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Breast Implant Illness – an update

Breast implant illness (BII) is an overall phrase that has been used by some women who have breast implants to describe a broad spectrum of systemic (affecting their whole body rather than a single body part) symptoms experienced by them. These symptoms may include tiredness, joint ache, brain fog, memory loss and headaches but other […]

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What will surgery look like after lockdown?

The Coronavirus pandemic will have changed life for all of us in recent times. Surgery and medicine are at the forefront of its impact. Specifically, this will have had a significant impact on aesthetic surgery. Aesthetic surgery is elective surgery – therefore it needs to be as safe as possible and, in this case, we […]

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Events, Industry Insight, Our View, Patient Diaries

Dr Instagram…

With so much information out there on the Internet of a variety of quality, it can be hard to know where to look for credible and honest information. Social media is such a dominant presence on-line, that many doctors are using it to educate and update their followers about a wide range of topics. I […]

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A short note about risk

As you will appreciate, there are risks with any medical or surgical procedure. These risks vary, and some of the variation will depend on the procedure itself, whilst other influences will include your medical and genetic background, smoking and sun exposure history and more. On the whole, the incidence of surgical/medical risk is quoted according […]

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In The Press, Industry Insight, Our View

Detailed information about BIA-ALCL

I have recently received an email from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) that provided a clear and well-written detailed patient guide to anaplastic large cell lymphoma, something that I always discuss with my breast implant patients. This is a very rare, but important, breast implant-related cancer of the immune system, that is […]

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Position Statement on Breast Implant Illness

There exists a cohort of women who request breast implant removal because of what has been referred to as “breast implant illness” (BII), a term used to describe a constellation of symptoms they attribute to their breast implants. However, there is no known medical or pathophysiological explanation for their symptoms and there is no diagnostic […]

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“Its not what you want, its what you can have”

Breast augmentation is a particular and unusual plastic surgery procedure regarding the influence and decision making a patient is involved in prior to surgery. This is why typically, the pre-operative patient journey can be more involved and takes more time than for some other more complex procedures. However, therein lies a challenge in itself. I […]

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Reflections on Expectations Part III

As a plastic surgeon, it can be frustrating not to achieve the best possible outcome or result every time we operate. However, unfortunately (as some might view it) there is no uniformity to the results that can be achieved with plastic surgery procedures. There is no catalogue that a patient can choose a desired nose […]

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In The Press, Industry Insight

Marc Pacifico Earns Respected RealSelf 100 Award For Ongoing Commitment to Consumer Education and High Patient Ratings

RealSelf Names Tunbridge Wells Plastic Surgeon Among Leading Doctors of Cosmetic and Aesthetic Medicine Tunbridge Wells, Kent – April 25, 2018 – Marc Pacifico has been announced as one of 100 board-certified doctors worldwide to receive the RealSelf 100 honor, an esteemed accolade recognizing the highest-rated and most active doctors on RealSelf, the world’s largest […]

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Further reflections on expectations

The significant majority of my patients have one thing in common, no matter whether they are seeing me about their face, their eyes, their, breasts or their body. What links them all is that their underlying reason for coming to see me is related to their confidence or self-esteem. Whether a result of the ageing […]

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