Melbourne Plastic Surgery
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 60.1/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #16 of 19 ranked clinics · last checked 29 August 2026
No crown: crowns require register-verified gates, never a clinic's own claim.
Summary
Single-surgeon plastic surgery practice in Brighton. Responsible surgeon named with role and qualifications; found in the specialist plastic surgeons society directory; legal entity matched by name in the business register.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Only a secondary source (association, aggregator) supports the certification. Found in the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons member directory (secondary provenance) with FRACS (Plast) and "Specialist Plastic Surgeon" wording; the national specialist register is not machine-accessible. [asps] |
SEC | 26 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-29 |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-08-29 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Matched by name. Legal-entity register match by full name (individual/sole trader); registered business location postcode matches the practice address. [abr] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Physician numbers published; facility or legal-entity numbers not. Physician’s AHPRA registration number published on the clinic's own site (rendered there without the leading letter; the society directory lists the same surgeon under AHPRA ID MED0001122848); no legal-entity or facility number published. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. One soft superlative on the home page. [site] the highest level of Plastic surgery training in Australia |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
| M9 | Patient documents One. Risk/complication content published; consent, aftercare, revision policy and complaint route not found. [site] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Alan Breidahl [site] [asps] | Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon | MED0001122848 |
Legal entity: Alan Frederick Breidahl (individual/sole trader) · ABN 99 591 394 381 [abr]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Office of the Health Ombudsman Queensland — actions/orders against health practitioners register): no entry found [hcc]
What we could not verify
- M3 · Basic medical licence
- M4 · Facility registration
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://melbourneplasticsurgery.com.au/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | (03) 9593 2888 |
| Address | 59 Dendy Street, Brighton VIC 3186 |
| City | Melbourne |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://melbourneplasticsurgery.com.au/ | clinic's own site | physician, credentials, AHPRA number, menu | 29 August 2026 |
| site-contact | https://melbourneplasticsurgery.com.au/contact/ | clinic's own site | address, phone | 29 August 2026 |
| asps | https://plasticsurgery.org.au/surgeon/mr-alan-breidahl/ | secondary | specialist plastic surgeon society listing, AHPRA ID cross-check, address | 29 August 2026 |
| abr | https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=99591394381 | official register | legal entity, ABN, registered business location | 29 August 2026 |
| hcc | https://hcc.vic.gov.au/orders-warnings/prohibition-orders | official register | sanctions check (name search, no match) | 29 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.