Cauliflower Ear: Causes, Treatment and How to Fix It
Cauliflower ear (auricular haematoma) from rugby, boxing or MMA. What causes it, the 48–72 hour drainage window, and how established cauliflower ear is…
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4 Facelift Alternatives That Don’t Require Surgery
Facial Ageing and the Modern Alternatives to Facelifts It's often said that the only sure things in life are death and taxes, but it's equally valid that…
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What to Expect from a Facelift
We're continuing our informative blog series about facelift procedures by bringing you a detailed Q&A session with our expert plastic surgeons at Centre for…
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Functional Rhinoplasty: Breathing, Not Appearance — and Who Pays
Functional rhinoplasty corrects nasal breathing rather than appearance. How to tell which you need, what blocks the nose, and how the NHS and private routes…
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Retroussé Nose: Rhinoplasty Options for an Upturned Nose
What is a retroussé nose? Centre for Surgery London explains the upturned, celestial nose shape, what causes it, and the surgical and non-surgical options to…
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Nose Tip Surgery: The Four Tip Problems and How Each Is Fixed
Nose tip surgery is four different operations — bulbous, droopy, over-projected or under-projected. How each is corrected, what skin thickness limits, and the…
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What Is Vaginal Rejuvenation? Types, Procedures and What They Treat
What is vaginal rejuvenation? The surgical and non-surgical types explained, how each one works, what it can treat and what the evidence really shows.
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Can You Get a Breast Reduction Twice?
When people think about plastic surgery, breast enlargement is often the first thing that comes to mind. But there's a lot more to breast surgery than just…
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Breast Implants for Athletes: What Women Need to Know
Breast augmentation for athletic women: implant placement trade-offs, safe exercise timelines, and animation deformity — what's genuinely different for serious…
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Caring for Someone After Cosmetic Surgery: A Guide for Caregivers
How to care for someone after cosmetic surgery: the first 24 hours, medication, getting moving, warning signs and when to call the clinic.
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Nipple Sensation After Top Surgery: Will You Still Feel Your Nipples?
Can you feel your nipples after top surgery? How each technique affects nipple sensation, when feeling returns, erogenous sensation and how to protect it.
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How Common Is Regret After Top Surgery? What the Research Shows
How common is top surgery regret? Real figures from published studies, how regret differs from detransition, revision and reversal, and how to decide well.
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Choosing the Right Implant Size for MTF Top Surgery
How implant size is chosen for MTF breast augmentation: chest measurements, cc vs cup size, sizers, profiles, fat transfer and the risks of going too big.
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Can a Labiaplasty Reduce UTIs? What the Evidence Says
Can a labiaplasty reduce UTIs? What research shows about large labia and infection, when surgery helps with hygiene and irritation, and what to try first.
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Can I Get a Breast Lift and a Tummy Tuck at the Same Time?
Can you combine a breast lift and tummy tuck? Yes — usually the recommended approach. Benefits, recovery, and cost — reviewed by a GMC specialist surgeon.
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Can You Have a Tummy Tuck and Labiaplasty at the Same Time?
Can you have a tummy tuck and labiaplasty at the same time? The risks and benefits of combining, mummy makeover with labiaplasty, and when staging is safer.
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What Does It Feel Like After Vaginoplasty? Results, Reviews and Sex After Surgery
What vaginoplasty reviews and studies say: how vaginal tightening feels in recovery and once healed, sex and sensation afterwards, and is it worth it.
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Should You Wait Until You Are Done Having Children to Get a Vaginoplasty?
Should you wait until your family is complete before vaginoplasty? Pregnancy and birth after vaginal tightening, how long to wait after a baby and options.
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Can Your Nipples Fall Off After Top Surgery? Nipple Graft Loss Explained
Can your nipples fall off after top surgery? How often nipple grafts fail, what normal healing looks like, the warning signs and how to protect your grafts.
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Can You Get Pec Implants After Top Surgery?
Can you get pec implants after top surgery? How long to wait, how pectoral implants are placed, the risks and recovery, and alternatives such as fat transfer.
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How to Get Rid of Crepey Skin
Crepey skin is thin, finely wrinkled skin from collagen loss and sun damage. Which treatments improve it, and which don't.
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Types of BBL: Which Brazilian Butt Lift Is Right for You?
Different types of BBL compared: full, 360 lipo, mini, skinny and male BBL, liquid BBL and staged mummy makeover, with donor sites, fat volume and time off.
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Revision BBL: When and How a BBL Is Corrected
How a revision BBL corrects asymmetry, dents, lost or excess volume and fat necrosis: when to have it, the options, recovery and help after a BBL abroad.
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Can You Reverse a BBL? What BBL Reduction Can and Can’t Do
A BBL can't be fully reversed, but it can be reduced or revised. How BBL reversal works: liposuction, loose skin, weight loss, timing and liquid BBL fillers.
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