Nora Nugent FRCSI (Plast), Consultant Plastic Surgeon Nora Nugent is a highly qualified Consultant Plastic Surgeon based at the award-winning private aesthetic clinic Purity Bridge in Tunbridge Wells. She consults and operates in selected state-of-the-art facilities in Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead and Hove. She has a specialist interest in aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery of the face, breast and body. Nora aims to achieve a fresh and natural look for her patients in all areas of aesthetic surgery. She also has a strong interest in medical aesthetics. At your consultation, Nora will offer a professional and honest opinion and will thoroughly discuss all…
Non-invasive cosmetic procedures are increasing in popularity, but there’s one little hand-held device, called Plexr, that can treat a range of things from sagging eyelids to keloid scars. Heather Stephen explains. What would you say if I told you I could vapourise your eyebags, lift your eyelids and remove your moles all without making a single incision, or in fact, even touching your skin? To good to be true? Well, there is indeed one little hand held device that can do exactly that and more. It’s called Plexr (which stands for Plasma Exeresis) and was developed by Professor Giorgio Fippi, President of the Italian Society for Aesthetic Medicine, and launched in 2014. It…
What is Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)? Blepharoplasty is the medical term for eyelid surgery. This can be for either cosmetic reasons or to help restore eyesight affected by overly droopy eyelids. While current techniques were introduced fairly recently, historic cases of eyelid surgery date back as far as 1st century Rome. As a cosmetic surgery technique, blepharoplasty is used to counter the aged and tired appearance that can be caused by sagging skin around the eyes. Excess skin in the upper eyelids can cause them to droop over the eye while excess in the lower eyelids can pull them down,…
