently gone through pregnancy and have finished having children, and now require restoration of weakened or separated belly wall muscle. The desired result from this procedure is to try and achieve a smoother and firmer abdominal profile.
Abdominoplasty is a highly individualised procedure and it can be aesthetic or reconstructive in nature. For the majority of patients, the surgery is primarily performed to remove sagging skin and excess fat from the middle and lower third abdomen and repair any separated muscle post pregnancy and weight loss. For others, it may be a reconstructive procedure to improve the function of the abdominal muscle or repair an abdominal hernia after previous abdominal surgery. Finally, some patients present with a large apron of fat known as pannus which causes chronic dermatitis and skin infection and difficulties with hygiene, and they can benefit from the surgical removal of this pannus.
During your consultation with Dr Sally, Dr Sally will assess your condition and plan the best suited approach for you to achieve a firmer and better shaped abdomen.
Skin Cancer Surgery
Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. At least 2 in 3 Australians develop some form of skin cancer before they reach the age of 70. The main cause is exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun or artificial sources such as solariums. Other factors that can increase your risk of developing skin cancer include skin type, having many moles and freckles (particularly atypically shaped moles), and having a personal or family history of skin cancer.
Despite its high incidence, skin cancer is one of the most preventable and curable cancers. The majority of skin cancers can be successfully treated, if found early. Skin cancer, much like any form of cancer, often requires surgery to remove the cancerous growth. The resulting defect can then be reconstructed with skin graft or local tissues.
During your consultation with Dr Sally Ng, she will discuss the various treatment options with you to treat the skin cancer, and then reconstruct the appearance to give you the optimal aesthetic result.
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