04 March 2015
Think Over Before You Make Over
We would like to draw your attention to a public eduction campaign by the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). It addresses the...Read More
17 March 2014
12th Congress of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
We are pleased to announce that we have had 4 papers accepted for presentation at the 12th Congress of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and...Read More
05 February 2014
Most commonly requested plastic surgery procedures
Graphic above from Guardian newspaper and data from BAAPS. More than 50,000 cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in the UK in 2013, according to the...Read More
18 June 2012
Six months of uncertainty ends as Government Expert Group publishes Final Report on PIP breast implants
Today (18 June 2012) the Government Expert Group chaired by NHS Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh released its Final Report following an extensive review of...Read More
18 June 2012
Our latest advice and information for patients with PIP breast implants
Background PIP silicone gel implants were produced by Poly Implant Prothese, a company founded in 1991 that was based in southern France. For a while,...Read More
15 April 2012
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implants
Over the last year or two, concerns have arisen about the possible association between anaplastic large cell lymphoma and breast implants. This led to an alert...Read More
19 January 2012
Pregnancy, breast feeding and silicone breast implants
We have had many questions from our patients about the impact of silicone breast implants and breast feeding. We hope to provide answers to many...Read More
08 January 2012
Scotland’s top plastic surgeon raised alarm over dangerous breast implants five years ago
The globally-respected surgeon says he told the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of mounting concerns about the implants rupturing and leaking silicone into...Read More