Psychiatric Assessments Creating Depression and Suicide among Trans Patients

Around forty per cent of transgender people have attempted to take their own lives at some point in time. That’s a shocking, harrowing statistic, supplied by the National Centre for Transgender Equality. And yet, having worked with such patients at my clinic for many years, it’s also not one that surprises me. We need to […]

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Psychiatric Assessments Creating Depression and Suicide among Trans Patients

Around forty per cent of transgender people have attempted to take their own lives at some point in time. That’s a shocking, harrowing statistic, supplied by the National Centre for Transgender Equality. And yet, having worked with such patients at my clinic for many years, it’s also not one that surprises me. We need to […]

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Why I Support The Government Stance On Textured Breast Implants

In April this year, amid a growing global clamour, the UK Government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that it has no plans to ban ‘macrotextured’ breast implants, or breast implants with polyurethane-coated surfaces. And in spite of increasing concerns, I agree with them. It’s my view textured implants are not only being […]

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Why I Support The Government Stance On Textured Breast Implants

In April this year, amid a growing global clamour, the UK Government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that it has no plans to ban ‘macrotextured’ breast implants, or breast implants with polyurethane-coated surfaces. And in spite of increasing concerns, I agree with them. It’s my view textured implants are not only being […]

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Let’s Not Be Quick To Dismiss ‘Breast Implant Illness’

Breast Implant Illness, or BII, is so far little known in the UK but has exploded in the US in recent months. Large numbers of women are becoming concerned that their breast implants are making them unwell, reporting a range of symptoms that include auto-immune diseases, allergies, migraine, chronic fatigue, joint pain, depression, heart and […]

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Let’s Not Be Quick To Dismiss ‘Breast Implant Illness’

Breast Implant Illness, or BII, is so far little known in the UK but has exploded in the US in recent months. Large numbers of women are becoming concerned that their breast implants are making them unwell, reporting a range of symptoms that include auto-immune diseases, allergies, migraine, chronic fatigue, joint pain, depression, heart and […]

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Brazilian butt lifts – the bottom line

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedures have become plastic surgery’s public enemy number in 2018. But it’s my view that we give this surgery the bum’s rush at our peril. Because despite the wave of negative publicity aimed at BBL ops in recent weeks – much of it warranted – there is a safe way to perform the […]

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Brazilian butt lifts – the bottom line

Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedures have become plastic surgery’s public enemy number in 2018. But it’s my view that we give this surgery the bum’s rush at our peril. Because despite the wave of negative publicity aimed at BBL ops in recent weeks – much of it warranted – there is a safe way to perform the […]

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Love Island and the morals of plastic surgery

The TV programme dominating screens up and down the country this summer is Love Island. The ITV2 show was the surprise smash hit of last summer and has proved just as popular this year. But the beautiful young people who are trying everything in their power to win the £50,000 first prize have throw up […]

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Love Island and the morals of plastic surgery

The TV programme dominating screens up and down the country this summer is Love Island. The ITV2 show was the surprise smash hit of last summer and has proved just as popular this year. But the beautiful young people who are trying everything in their power to win the £50,000 first prize have throw up […]

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