

“You are my fairy god-mother”
I’ve been called many things in the past, including some unrepeatable quotes from my wife, however today was the first time I was called a fairy god-mother. I was seeing my 52-year-old patient, a mother with 2 children, who 7 weeks previously had undergone a bilateral breast reduction. I had removed around half a kilogram of breast tissue from each side. After both of us laughed, I asked why? “Because you have granted me my wish.” She went on to say that her backache, neck a


I can move houses, but I can’t change my body!
This week I have been preparing for an article on Mummy Makeover, due to be published in the July edition of Vogue Magazine. It just so happened that I was seeing several patients who have either had a Mummy Makeover or are considering it. A Mummy Makeover is a combination of procedures, usually involving a tummy tuck and breast procedure (lift, augmentation or reduction), ideally performed at the one operation. One of my patients, let’s call her Jenny, is a 50-year-old woman