Archive for November, 2010

Non-surgical solutions include botox for reducing active lines on the face and dermal fillers for restoring volume to the face. In the UK we have seen a rapid increase in the last few years of the number of these procedures performed. It is important to assess the qualifications & experience of your practitioner prior to [...]

There are a number of organisations which plastic surgeons and cosmetic doctors can be affiliated to. As a basis, all doctors & plastic surgeons should be registered by the General Medical Council (GMC). This organisation is mandatory to belong to for all registered doctors and you can check their registration at http://www.gmc-uk.org/. For plastic surgeons, [...]

Thousands of people around the globe are watching the surgical and informational videos that are being produced by Mr Adrian Richards of Aurora Clinics, based in the United Kingdom. Some of the viewers are so impressed with the professionalism of these videos they come to Aurora Clinics to seek further advice and offer their praise….. [...]

With modern anesthetics and surgical techniques, recovery is now much quicker following breast enlargement surgery. Generally, I do advise people in  manual work to take a week off work and then they find they can  return to normal activities. During the week after surgery most people do have some discomfort in their chest which they [...]

In the old days when I was a trainee plastic surgeon, procedures such as breast enlargement and surgery for inverted nipples and even tummy tucks and rhinoplasty (nose surgery) were permissible on the NHS. However, in the last few years the government have become much stricter on the treatments which are available on the NHS [...]

Generally, breast surgery is not this painful as many people think. As of the 3 main procedures breast uplift and breast reduction, breast enlargement tends to be the most uncomfortable. This is because the tissues are stretched and most people have a feeling of tightness in the chest following surgery. In the 8 hours following [...]

If this fails to control or improve the scarring within 4 weeks and then progress to the application of a silicon-gel pad to the scar. The one I prefer is called CICA-CARE. This pads should be applied 24 hours a day for 4 weeks and this is likely to significantly improve your scar. If this [...]

  Jowls are the areas of excess tissue which you can get along your jawline approximately 1/3 of the way from your chin to your ear. Jowls are caused by downward movement of the facial tissues as a response to gravity. The central area which lies inner to the jaws is fixed,  near where the bone [...]