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Cosmetic clinics in Adelaide.

Adelaide is South Australia's primary cosmetic and plastic surgery market, with practices concentrated in the CBD, North Adelaide, and the eastern suburbs along Greenhill Road and Magill Road. Adelaide patients typically benefit from slightly lower fees than Sydney and Melbourne and shorter wait times for high-volume surgeons.

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Anti-wrinkle injections in Adelaide

$250 – $900

Anti-wrinkle injections in Adelaide

$200 – $800

Arm lift (brachioplasty) in Adelaide

$9,000 – $16,000

Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) in Adelaide

$5,000 – $12,000

Brazilian butt lift (BBL) in Adelaide

$15,000 – $25,000

Breast augmentation (breast implants) in Adelaide

$12,000 – $22,000

Breast implant removal (explant) in Adelaide

$8,000 – $18,000

Breast lift (mastopexy) in Adelaide

$12,000 – $22,000

Breast reduction in Adelaide

$12,000 – $22,000

Buccal fat removal in Adelaide

$4,000 – $9,000

Cheek filler in Adelaide

$700 – $2,500

Chemical peel in Adelaide

$150 – $1,500

Chin filler in Adelaide

$600 – $1,500

Cosmetic dermatology in Adelaide

$200 – $5,000

Cosmetic injectables in Adelaide

$200 – $5,000

Deep plane facelift in Adelaide

$25,000 – $45,000

Dermal fillers in Adelaide

$400 – $5,000

Emsculpt (electromagnetic muscle stimulation) in Adelaide

$500 – $1,200

Facelift in Adelaide

$15,000 – $35,000

Fat freezing (cryolipolysis) in Adelaide

$500 – $1,500

Gynecomastia surgery in Adelaide

$7,000 – $15,000

Hair transplant in Adelaide

$5,000 – $20,000

HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound) in Adelaide

$1,000 – $4,000

IPL (intense pulsed light) in Adelaide

$150 – $600

Jaw filler in Adelaide

$1,000 – $3,000

Labiaplasty in Adelaide

$5,000 – $12,000

Laser hair removal in Adelaide

$100 – $500

Laser resurfacing in Adelaide

$500 – $4,000

Lip filler in Adelaide

$400 – $1,200

Liposuction in Adelaide

$4,000 – $15,000

Mini facelift in Adelaide

$8,000 – $18,000

Mole removal in Adelaide

$200 – $1,500

Mommy makeover in Adelaide

$25,000 – $50,000

Morpheus8 in Adelaide

$600 – $1,500

Neck lift in Adelaide

$12,000 – $25,000

Non-surgical body contouring in Adelaide

$500 – $10,000

Otoplasty (ear pinning) in Adelaide

$4,000 – $9,000

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in Adelaide

$500 – $1,200

Profhilo (hyaluronic-acid bioremodeller) in Adelaide

$700 – $1,200

RF microneedling in Adelaide

$400 – $1,500

Rhinoplasty (nose job) in Adelaide

$12,000 – $25,000

Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid biostimulator) in Adelaide

$700 – $1,500

Skin needling (microneedling) in Adelaide

$200 – $700

Thigh lift in Adelaide

$12,000 – $22,000

Thread lift in Adelaide

$1,500 – $5,000

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) in Adelaide

$15,000 – $30,000

Ultherapy in Adelaide

$1,500 – $4,500

Surgical

Plastic and cosmetic surgeons

32 practices in Adelaide

Important: surgical procedure β€” read before making a decision:All cosmetic surgery carries material risks, including risks from general anaesthesia. Results vary from person to person. A cooling-off period applies in line with the Medical Board of Australia's cosmetic surgery guidelines. No content on this site is a testimonial for a surgical procedure. Always consult an AHPRA-registered specialist medical practitioner (FRACS or equivalent) and obtain independent medical advice before proceeding.

