PIP Breast Implants Advice

Previous Patients of Mr Murphy: Patients with breast implants have been advised to contact their surgeons to identify the type of implants that were used in their surgery. I would like to reassure all my patients that I have never used PIP breast implants. I have always been concerned to ...Read more

Breast implants and breast feeding

A new study suggests apprehension about how breast-feeding will affect the appearance of their breasts may be the reason why some women with breast implants fail at nursing their babies. According to HealthDay, researchers followed 160 mothers with breast implants to gauge their success with the feeding method. They found ...Read more

Cheap Liposuction can often prove costly

Liposuction is an increasingly popular and commonly carried out form of medical procedure in the UK and other parts of the world but rising demand has been followed by a growing army of under-qualified practitioners. The prospect of making a fast buck is the obvious temptation but the consequences for ...Read more

Irresponsible Cosmetic Surgery reporting on TV

The ‘Skin Deep’ series of segments on cosmetic treatments featured in popular chat show ITV ‘This Morning’ last month has, not surprisingly, drawn strong condemnation from the main professional organisations in breast and plastic surgery: the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and ...Read more

Moob Jobs and Boob Jobs on the Rise

It’s no surprise that men seeking cosmetic surgery to reduce their ‘moobs’ (or man boobs) and women seeking to enlarge their breasts are on the increase.  Here in my practice in Manchester, I have gradually seen a rise in enquiries for Gynaecomastia (male breast reduction or moob jobs), rhinoplasty (in ...Read more

New campaign to tackle back street clinics and cosmetic cowboys

Following the tragic death of aspiring dancer Claudia Aderotimi, a new campaign launched by Baroness Shireen Ritchie aims to stamp out unsafe backstreet clinics in the cosmetic surgery industry. British dancer Claudia travelled with friends to the United States to undergo buttock enhancement surgery which she believed would help her ...Read more

Neck Lift – A Procedure for Neck Rejuvenation

For many facelift patients, the neck, and the area under the chin in particular, are a source of considerable concern. Indeed, it is often this area which troubles patients more than anything else and is an integral part of what motivates patients towards a facelift. In the modern era of ...Read more

Breast Reduction and Mastopexy – Is the Anchor Technique Redundant?

Breast reduction and mastopexy have come a long way in the last decade or so. The original techniques involved cutting away large sections of skin and breast tissue and using a tight closure of the skin to shape the breast underneath. In the 1990’s, a number of European surgeons, most ...Read more

Breast Implants: a Better Choice

The most popular cosmetic surgery operation in the UK is breast augmentation and when you see the benefits it gives to people’s confidence as I regularly do, it’s not hard to understand why this should be. Such procedures can have a significant impact in changing the way you feel about ...Read more

Only the Highest Standards are Acceptable – My Response to the NCEPOD Report

The NCEPOD Report is absolutely right Late in 2010, the NCEPOD Report into cosmetic surgery, “On the Face of it”, was released and looked at the standards of care in cosmetic surgery facilities and hospitals across the UK. It is fair to say that it has already caused a great ...Read more