Dr. Mark Kohout

Dr. Mark Kohout

Choosing a plastic surgeon isn't as easy as selecting a beautician or a hairdresser. Whether you're considering cosmetic surgery to improve your appearance or you're opting for reconstructive surgery, you're investing time, money in your appearance and you need to feel confident about your choice.

Dr. Mark Kohout is a highly trained Plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon who delivers life changing results to his patients and is Australia's answer to Nip/Tuck, with all the glamour and none of the controversy.

Famed for his expertise and regular appearances on Seven Network "Ultimate Transformations", "The Body Specialist", Nine Network "Body Work" and monthly column in NW Magazine as well as regular appearances in the Australian Media, Dr Kohout is well known and well respected in the industry.

Specialising in Jaw and Cheek augmentation and operating in both surgical (Otoplasty, Brow lift, Blepharoplasty, Facelift, Rhinoplasty, Facial Implants, Liposculpture, Abdominoplasty, Calf Implants, Male Breasts, Breast Augmentation, Lift and Reduction, Jaw and Cheek Surgery) and non-surgical treatments (Wrinkle Treatments, Dermal Fillers, Facial Peels, Lip Augmentation and IPL Photorejuvenation, IPL Hair Removal), Dr. Kohout has made a name for himself as one of the most respected surgeons in Sydney. In 2005 Dr. Kohout introduced Lipodissolve to Australia, a fat reducing treatment which injects a soy based solution to dissolve fat.

Dr Kohout was initially attracted to pursuing a career in plastic surgery when he witnessed life changing surgery whilst studying at Royal North Shore Hospital.

"I was amazed when I saw eye surgery performed on a patient who, in order to restore function to their paralysed eyelid, a gold weight needed to be placed behind the eyelid muscle so the eye could close. This made me realise Plastic surgery was at the same time ingenious, exciting and life changing… I was hooked," Dr. Kohout said.

Graduating from medicine in 1985, Dr. Kohout trained in general medicine and surgery in Australia and Great Britain. Whilst training in plastic surgery in Great Britain, Dr. Kohout earned two prestigious fellowships. The first becoming Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and then a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1990.

Dr. Kohout spent a year conducting microsurgical research which earned him a Master of Surgery Degree from Melbourne University. Dr. Kohout continued another 4 years training in Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery in Australia, becoming the Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1996. He spent a further year of training in Maxillofacial and Cosmetic Surgery at the prestigious Harvard Medical School in Boston, United States. Dr. Kohout is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Dr. Kohout has lectured in Cosmetic and Plastic surgery at national and international conferences and has published scientific papers in his field. He is also a regular contributor to Australian Cosmetic Surgery Magazine. He has worked with some of the most respected surgeons in the world and has brought these skills to Australia. He practices privately in Leichhardt and in the Central West, NSW (Orange).

Qualifications and memberships:
M.B.B.S. Sydney, M.S. Melb: Master of Surgery, University of Melbourne, ASAPS: Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, ASPS: Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, FRACS: Fellow Royal Australian College of Surgeons, FRCS: Fellow Royal Collage of Surgeons of England and Dr. Mark Kohout is a member of Sydney Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Kohout knows that we can't all be born with the perfect body and face and that there's still much that can be changed to give us the appearance that we've always wanted, whether it means minor changes like botox or major changes such as Liposculpture.

Dr Kohout's clinics span nationally. Please feel free to visit his website at www.drmarkkohout.com.au