Dr Vrtik in the Media

Dr Vrtik advocates for clinical safety, establishing quality standard of care, and improving public knowledge about plastic surgery. She also believes in raising awareness of mental health issues in health care workers and encouraging tolerance, humility, and collegiality. 

She has published several articles and invites the media to contact her for comment in areas of her interest. Interview podcasts are also available via her instagram page, where she has been a guest on several programs. 

Dr Vrtik is a trained public speaker who regularly presents at medical and non-medical conferences, appeared in television interviews and live panels. She believes that information empowers our patients and that misinformation needs to be confronted to prevent serious harm to the public. She also believes in sharing her stories, career paths and experiences to show the next generation that we all have the responsibility to pave new pathways for those following our footsteps. 

To contact her for media engagements, please email us. 

"Music Just What Doc Ordered"

The Courier Mail 2023

QMOAC Marketing, sales and sponsorship manager Dr LIly Vrtik said since its inception in 2004, the Queensland Medical Orchestra and Choir has provided medical professionals and students an opportunity to share their musical talents. 

Extract courtesy of and © The Courier Mail.

"Finding Your Niche in Medicine"

MDA National: Defence Update 2019

There were times during my surgical training when I developed doubts as to whether I was on the right career path. I wondered if surgery was really for me, or vice versa. That seed of doubt sprouted again later in my career. I had lost my direction and questioned myself as to whether I enjoyed my work. That was when I came across the concept of 'Ikigai'. 

Extract courtesy of and © MDA National.

"Finding My Balance in the Queensland Medical Orchestra"

North West Private Hospital

As anyone who has treaded the path of medicine will tell you - Medicine is a way of life. As all of us try to find the
balance between work and living, we ultimately find ourselves juggling between our responsibilities to patients and
our desires to spend more time on our families and ourselves.

Extract courtesy of and © North West Private Hospital.

"Hollywood likes your breasts the way they are"

August 2010 Issue of CLEO magazine

Dr Vrtik was asked to comment on the emerging trend amongst Hollywood casting directors for movie extras to have real breasts as opposed to fake breasts.

Extract courtesy of and © Cleo Magazine

"Off your chest"

June 2010 MX Magazine

Dr Vrtik was asked to comment on the reasons that women have breast reductions and trends in surgery.

Extract courtesy of and © MX Magazine

Breast Reduction Surgery that can change a woman's life

January 2010 Mater Medical Magazine

Dr Vrtik (nee Chen) article in the Mater Medical Magazine.

"Breast reduction surgery is one of the most satisfying procedures we perform as plastic surgeons, for both the patient and doctor; because we see how it changes our patients' lives."