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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 […]

The autumn and winter months always bring with a flurry of new referrals for facial rejuvenation. Perhaps it’s the fact that people spend more time indoors, but “facelift season” is once again upon us at the practice. A facelift remains the gold standard operation for comprehensive facial rejuvenation; addressing the jowls, the cheeks and the […]

Through my established relationship with the team at the Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery in Australia, I now plan to start offering Dermaclear Vitamin E cream to my patients, to be used as part of their scar care regime. For every Practice Update I send out, I will send one registered reader one free tube. […]

Conferences in London and visits to Plastic Surgery units in Germany planned for later this year. BAPRAS2012: This year’s annual meeting of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) in December will be partnered for the first time by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). I think this is a superb […]

This year’s biennial meeting of ISAPS (The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) in Geneva was inspirational. Not only did it feature a truly international faculty (from Germany to the USA, and Brazil to Australia!), it highlighted some really exciting developments in the specialty. What particularly caught my attention were: Facial rejuvenation: Exciting advances in […]

Amongst several plastic surgery websites I feature on, two particularly stand out for their benefit to patients: Both Realself and Estheticon are sites that allow patients to ask questions to high level plastic surgeons from around the world, and to discuss concerns, worries and doubts they may have. I do my best to answer questions […]

The first rule of being a doctor is to do no harm. Elective plastic surgery, particularly aesthetic or cosmetic surgery is unique amongst the disciplines within surgery. It is performed on otherwise physically well people, who therefore volunteer for the surgery to be performed. As a result, I am highly sensitive to the importance of […]