How to minimise bruising after cosmetic surgery

Plastic surgery bruising: why it happens Post operative bruising and swelling are a common, perfectly natural and not a cause for concern after a a plastic surgery procedure. As your muscles and tissues need to heal from the trauma of surgery, some degree of bruising is expected. Bruising, especially when it is in a highly visible […]

How to treat dark circles

Often believed to be a result of not sleeping well, dark circles are in fact often determined by genetics. While burning the candle at both ends won’t help your dark circles, you shouldn’t worry about the odd late night. If you are genetically predisposed to dark circles, it won’t matter how much sleep you get. […]

20 years of enhancing identities…

Cosmetic surgeon Mr Alex Karidis MDFRCS celebrates a triumphant 20 years enhancing identities Long known as one of the UK’s leading and most well respected cosmetic surgeons, this year Alex Karidis celebrates 20 years of practice. Amongst surgical procedures including male chest reduction, breast augmentation surgery, liposuction and more, Mr Karidis performs an average of […]

Love Thy Face

For February life coach Carole Ann Rice shares some of her top tips on boosting confidence and loving the face you’re in. SMILE Smiling is an instant attractor – it relaxes others, makes you appear warm and friendly and what’s more, it’s free and contagious!  Always be the first to smile and even on down […]

Understanding the cost of plastic surgery

Trying to establish the ‘going market rate’ therefore becomes somewhat tricky. This is because in any service sector, ‘services’, even under the same name, can vary tremendously and be notoriously hard to compare. How, for example, would you compare prices on an operation like a facelift where it’s possible that a whole different combination of […]