You may have heard news about a recent decision by the French authorities to withdraw certain types of breast implants from the market. The implants affected are textured silicone and polyurethane foam implants. The decision has been made because of a link between this type of implant and a rare form of cancer called ALCL. Because the […]
The Best Breast Implant? Patients do a huge amount of research about the best breast implant. It is good to be informed before having breast augmentation and in this day and age with the internet and information that is freely available, it is reasonable to come to the clinic armed with ideas and expectations of which […]
Photo from https://www.instagram.com/samsmith/ I love seeing posts like the one Sam Smith recently posted on Instagram showing him standing topless on a beach. The standard Instagram photo of a man topless on a beach show him with a chiselled six-pack and rock-hard pecs, but this simply is not what normal male chests look like. Sam Smith […]
I was invited to a talk on the radio this morning about scar management following a story of a football supporter who had been attacked and had sustained a long laceration to his cheek. The conversation revolved around the scarring and the emotional impact of scars and what can be done about it. I am […]
We have just been planning how we would like to move forward with the STAIANO Clinic in 2019 and one of my big goals is to create a community for our patients where you really feel like you are being listened to and looked after. This is something I have always tried to do and […]
One of the founding principles of my clinic is to deliver a patient experience over and above expectation. I spend a lot of time thinking about how the clinic is perceived by potential patients, to work out ways that we can deliver a better service, give more relevant information, and increase patient satisfaction. I often […]
Times have changed and patients are becoming a lot more informed these days with the freely accessible wealth of information available on the internet. There is no need to pay for information anymore and the days of people investing in the Encyclopaedia Britannica are long gone. The value these days comes in the interpretation of […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Christmas is a popular time of year for surgery and you might think that odd because you do not really want to be heaving the turkey in and out of the oven whilst loosening your support bra or clutching your abdominal binder. I can understand the appeal because it […]
It is often a great source of mystery to patients as to what happens to their belly button when they have a tummy tuck. They often think it gets moved or a new one is made. In fact, just before we published this blog post, someone asked this question on one of my Facebook Live […]
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