David Colbert Plastic Surgery

Dr David Colbert MBBS FRACS (Plastic Surgery) is a fully qualified Specialist Plastic Surgeon who specialises in cosmetic surgery of the breast, body, and face.

With an emphasis on compassionate and comprehensive care, Dr Colbert believes in personalised plastic surgery - where you’re treated with an individualised operative plan that not only meets, but exceeds your cosmetic surgery goals.

Dr David Colbert completed his medical training in Perth, before completing over 10 years of advanced plastic surgery training at prestigious international and national centres, including performing more than 5000 operations.

Since returning to Perth, Dr Colbert has used his expert training and meticulous attention to detail to perform safe and effective plastic surgery to ensure you look and feel your very best.

It can be very confusing to tell the difference between a Specialist Plastic Surgeon, a Cosmetic Physician, or a Cosmetic Surgeon.

A Specialist Plastic Surgeon is a plastic surgeon who is trained and qualified to perform invasive reconstructive and cosmetic surgery in public and private hospitals, and accredited day surgeries. To become a Specialist Plastic Surgeon Dr Colbert completed 11 years of advanced surgical training after medical school, including an intensive five-year government accredited training program and two further international and national plastic surgery fellowships to allow additional sub-specialisation. 

Cosmetic Physician and Cosmetic Surgeon are terms that are not regulated in any way. As strange as it sounds, any medical doctor can legally call themselves a cosmetic physician or cosmetic surgeon and perform surgery, even though they may have just graduated from medical school, or had minimal or no formal cosmetic surgery training. 

For your own safety you should always ensure that you surgeon has the letters FRACS (Plas) after their name - this signifies they have been recognised as a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in plastic surgery, which is the highest surgical qualification in Australia. You should also ensure your surgeon is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, which is the peak body that represents Specialist Plastic Surgeons in Australia.