Archive for May, 2010
Should you perform an operation when the electricity to the theaters has failed and you are running on generator power?
This scenario happened to me today. I was halfway through my morning operating session having completed two breast enlargements when the electricity to the hospital and the local region failed at 10:30 am. My next case was a tummy tuck and the dilemma was should I start the surgery running on back up means [...]
Read morePolyurethane Implants – What’s all the fuss about?
Recently, there has been a lot of interest in the use of polyurethane implants. This are silicone implants coated with a polyurethane foam. This implants are now used much more than previously, and the principle reason for this is they have a very low capsular contraction rate.
Read moreAre dermal fillers really dermal fillers?
No. This is a misconception of dermal fillers are not used to treat the dermis. The dermis in the face is the lowest part of the skin. The upper layer of the skin is called the epidermis and the deeper layer the dermis. In the face this skin measures approximately 3-4 mm in depth depending [...]
Read moreShould plastic surgical procedures be carried out in a laminar flow theatre?
In my opinion, yes it is the first thing I make sure is turned on in the operating theatre every morning before my operating list. Lamina air flow theatres are the latest type of theatre in which clean air is circulated in the theatre. The clean air is brought down through a hood in the [...]
Read moreBreast Enlargement Surgery – Under the Muscle or Over
I find the decision as to whether to place implants above or below the muscle a difficult one and each surgeon that I talked to has a different percentage of patients in which they place the implant under or over the muscle. I never use a total sub-muscular coverage and neither do any of the [...]
Read moreA Testimonial from Janice
Hi Debbie Reading through the March news letter, I noticed you were looking for people to report back on their experiences of surgery with Aurora. I met Mr Richards just before Christmas to discuss the possibility of breast surgery – something I’d been considering for years, but had been too scared to pursue. Mr Richards [...]
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