Dr Richard Maxwell

There are few things more rewarding than looking and feeling one’s best. For over 20 years, Mr. Richard Maxwell has used his plastic surgery skills to help patients enhance their appearance and improve their self-confidence. Mr. Maxwell offers a comprehensive range of procedures, from popular surgical procedures such as breast enlargement and facelift to procedures specifically for men and a range of convenient non-surgical treatments. 

Extensive liposuction
Lower body lift (circumferential ‘belt’ lipectomy’)
Upper body lift (breast lift, lateral chest/back reductions)
Brachioplasties (arm reductions)
Inner thigh lifting (reduction)
Neck lift
Facelift
Eyelid Surgery
Nose
Ears
Breast augmentation (enhancements)
Breast lift
Breast reduction
Reconstructive procedures
Gynaecomastia (male breast reduction)
Vasectomy Reversal
Scrotal Tuck

Mr. Richard Maxwell is a third-generation doctor. He graduated in medicine from Monash University in Melbourne in 1981. He trained in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Alfred Hospital, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Victorian Plastic Surgery Unit in Melbourne. He completed his training in 1989, gaining the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Mr. Maxwell spent the next two years in England doing post-Fellowship training in General Plastic Surgery including Hand Surgery, Burns, Paediatric Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery following cancer removal and following motor vehicle and industrial trauma, followed by a Fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery in Harley St. London. He concentrated on Cosmetic Breast Surgery, spending time with Madeleine Le Jour and Daniel Marchac in Europe and with G. Patrick Maxwell in Nashville, Tennessee, all major figures in the development of the ‘short horizontal scar’ and ‘vertical scar’ techniques of breast reduction and mastopexy. Mr. Maxwell was one of the first plastic surgeons to use these techniques in Australia.

In 1991, Mr. Maxwell returned to Melbourne and established himself in private practice, at the same time working in the public hospital system at the Alfred Hospital, performing reconstructive surgery on motor vehicle and workplace accident victims and cancer reconstructive surgery. He was a member of the Victorian Melanoma Service from its inception in 1994 until he left public hospital work in 2003 to concentrate on his private practice.

Whilst Mr. Maxwell continues to perform general plastic surgery and hand surgery, his main interest is in cosmetic surgery. In addition to the more familiar Cosmetic Procedures such as Rhinoplasty, Facelift, Eyelid Surgery, Breast Reduction, Breast Enlargement, Abdominoplasty, and Liposuction, Mr. Maxwell has a particular interest and expertise in Body Contouring including Bodylifting after Massive Weight Loss. He spent time with Drs. Al Aly and Albert Cram in Iowa City, U.S.A., two of the recognised world experts in body contouring surgery following massive weight loss.

In his surgical practice, Mr. Maxwell’s commitment is to achieve the optimal outcome for every patient. Near enough is not good enough. Whilst people may say that cosmetic surgery is merely to satisfy one’s vanity, Mr. Maxwell has many patients whose lives have been ‘turned around’ by their surgery, in particular the improvement in their self-confidence and self-esteem.