Dr Sarah Lonie is passionate about plastic surgery and meticulously delivering the best possible outcomes for her patients. Her main areas of interest include breast reconstruction, microsurgical reconstruction, skin cancer treatment and sarcoma.

Sarah completed her undergraduate medical degree with honours at the University of Melbourne and plastic surgery training to obtain fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, in Melbourne. She worked at a number of major centres including Royal Melbourne, St Vincent’s and the Alfred Hospitals. Her post-fellowship training led her to Sydney for the ASAPS (Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) endorsed Sydney Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship and to the United Kingdom for the Newcastle Upon Tyne Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship.

Sarah is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and a member of the Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS). Sarah is a consultant Plastic Surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse.

Fellow of Royal Australiasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
Member of Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Member of Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS)
Member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS)
Overseas member British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)

• Advanced Tips and Tricks for the Microvascular Coupler Anastomosis
S. Lonie, G. Pafitanis, T.P. CrowleyM. Ragbir, J. Berner
Accepted for publication by Journal of Hand and Microsurgery (November 2024)

• Coffee, Chocolate, Pillows and Pints of Blood: Debunking the Mantras and Myths of Microsurgery
S. Lonie, C. Chang, J. Berner
Accepted for publication by Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (August 2024)

• TDAPs go red, SCIPs show yellow, when flaps turn purple, call the micro fellow: re-thinking “normal” flap colour in free tissue transfer
S. Lonie, C. Chang, J. Berner
Accepted for publication by Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (August 2024)

• Malignant Phyllodes: 10 year review of management through a sarcoma service
S. Lonie, T.P. Crowley, R. Howitt, P. Dildey, M. Ragbir
Accepted for publication by European Journal of Surgical Oncology (July 2024)

• FAM – Fat Augmentation Mastopexy: A Method to Avoid Implants
S. Lonie, P. Karagiannis, K. Tavakoli
Accepted for publication by Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (February 2024)

• Inferolateral pectoralis sling technique for augmentation mastopexy
S. Lonie, P. Moradi
Accepted for publication by Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (February 2024)

• Breast striae in aesthetic surgery – a novel technique for management
S. Lonie, K. Tavakoli
Accepted for publication by European Journal of Plastic Surgery (May 2024)

• An algorithm for correction of mild tuberous breast deformity in augmentation mammaplasty: camouflage or correct?
S. Lonie, K. Tavakoli
Accepted for publication by Aesthetic Surgery Journal (July 2023)

• Topical Tranexamic Acid in Primary Breast Augmentation Surgery: Short- and Long-term Outcomes
S. Lonie, G. Abesamis, J. Law, M. Mohaghegh, K. Vickery, A. Deva, K. Tavakoli
Accepted for publication by Aesthetic Surgery Journal (July 2023)

• Sarcomatoid transformation of a primary basal cell carcinoma of the cheek
M. Edmondson, S. Lonie, L. Shukla
Accepted for publication by ANZ Journal of Surgery (October 2022)

• Bilateral Thoracic Outlet Syndrome from Anomalous 8th Cervical Vertebrae Ribs
S. Lonie, S. Ferris
Accepted for publication by Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury (June 2022)

• PET avid tattoo lymphadenopathy review
S. Lonie, A. Fong, M. Jain, P. Gregory, G. Pratt
Accepted for publication by Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery (March 2021)

• Free flap monitoring, salvage and failure timing: a systematic review
S. Lonie, A. Shen, K. Lim, W. Rozen
Accepted for publication by Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery (November 2020)

• Management of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma
S. Lonie, B. Yau, M. Henderson, D. Gyorki, C. Angel, A. Webb
Accepted for publication by ANZ Journal of Surgery (April 2020)

• Reduction Mammaplasty: What cup size will I be?
M. Chan, S. Lonie, S. Mackay, K. Macgill
Accepted for publication in PRS global open (April 2019)

• A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures for women with macromastia who have undergone breast reduction surgery.
S. Lonie, R. Sachs, A. Shen, D. Hunter-Smith, W. Rozen, M. Seifman
Accepted for publication in Gland Surgery (March 2019).

• The Innervated rectus abdominis flap for quadriceps reconstruction
D. Grinsell, S. Lonie, K. Wilson, P. Choong
Accepted for publication in Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (March 2019)

• Propeller Flap Reconstruction of Irradiated Sarcoma Defects: A Comparison
S. Lonie, D. Grinsell, E. Mah
Accepted for publication in Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (October 2018)

• Case Report: Necrotising fasciitis following colonoscopy in the setting of ulcerative colitis
S. Lonie, W. Rozen, M. Seifman
Accepted for publication in ANZ Journal of Surgery (August 2018)

• Anaesthetic Management for Burns in Children
S. Lonie, G. Prassas
Accepted for publication JSM Burns Trauma (August 2017)

• Healing time and incidence of hypertrophic scarring in paediatric scalds
S. Lonie, P. Baker, R. Teixeira
Accepted for publication by Burns Journal (September 2016)

• Median Nerve Trifurcation
S. Lonie, V. Niumsawatt, W. Rozen
Accepted for publication by PRS global open (September 2016)

• A prognostic dilemma of basal cell carcinoma with intra-vascular invasion
S. Lonie, V. Niumsawatt, A. Castley
Accepted for publication by PRS global open (August 2016)

• Steam vaporisers: a danger for paediatric burns
S. Lonie, P. Baker, R. Teixeira
Accepted for publication by Burns Journal (May 2016)

• Technique for management of aplasia cutis congenita of the scalp with a skin allograft
S. Lonie, Y. Phua, J. Burge
Accepted for publication by Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (February 2016)

• Changes in Management of Deep Sternal Wound Infections: a 12 year review
S. Lonie, M. Yii, J. Hallam, P. Davis, A. Newcomb, I. Nixon, A. Rosalion, S.Ricketts
Published in ANZ Journal of Surgery, November 2015

• Mandibular reconstruction: meta-analysis of iliac versus fibula free flaps
S. Lonie, P. Herle, A. Paddle, N. Pradan, T. Birch, R. Shayan
Accepted for publication by ANZ Journal of Surgery (June 2015)

• Minimally invasive tracheal resection – cervical approach plus video assisted thorascopic surgery
S. Lonie, S. Ch’ng, N. Alam, G. Wright
Published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, December 2015