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Today, I want to discuss tuberous breast surgery—what it entails, why it may be necessary, and the associated costs. Understanding the Diagnosis One of the first questions that arises upon recognising a diagnosis of tuberous breasts is, “How can I get this treated?” This is often followed by queries about available options, the number of […]

What Should I Think About When Planning Tuberous Breast Surgery? The considerations for tuberous breast surgery—both planning and recovery—are quite similar to many other procedures I perform. You need to set aside a portion of your life to focus on the surgery and your recovery. I usually advise allowing for a six-week recovery window. The […]

Why Patients Seek Tuberous Breast Correction One of my principal interests is in helping and treating patients who have developed tuberous (or tubular) breasts. Patients come to see me from all over the UK and from abroad. I have had patients coming from the United States, from Canada, from different European countries and elsewhere in […]

Breast implant illness (BII) is an overall phrase that has been used by some women who have breast implants to describe a broad spectrum of systemic (affecting their whole body rather than a single body part) symptoms experienced by them. These symptoms may include tiredness, joint ache, brain fog, memory loss and headaches but other […]

This was a comment made during a consultation recently with a patient, and I think it perfectly summarised how important it is not to be judgemental or opinionated about people’s life choices, particularly when it comes to plastic surgery or aesthetic procedures. I am only too aware of the widely varying views people might have […]

We are delighted to say that we have made plans to re-open Purity Bridge on 1st June to start seeing patients following our closure of the clinic since mid-March. However, as we are sure you will appreciate, we have taken extensive measures to maximise your safety and the safety of our staff. All patients attending […]

The Coronavirus pandemic will have changed life for all of us in recent times. Surgery and medicine are at the forefront of its impact. Specifically, this will have had a significant impact on aesthetic surgery. Aesthetic surgery is elective surgery – therefore it needs to be as safe as possible and, in this case, we […]

I wanted to write a blog to talk about BIA-ALCL – breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma.  There is a lot written about it in the media at them moment (and rightly so) but unfortunately I see a lot of inaccurate reporting and understandably lots of worry is created. BIA-ALCL is a rare form […]

What is Breast Implant Illness? A small proportion of women who have breast implants (for both aesthetic and reconstructive purposes) self-identify as having a number of symptoms they believe arise from the presence of their implants. Whilst not a medical diagnosis, they refer to their symptoms as Breast Implant Illness (BII). What are the symptoms […]

With so much information out there on the Internet of a variety of quality, it can be hard to know where to look for credible and honest information. Social media is such a dominant presence on-line, that many doctors are using it to educate and update their followers about a wide range of topics. I […]

As you will appreciate, there are risks with any medical or surgical procedure. These risks vary, and some of the variation will depend on the procedure itself, whilst other influences will include your medical and genetic background, smoking and sun exposure history and more. On the whole, the incidence of surgical/medical risk is quoted according […]

I have recently received an email from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) that provided a clear and well-written detailed patient guide to anaplastic large cell lymphoma, something that I always discuss with my breast implant patients. This is a very rare, but important, breast implant-related cancer of the immune system, that is […]