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Frequently Asked Questions About Plastic Surgery

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This guide the most commonly raise before a consultation. Where a topic more detail than a short answer allows, we have linked to the guide. For procedure-specific questions, the individual pages have full breakdowns.

Choosing a surgeon and a clinic

"Plastic surgeon" is a protected title in UK — it indicates a doctor on the GMC Register for Plastic Surgery, who has the full reconstructive and aesthetic training and holds FRCS (Plast) or . "Cosmetic surgeon" is not a protected title — any UK doctor can use it, regardless of their specialist . Full in .

Check three things: GMC Register for Surgery entry (free search at gmc-uk.org), FRCS (Plast) qualification, and full membership of BAAPS or BAPRAS. All three are verifiable public registers, free of charge.

The Care Quality inspects UK healthcare providers against five — safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led — and publishes inspection . "Good" or "Outstanding" ratings the provider has met in those areas. Full in .

Materially than in a CQC-regulated UK setting, for structural reasons that include surgeon verification, facility inspection, indemnity, VTE risk, and access to care. UK Office data 28 deaths from cosmetic in Turkey alone 2019 and mid-2024. Full discussion in .

Suitability and eligibility

on the procedure, your health, your BMI, your smoking status, your history, your mental health, and your and . The initial enquiry call with our patient a view; the in-person consultation with the operating makes the final . See .

Under 30 for most body procedures, with some flexibility up to 32 for facial work and body . The threshold reflects evidence linking BMI to higher rates of surgical infection, venous thromboembolism, wound healing problems, and anaesthetic complications. Full breakdown in .

Most procedures patients to be 18 or over. There is no fixed upper age limit — suitability is on health rather than age. Healthy patients in their regularly facial rejuvenation and body procedures.

If you are above the BMI threshold for your chosen procedure, yes. If you are within but not at stable target weight, weight loss before produces better results and lower complication rates. Rapid weight loss in the immediate weeks before surgery is not recommended — it and micronutrient stores. See .

Yes. Centre for complete of smoking, vaping, and all nicotine products for at least six weeks before and six weeks after. Nicotine constricts blood and substantially wound healing, with documented increases in skin necrosis, wound dehiscence, and infection. This is a for surgery to proceed.

The consultation process

Four stages: enquiry, telephone with a coordinator, consultation with the operating surgeon, and a statutory cooling-off period before surgery is booked. Full breakdown in .

£100 for a primary consultation, £250 for a revision consultation (where you are seeking correction of elsewhere). The consultation fee covers any necessary follow-up for the same .

Yes, by video. A virtual consultation can assess broad and answer most questions, but does not the physical examination required before any surgery is booked. Patients living outside London often start with a virtual before travelling in.

The most consequential cover GMC Register status, volume, who the surgery, the anaesthetic plan, the facility’s CQC rating, and the policy. Full list in .

The procedure itself

Most Centre for Surgery procedures are under total anaesthesia (TIVA), a controlled general with rapid recovery profile. A anaesthetist is present throughout, with full including ECG, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, and capnography. Some procedures — labiaplasty, otoplasty in adults, smaller blepharoplasty cases — can be under local . See .

UK consultant-led cosmetic surgery performed in CQC-regulated is very safe in absolute terms, with mortality from cosmetic in fit patients well under 1 in 100,000 for most . Specific complication rates vary by procedure and are discussed in detail at . The factors that materially affect safety are surgeon qualifications, facility standards, provision, and patient .

Most procedures at Centre for are day cases — in the morning, discharged the same day. Some larger (abdominoplasty, large mummy makeover, some combined cases) require one or two nights of stay. This is confirmed at .

Varies by procedure. Blepharoplasty 1 to 2 hours. Breast augmentation 1.5 to 2 hours. Rhinoplasty 2 to 3 hours. Liposuction 1 to 4 hours on areas. 3 to 4 hours. Facelift 3 to 5 hours. Mummy 4 to 6 hours.

Recovery

Time off work ranges from 5 to 7 days for or liposuction, to 2 to 3 weeks for abdominoplasty or mummy . Full resumption is 6 to 8 weeks. Final result takes 6 to 12 months as residual swelling resolves and scars mature. Procedure-by-procedure in .

Stop and vaping six weeks before. Stop medications on medical advice. Arrange an adult to accompany you home and stay 24 hours. Book time off work. Arrange . Set up your home for recovery. Full checklist in .

Any surgical leaves a scar. The standard is well-placed scars that fade significantly over 12 to 18 months and are positioned where or skin folds them. Rhinoplasty and scars are typically hidden inside the or in the eyelid crease. leaves a long but low scar below the bikini line. See .

Position on procedure. at 30 degrees for facelift, blepharoplasty, and upper body surgery. On your back with knees for . On your front or sides only for BBL. See .

Light walking from day 3 to 4 for most procedures. Stationary cycling and gentle from week 2 to 3. Full gym, contact sport, and heavy from 6 to 8 weeks for most procedures, longer for . Always check with your at the 6-week review before resuming intense .

Short travel after the for most procedures. International after two to four weeks depending on procedure, because of cabin and VTE risk. BBL patients should not fly within at least two weeks because seating is with .

Cost and finance

Centre for publishes guide prices on each service page. Indicative ranges: blepharoplasty £2,000 to £5,000; rhinoplasty £6,500 to £9,000; breast £6,000 to £8,500; abdominoplasty £8,000 to £12,000; mummy £12,000 to £18,000; facelift £9,000 to £15,000 on technique. Full pricing breakdown at .

Surgeon’s fee, anaesthetist’s fee, facility fee, implants or where applicable, assessment, the day of surgery, and all through the 12-month review. Anything is in — there are no hidden costs.

Yes. , our FCA-regulated partner, offers 0% APR over up to 12 months on most procedures, subject to credit checks. Longer payment terms with interest are also available. Full explanation in .

Almost all purely surgery is private. The NHS funds (after trauma, cancer, conditions) and a narrow set of procedures (some breast reductions, some with breathing problems, some with significant visual field obstruction) where strict clinical criteria are met. motivation does not .

Psychological and motivational

The who do best are those pursuing surgery for themselves, with specific, anatomy-focused goals, in a stable point in their lives. The who do worst are those expecting surgery to resolve a difficult relationship, career problem, mood disorder, or a sense that "something is wrong with me". Honest on motivation matters, and is part of what the consultation .

BDD is a psychiatric in which a is with a perceived flaw that is mild or to others. Patients with untreated BDD have poor satisfaction rates after surgery, may seek procedures, and benefit more from treatment than surgical intervention. UK consultant screens for this at . Full in .

Acceptable at any point before . The cooling-off period exists for exactly this reason. may not be fully refundable on how far into the process you are, and our terms set this out in advance — but the option to defer or cancel is always available.

Booking a consultation

If your question isn’t answered above, the next step is a with one of our plastic . Call or use the . We are based at , and consultations run six days a week Saturdays.

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