Patient guides
Writing from the practice
Answers to the questions patients ask before and after an operation — what a procedure involves, how recovery actually goes, and how to judge whether something is right for you. Each piece is written by one of the surgeons and reviewed before it is published.
Articles
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Surgery After Pregnancy: The Options
Pregnancy affects the breasts, the abdominal wall, the skin and the veins, and different procedures address each. This page sets out the seven most commonly requested, with realistic recovery times for each. -
Six Persistent Myths About Plastic Surgery
Recovery is quick, results are guaranteed, all surgeons are equally qualified, and you will look like a different person. None of these are true, and each of them causes a specific problem at consultation. -
Facelift Myths and Facts
The stiff, pulled result; the hospital stay; the assumption it is an operation for older women only. Five common beliefs about facelift surgery, set against what the operation actually involves. -
Practical Advice Before Cosmetic Surgery
What to establish before you consent, how to prepare, and what actually affects healing — including the two substances that do the most damage to a surgical result and the reason sun protection matters during recovery. -
3D Simulation in the Consultation
Choosing between a 300cc and a 400cc implant from a description is guesswork. Three-dimensional imaging lets a patient see a simulation of the proposed result on their own body before consenting to it. -
Nicotine and Surgical Complications
Nicotine constricts the blood vessels that supply healing tissue. In surgery that relies on skin flaps — facelift, abdominoplasty, breast lift — that constriction is the mechanism behind tissue death. -
Having Surgery Abroad, in Cyprus
Travelling for surgery adds risks that are avoidable with preparation. What to verify before committing, why EU regulatory standards matter, and what recovery in Cyprus actually involves. -
How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon
Five checks worth making before you book: certification, experience with the specific operation, results in comparable patients, the questions you ask at consultation, and whether you can talk to them. -
The Five Most Common Non-Surgical Treatments
Botulinum toxin, dermal fillers, chemical peels, laser hair removal and microdermabrasion. What each treats, how it works, and how the volumes compare with surgical procedures. -
The Different Types of Facelift
Eight distinct procedures are described as facelifts, from a mini lift under local anaesthetic to a full traditional rhytidectomy. This page sets out what each one does, how long it lasts and what recovery involves. -
Body Contouring After Weight Loss
Substantial weight loss frequently leaves loose skin that does not retract. This page sets out who is a candidate for body contouring surgery, which procedures address which areas, and what recovery involves. -
Reasons to Consider Blepharoplasty
Eyelid surgery addresses excess skin and displaced fat around the eyes. For some patients the reason is appearance; for others it is an obstructed upper visual field. This page covers both. -
Swelling After a Tummy Tuck
Swelling after abdominoplasty is caused by disruption to lymphatic drainage, and it resolves over months rather than weeks. This page explains why it happens, how long it lasts, and what reduces it. -
How Modern Facelift Technique Differs
The older approach stretched the skin and produced the windblown result people recognise. Current technique repositions the tissue beneath it instead. This page explains the difference and what it changes. -
The History Behind Modern Plastic Surgery
Nasal reconstruction was documented in India around 500 BC; the first recorded facelift was performed in Berlin in 1901. This page traces where the specialty came from and where some persistent assumptions came from with it.