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Smooth Breast Implants

There has been a resurgence recently in the use of smooth breast implants for breast enlargement. Breast implants were invented in 1961 and the first manifestation of them had a smooth shell. This was not adherent when placed inside the breast and had a tendency to move and for visible rippling. In 1968 polyurethane foam implants were […]

Mini tummy tuck with muscle repair

Can I have a Mini-Tummy Tuck with Muscle Repair? A mini tummy tuck or mini abdominoplasty is often preferable to a full abdominoplasty as the procedure results in less visible scarring and a much quicker recovery time. The difficulty comes when patients who are good candidates for a mini abdominoplasty are suffering from recti divarication, […]

Reality TV is not reality

I have never been a fan of reality TV. At least not in recent years. I remember really enjoying the early episodes of Big Brother, that bit where Craig confronted Nasty Nick and I loved to watch The Apprentice the one with Stuart Baggs ‘the brand’. But it’s not the same any more. I heard Ben […]

The Barbed Suture

What is a barbed suture? A barbed suture is a suture which has very fine barbs all the way along its length.  This means that when you pass it through the tissues, the barbs catch and it will not pull back. So that if you use it on either side of a wound and pull […]

Be Informed, But Don’t Get Overwhelmed

I often see patients who have been given conflicting advice by previous doctors. One might have said they need a round implant, while another recommended a teardrop One might have suggested a breast lift with implants while another said implants alone would be fine One might say that you should have your tummy tuck first […]

Brazilian Tummy Tuck

Brazilian Tummy Tuck vs Standard Tummy Tuck I have just been asked to talk about the Brazilian tummy tuck. There are often catchy names and new techniques that come out and I can see how someone considering a tummy tuck might want to know about the latest developments. However, when you look in to it, […]

Why Would Anyone Have Breast Implants?

Why Would Anyone Ever Want To Have Breast Implants? I keep seeing adverse publicity about breast implants in the media. Whether it be breast implant illness, ALCL or a celebrity with out of proportion breast implants or with visible rippling or strange looking breasts. The media seems to love to focus on the negative aspects of […]

Post-operative compression garments

After body contouring surgery such as breast re-shaping, a tummy tuck, gynaecomastia correction and liposuction, we utilise post-operative compression garments to give support and help with swelling. The reason for the garment is to aid your recovery and to make you feel more comfortable. There is often swelling following body contouring and when the tissues swell it […]

Cost of Mole Removal

It is a very common question for us to get from prospective patients ‘what is the cost of mole removal?‘. I think if I was having a mole removed this is a question that I would ask and this is often the only question paying patients ask. I think this is because it is hard […]