In light of several high profile cases of poor practice in recent years, the Royal College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), is launching a consultation exercise to consider the introduction of new specialist training for cosmetic surgeons. It is intended
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A research group based at Leeds University, led by Professor Ruth Holliday, hosted a stakeholder event at the Leeds Radisson Hotel on 24 June 2013 to consider what motivates patients to seek cosmetic surgery abroad and the potential pitfalls and the socio-economic impact of cosmetic surgery tourism. The conference brought
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Patients considering breast augmentation surgery will often enquire whether the presence of silicone breast implants either causes breast cancer, or makes the early detection of breast cancer by mammography more difficult. The answer to the first question is that there is no evidence to link breast implants with the development
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Plastic surgeons gathered in Manchester this week for a two-day advanced course in cosmetic breast surgery. The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) hosted the event, which attracted speakers from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Brazil, USA and Canada. Dr Elizabeth Hall-Findlay (Banff, Alberta) provided delegates with
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The cosmetic surgery industry awaits the publication of Sir Bruce Keogh’s report later this month which is expected to call for the introduction better training and a legal qualification for beauty therapists providing cosmetic injection treatments. Professional organisations have been quick to endorse these proposals which also promise to bring
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A recently published survey undertaken by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) showed that around two thirds of its members turn down up to 30% of patients’ requests for cosmetic surgery. Unrealistic expectations and medical unsuitability for cosmetic surgery were cited as common reasons for declining to operate.
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Cosmetic surgery tourism is once again in the news, with the launch this month of a research project based at Leeds University aimed at investigating the drivers for cosmetic surgery tourism and its impact upon an emerging globalised system of healthcare. It has long been known that patients seeking a
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In medico-legal practice the assessment of scar quality is important when determining quantum. However, the quality of the scar may bear little relationship to how noticeable it is, as this is largely determined by its size and site. The notional ‘conversational distance’ is the range at which a scar can be reasonably categorised as
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Cosmetic surgeons know that managing expectations is key to ensuring a happy patient after surgery. Patients should be shown a range of before and after photographs to illustrate a variety of outcomes and not just a surgeon’s carefully selected best results. Everyone is different and much of the outcome after surgery
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The cosmetic surgery industry has once again come under the spotlight with calls for greater independent regulation. Aggressive marketing and cut-price treatments are the focus of current criticism; the recent PIP breast implant scandal was one example where cheaper surgery left patients disadvantaged and potentially at risk. It is likely
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