Fillers: The evolution. Dr Christine Reader explains what they’ve traditionally been used for and what they can do now. There is no denying that fillers are going from strength to strength in terms of use and popularity. They certainly are the less invasive option when compared to surgery, and can yield very satisfying results. When speaking of fillers, it simply refers to substances that are injected by a needle into the skin with the purpose of enhancing and/or altering the appearance. As we age, we lose general volume and plumpness of the skin. Features such as our cheeks and temples…
Some 28,000 people went under the knife for cosmetic reasons in 2017 according to official statistics – but what did they have done? The British Association of Aesthetic Plastics Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) has released it’s statistics for 2018 and according to the organisation their is a “surprising, yet undeniably clear-cut trend in aesthetic procedures” including a new gender divide. While in general the trend for favouring less invasive cosmetic procedures continued, more women went under the knife for breast augmentation (up 7%) or reduction (up 5%) than in the previous year. At a glance: Over 28,000 ops took place in 2017,…
Dan Marsh is a highly experienced and UK trained plastic surgeon. Based in London’s renowned Harley Street but also offering clinics and treatments in Hertfordshire, he is the brains behind what’s known as the ‘invisible boob job’. Dan is on the GMC specialist register for plastic surgery and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He specialises in all types of plastic and aesthetic surgery, and was drawn to cosmetic surgical procedures due to the unique challenges and opportunities that plastic surgery provides. Procedures performed Dan Marsh’s initial passion and focus in surgery centred on breast and facial…
Douglas McGeorge is one of the UK’s leading plastic and cosmetic surgeon. His private plastic and cosmetic surgery practice is devoted to the rejuvenation and enhancement of your natural beauty using state-of-the-art procedures. His aim it to achieve exceptional, natural looking results that make you look and feel more confident about your appearance. He is a fully accredited plastic surgeon and is on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council. He is also a full member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS), and the British Association of Plastic,…
Mr Naveen Cavale, BSc(Hons) MBBS MSc FRCSEd(Plast) Naveen Cavale is a fully qualified and fully accredited UK Plastic Surgeon who graduated from University College London and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. He has an NHS Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery practice in King’s College Hospital, London as well as a Private Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery practice in Chelsea and The Shard. He is registered on the General Medical Council (GMC) – the equivalent of ‘board certified’ in the USA. In addition to reconstructive surgery, Mr Cavale specialises in breast surgery (enhancements and reductions), rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty (corrective eyelid surgery)…
What is non-surgical Rhinoplasty? Non-surgical nose shaping (or a non-surgical nose job) is the smoothing and correcting of the nose by injected fillers instead of a undergoing a surgical procedure. Surgery can be a daunting prospect for many and might even be unnecessary for some corrections. Injections can act as an alternative is many cases, particularly those with smaller bumps, folds and asymmetrical regions that they want evened and smoothed out. Non-surgical nose jobs are limited as an alternative to surgery though as they can only add to the nose and can’t take away. Someone wanting a large nose…
What is Rhinoplasty (nose job)? Rhinoplasty is the medical term for the procedure commonly known as a nose job, a surgical procedure where the shape of the nose is altered. Surgery to improve the nose has been in practice for thousands of years but this was typically done as a reconstructive procedure for broken or otherwise damaged noses. The first purely cosmetic rhinoplasty is attributed to a German plastic surgeon named Jacques Joseph who published a report on fixing a patient’s hump nose in 1904. Rhinoplasty has remained a popular procedure since the mid-1900s and consistently places in the top…
