Category: Patient Diaries

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 […]

Having reduced my weight by 10 stone, I twice went abroad for body contouring surgery to the breasts, tummy and arms, which left me extremely unsatisfied with the results. I then proceeded to have multiple consultations with surgeons in the UK, none of whom filled me with much confidence. 1st December 2015 My first consultation […]

I am indebted to one of my patients who recently sent me an honest and personal account of her experience of a local anaesthetic MACS facelift… My 50th birthday didn’t upset me as much as I thought it would. I looked reasonably good for my age, and as people usually thought me as being younger […]

I am extremely grateful to this patient for sharing her experience on my website – I hope that other patients considering a facelift find it reassuring and helpful. I had been unhappy with my appearance for a couple of years.  Having realised the big 60 was on the horizon I had done all I could to […]

I’ve been thinking about a breast reduction from the age of sixteen. Having been told that breast feeding might not be an option, I waited. Now thirty five, three kids later, backache, granny bra grooves in my shoulders, sweaty rashes in summer and all the lovely dresses I long for designed for smaller boobs, the […]

As a patient undergoing a procedure for the first time, it can be very daunting, especially if you don’t have any friends who have had something done who can be there to reassure you. This fear of the unknown is normal, so the more information about what is going to happen, the better. I have […]