Patient stories and press Category

The Sun – The dangerous Effects of using Sunbeds

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

The Sun - 3 August 2010WAG Jessica Lawlor discovered the areas worse effected by the sun were her cheeks and forehead and admits she wasn’t as vigilant in her teens as she is now.

Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna is now proud of her porcelain skin but understands how many young girls put their health at risk for a bronzed look – just like she did as an impressionable teen. (more…)

Look – Cosmetic Surgery

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
LOOK - Cosmetic Surgery

LOOK - Cosmetic Surgery

Top plastic surgeon Adrian Richards has nip/tuck know-how

Q.     How can I get rid of the stretchmarks on my thighs?
Wendy, 28, Trowbridge
A.    The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in America have recently approved a new laser treatment for stretchmarks – the Lux1540 fractional laser, which claims to reduce the appearance of them by up to 75%. (more…)

Daily Mail – Stretch Mark Zapper

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Daily Mail 25 May 2010Laser treatment claims to reduce them by 75%

The laser therapy promising to zap away stretch marks can dramatically reduce the tell-tale white streaks by up to 75 per cent, its developers claim. (more…)

Over a quarter OF VOTERS ARE SWAYED on looks alone

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Poll of 2,000 adults PUT BROWN bottom of the pile for style

Never before have politicians been under such scrutiny for their outward appearance as this year, with the series of public debates.  Now, a new poll out today reveals over a quarter (26%) of people confess that a politician’s appearance influences the way they vote, whilst a further 29% say it may sway their vote.  The Harley Medical Group’s survey of 2,000 adults also shows that the party leaders clearly aren’t getting enough sleep with repondents unanimously agreeing that all three would benefit from a blepharoplasty to remove their eyebags.  However, almost three times more respondents (61%) suggest Gordon Brown opt for the scalpel on his eye bags, with just 27% and 28% urging David Cameron and Nick Clegg respectively, to do the same. (more…)

Evening Standard – Bankers spend bonuses on a smooth recovery

Monday, October 12th, 2009

City bankers are celebrating the return of big bonuses by lavishing thousands of pounds on post-credit crunch “refurbishment” of stress ravaged faces and bodies. (more…)

Pick me up – Bye Bye Big Nipple

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Gross.

A word that makes you think of something revolting. Not a word you’d use to describe yourself, is it? But there I was, in December last year, looking at my boobs and that very word came out of my mouth. (more…)

Daily Mail – The two-in-one breast op

Monday, September 14th, 2009

It promises to give women going under the knife a double boost. A ‘two-in-one’ breast enlargement operation takes excess fat from the thighs and stomach and moves it to the bust.

The pioneering technique has been tested in Britain and the U.S. and is expected to be offered to British women by early next year. (more…)

The Sunday Times – Double joy:new bust op uses up fat

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

WOMEN are to be offered “natural” breast enlargements, using unwanted fat from their thighs, stomach or other areas, within a few months.

The technique, which has been under trial in Britain and the US, is being hailed as a “two-in-one op” because excess fat is extracted where it is not wanted and “relocated” to the bust. Doctors believe it will bring several benefits, including more natural shape and feel to augmented breasts. No synthetic implants are needed. (more…)

Company – Inject yourself Botox

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

You bank online, you do your shopping online – hell, you even date online. And now, thanks to some dodgy US websites, you can buy Botox online. The catch is, you have to inject it yourself. (more…)

Daily Mail – So can plastic surgery save us from the sack?

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Monica Troughton recalls with a potent mix of embarrassment and black humour the moment she knew she had to have work done on her face. She was in a shop in Primrose Hill – that wealthy enclave of North London known for its starry and ultra chic residents – when a saleswoman generously offered her a pensioner’s concession on her purchases. (more…)