What is labiaplasty surgery?
Labiaplasty surgery is surgery to reshape the labia. It is one of the surgeries for the “designer vagina”. In the vast majority of patients, the labia minora or inner labial lips are reduced in size and reshaped. Less commonly the labia majora or outer labial lips are reshaped too and sometimes excess skin folds are… Continue reading What is labiaplasty surgery?
Breast Implant update
Despite its apparent simplicity, correct decision-making in breast implant surgery takes years of experience and a thorough understanding of breasts anatomy, breast ageing and breast physiology. All breasts are different, and they all sit on different shaped chest walls, with differences in skin, support, nipple position and many more factors. Therefore, getting the best result… Continue reading Breast Implant update
What is “natural”?!
Purity Bridge Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Marc Pacifico, shares some thoughts on breast augmentation… I ask every patient I see about a breast augmentation whether they desire a “natural” appearing result, or one that looks “augmented”. Inevitably the majority ask for a natural look. But what does that mean? After years of experience, I can assure… Continue reading What is “natural”?!
Breast enlargement using fat
A growing alternative to breast enlargement using silicone breast implants is to use the patient’s own fat. The fat can be taken from selected areas on the body using liposuction and carefully injected into the breast to go up around 2 cup sizes – although this sometimes requires 2 or 3 surgeries. This is known… Continue reading Breast enlargement using fat
Breast reduction – why the grass is greener on the other side
With many of my patients, the grass always seems to be greener on the other side! Women with smaller breasts come for consultations about enlarging their breasts, whilst women with large breasts come to see me about reducing the size of their breasts. Large breasted women often comment to me that they can’t understand why… Continue reading Breast reduction – why the grass is greener on the other side
To lift or not to lift?
For a range of areas of the body, as Plastic Surgeons, we often have to guide the patient to a modification or alternative to the procedure they initially thought they might need. A typical situation frequently occurs in breast enlargement surgery. Typically a patient will come desiring a breast enhancement, but may not have noticed… Continue reading To lift or not to lift?
How can a breast be reconstructed?
There are many possibilities when considering breast reconstruction to replace the whole, or part of the breast, removed for cancer-related reasons. Our purity bridge team of Consultant Plastic Surgeons have put together this blog that we hope might be useful in understanding the options. Breast reconstruction can be done at the same time as the… Continue reading How can a breast be reconstructed?
Are you using medical skin care products…or pampering products?
“What is your skin care regime?” “What active ingredients (ingredients that actually change the skin) does it contain? And in what concentrations?” Did you know that all over the counter cosmetics will not actually have any active impact on your skin? Even the higher end of the market products that make all sorts of claims!… Continue reading Are you using medical skin care products…or pampering products?
Bodyshockers
We are proud that Purity Bridge Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Mr Marc Pacifico, was recently asked to take part in filming for Channel 4’s BodyShockers programme. After being asked for many years to get involved in TV, he finally relented! The programme that will be screened later this year shows Marc operating on Julian. Julian had… Continue reading Bodyshockers
Breast Awareness evening – 14th October 2015
October is Breast Awareness month, and we are proud to announce our annual Breast Education Event. This event is open to women only and features our guest colleague Mr Haresh Devalia, Consultant Breast Surgeon, alongside Purity Bridge Consultant Plastic Surgeons, Mr Marc Pacifico and Ms Nora Nugent. We are thrilled that our special volunteer “patient”… Continue reading Breast Awareness evening – 14th October 2015
