Making the decision to undergo plastic surgery is a significant step, and selecting the appropriate plastic surgeon is crucial for achieving your desired outcomes and ensuring a safe and fulfilling journey. Given the multitude of professionals available, it is vital to thoroughly assess potential surgeons.

Here are my top ten factors to consider when choosing a plastic surgeon:

1. Plastic surgery qualifications
2. GMC specialist register for plastic surgery 
3. Expertise and specialisation
4. Results – photographs of previous work
5. Patient reviews and testimonials
6. Clear communication
7. Patient rapport
8. Aftercare support
9. Accredited facilities
10. Trust

During your consultation, which will take place in a London clinic, I will:

• Review your medical history
• Discuss your aims and expectations
• Conduct an examination and measurement of your breasts
• Assess whether a breast uplift is a suitable operation for you
• Explain different breast uplift techniques and recommend the best type of breast uplift for you
• Answer your questions, including those about aftercare and recovery
• Show you before and after photos of my work
• Explain the benefits of my pioneering wound closure technique
• Provide a clinic letter detailing our discussion and the surgical plan.

Determining who will benefit from a breast uplift is subjective, but if you find that your breasts are sagging, or have lost their elasticity (ptotic), then you are likely to benefit from having a mastopexy procedure.

Most patients seeking a mastopexy are either post pregnancy or have had significant weight loss. Unfortunately, no amount of exercise can restore breast shape once elasticity is lost and surgery becomes the only option to improve breast shape.

To achieve the desired result, breast lifts require placing a scar around the nipple to adequately lift it and create a pleasing breast shape. The scar extends down the front of the breast and underneath in the shape of an anchor (Wise pattern).

Breast lift scars tend to fade well, and most are not noticeable after around 12 months. Very occasionally, patients can get scarring problems, and in that scenario, you may require steroid injections in order to settle the scars.

I will keep you under close review during your first year after surgery to ensure that the scars are healing well and progressing without any issues.

I have a team of senior anaesthetists who manage your pain, allowing you to mobilise quickly.

Recovery after a breast uplift largely depends on type of mastopexy you are having. In general, most patients have an anchor shaped scar, and it usually requires around 2 weeks to fully recover.

I give you personalised advice regarding your aftercare and recovery, but as a general guide you can expect:

• In most cases I recommend at least one week off work and two weeks avoiding heavy exercise or tasks.
• I do not use drains when performing breast uplifts, so you will be able to mobilise much quicker and won’t have any of the discomfort and inconvenience associated with drains.
• You will need to wear a post-op recovery bra for six weeks after a breast uplift.
• Dressings are removed after two weeks.
• Regular clinic visits will be scheduled to monitor your progress, and you will remain under close observation for the first twelve months following surgery, after which you are expected to be discharged.

I have developed a wound closure technique that allows you to shower immediately after your breast uplift.

In my hands complications are very rare. The most common issue is slow healing at the T junction. This usually goes on to heal within 8 weeks with dressings alone. Other complications that you should be aware of include infection, bleeding and change in sensation to the nipple-areola complex as well as a very small risk of losing the nipple-areola complex. I will inform you of your individual risks during your consultations.