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What is extraordinary about the 6-week consultation? It is that virtually every patient has “forgotten” their old body and how it was pre-surgery. Whether it is a facelift, a breast operation or a tummy tuck, it never ceases to amaze me how quick the human brain is to adopt the new body image as “having […]

I felt my heart sink a little while ago during a breast augmentation consult – very near the beginning of the consultation the young lady sitting across from me said (and I quote); “well, all my friends have 280s or 300s, so I want at least 350s so I can have bigger implants than all […]

Whilst every plastic surgeon should strive for perfection all the time (in fact, that should be a personality trait of a plastic surgeon!), of course, there are times that we get the suboptimal result. This may be because of a post-operative complication, or for some other reason. As a result, every plastic surgeon will have […]

We have now been ensconced in the new clinic (Purity Bridge at Tunbridge Wells Plastic Surgery) since early June, and things are going from strength to strength. After the inevitable teething problems and minor glitches (and I apologise if anyone’s communication with the practice was detrimentally effected) we are feeling much more at home at […]

Please come and join me and the team for our first public open evening at Purity Bridge on 18th July. I will be giving short talk about the creation of the new clinic, and what we are aiming to achieve. Other short talks will be given by other members of the team, including Sue our […]

Right now we are in the middle of a very exciting practice move within Tunbridge Wells (apologies for any temporary disruption!). We are moving to a beautiful period clinic in the middle of the town on Mount Ephraim. It offers a unique opportunity to open an independent private clinic within which I can provide the […]

I am extremely grateful to this patient for sharing her experience on my website – I hope that other patients considering a facelift find it reassuring and helpful. I had been unhappy with my appearance for a couple of years.  Having realised the big 60 was on the horizon I had done all I could to […]

The new year continues to keep us all busy in the practice. Grace has joined the team to help Clare with the back office side of things when the office gets busy. Louise is continuing to add all these updates to the website as well as do all of our bookkeeping. As for me – […]

In December the annual winter meeting of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons took place at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. It was a superb high calibre meeting, and I feel we in the UK have learnt a lot from our colleagues abroad in how to set up and run […]

It has been a very busy Christmas season in the practice with no signs of things slowing down! I think people have been taking the opportunity of some time off over the holidays to recuperate from surgery, and the short days and long nights also seem to lend themselves to post-surgery recovery in the New […]

In November I was an invited speaker at the annual conference of COSRT (The College of Sex and Relationship Therapists – http://www.cosrt.org.uk/) where I discussed the psychology surrounding plastic surgery jointly with Dr Bo Mills, the renowned consultant specialising in intrapsychic and interpersonal intimacy. The conference, entitled, “Physiological causes and treatment options in sex therapy […]

There is a wealth of information available on the internet regarding plastic surgery, but one of the most valuable assets to making your decision regarding which plastic surgeon to see, is to view examples of their surgical results. In addition, seeing before and after pictures greatly aids your understanding of different procedures. I am eternally […]