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September is a busy conference month for Mr Pacifico – at the beginning of the month he will be going to the biennial conference of the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS) for a superb meeting covering all aspects of aesthetic and cosmetic surgery, including facelifts, breast surgery, surgery following massive weight loss and […]

I’ve just had the proofs back from the publishers for the paper that I wrote with a Faiza Hassan on the risk of finding a previously unsuspected breast cancer in breast reduction surgery. We analysed nearly 1,400 patients and found a breast cancer rate of 0.65%. These were mainly confined to women who had previously […]

The latest edition of the international plastic surgery journal JPRAS has just arrived on my desk. Two articles I have been a part of are published in the same issue, which is very rewarding. The lead article in the journal is a review of the stem cell related background on the safety of fat grafting […]

Last night was the first in the series of free to the public plastic surgery open evenings over the next two months.  It was held at the Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells and was an incredibly successful evening.  Thanks to the Spire Hospital team for all their hard work, as well as a special thank you […]

Everyone who comes in for a cosmetic surgery consultation clearly knows what it is that bothers them.  However, many also have an idea about what is needed to achieve their aims.  One of my roles as a consultant plastic surgeon during the consultation is, to a degree, educating the patient about themselves and about plastic […]

Mr Pacifico has been featured in two magazine articles recently: an article on breast reduction in Index magazine, a magazine widely distributed in the Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks area. He has also written an article on the correction of prominent ears (pinnaplasty or otoplasty) for Town Crier, a magazine that appears in both Tunbridge Wells […]

There has been a lot in the press recently about Macrolane, a hyaluronic acid filler that has been used as an alternative to small volume breast augmentation.  The principle behind this was that it could be done with the patient awake, under local anaesthetic, by a series of injections of this temporary filler given into […]

My open evening at the McIndoe Surgical Centre will be on Thursday 14th June.  I will be giving a presentation covering a number of plastic surgery areas as well as my philosophy and approach to plastic surgery.  A Q&A session will follow as well as an opportunity to ask me questions discretely should you not […]

We now have two open evenings scheduled to take place at the Nuffield Tunbridge Wells Hospital:Wednesday 13th June and Thursday 12th July, both at 7pm.  The format will be a little different this time – I will give a short presentation, and afterwards, hold free mini-consultations.  This is a great opportunity to discuss what you […]

On Tuesday 22nd May from 7pm I will be taking part in an open event which will offer free 15-minute mini-consultations to discuss any questions you might have about cosmetic surgery.  It is an ideal opportunity to come to a relaxed event with one-on-one time with me.  Canapés and refreshments will be provided.  Please call […]

A very busy and exciting spring and summer to look forward to in the practice – lots of open events and patient education evenings (all welcome!).  I am in the process of updating the presentations I plan on giving, and will not only concentrate on before and after pictures and discussions on individual procedures, but […]

The international plastic surgery journal, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, has just accepted a paper I wrote with a very promising young medical student, Faiza Hassan.  In the paper we reviewed the records and the pathology of over 1,500 breast reduction patients.  We were specifically looking at rates of undiagnosed and unsuspected breast cancer.  The findings were […]