Dermatology

Dermatologists with cosmetic practice

2 practices in Adelaide

Non-surgical

Non-surgical cosmetic clinics

56 clinics in Adelaide

Adelaide editorial

Adelaide cosmetic surgery market overview

Adelaide is the smallest of the mainland capital city cosmetic surgery markets but punches above its weight on quality, partly because the Adelaide-trained plastic surgery cohort is relatively tight-knit and cross-credentialed at the major private hospitals. FRACS plastic surgeons are clustered in North Adelaide (along Tynte Street and around Calvary North Adelaide Hospital), the CBD, and the inner east. Cosmetic-only and combined non-surgical clinics are well distributed through Norwood, Burnside, Glenelg, and along O'Connell Street. The market's smaller scale tends to produce more consultation availability and slightly lower headline pricing for surgical work than Sydney or Melbourne.

Hospitals and surgical venues

Common surgical venues for cosmetic and plastic surgery in Adelaide include Calvary Adelaide Hospital (Wakefield Street, CBD), Calvary North Adelaide Hospital, Memorial Hospital North Adelaide, Burnside War Memorial Hospital, and Flinders Private Hospital in Bedford Park. Several specialist plastic surgery practices operate dedicated day-surgery suites in North Adelaide and along Magill Road. For complex reconstructive or revision cases, ask whether your surgeon has appointments at the Royal Adelaide Hospital or Flinders Medical Centre, which provides continuity to the public tertiary care network.

Notable suburbs

Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide, Norwood, Burnside, Stepney, Glenelg, Walkerville, Unley, Mile End, Bedford Park.

Travel and interstate access

Adelaide attracts patients from regional South Australia, the Riverland, the Adelaide Hills, the Eyre Peninsula, and Mount Gambier; a smaller volume of interstate patients comes from western Victoria and the Northern Territory. Some local Adelaide patients travel east (Melbourne, Sydney) for very specific surgeon reputations, but for most procedures local capacity is more than adequate. Surgical pricing in Adelaide tends to be 5–15% lower than the eastern capitals on average, which has made Adelaide attractive to a small but steady inflow of cost-conscious east-coast patients.

Practical notes for recovery

Adelaide Airport is 15 minutes from the CBD and inner-east clinic clusters in light traffic. North Adelaide and the CBD are well served by the Adelaide tram extension and the Adelaide Metro bus network; eastern suburbs are most easily reached by car. On-site parking is widely available outside the CBD. Adelaide's dry, temperate climate (especially March–May and September–November) is generally favourable for surgical recovery; mid-summer heat (December–February) can complicate post-operative compression-garment compliance for body procedures.

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How to verify any cosmetic surgeon on AHPRA

AHPRA registration is the baseline credential check for any cosmetic procedure in Australia. The five steps below take roughly two minutes and are the single most important due-diligence step before paying a deposit.

  1. 1

    Open the AHPRA register

    AHPRA publishes a free public register of every registered medical practitioner in Australia. Open the official register β€” never rely on a third-party "verification" site.

  2. 2

    Search by name and "Medical Practitioner"

    Search by the practitioner's full name and select Profession: Medical Practitioner. The register returns active registrations only β€” if the name does not appear, do not proceed.

  3. 3

    Confirm the specialty (or its absence)

    Look at the "Specialty" field. A FRACS specialist plastic surgeon will list "Specialist Surgery β€” Plastic Surgery". Anyone who calls themselves a "cosmetic surgeon" without a recognised specialty is a general medical practitioner under AHPRA β€” that is a meaningful difference for surgical work.

  4. 4

    Check for conditions, undertakings, or restrictions

    The register flags any conditions on a practitioner's registration, including AHPRA undertakings or restrictions. Treat any flag as a reason to ask the practitioner directly what it relates to before booking.

  5. 5

    Verify hospital privileges separately

    Hospital privileges are issued by the hospital, not AHPRA. For surgical procedures, ask which accredited hospital or licensed day-procedure centre the operation will take place in, and verify the surgeon has admitting rights there.