Skin & scars

Will I Have Visible Scars After Alar Base Reduction?

Will alar base reduction leave visible scars? Where the incision sits in the nostril crease, how alarplasty scars heal, and how to minimise them.

3 min read

Body

How Much Fat Can Be Removed During Liposuction?

Discover how much fat can be safely removed with liposuction in the UK. Learn about results, safety, recovery and expert care at Centre for Surgery.

6 min read

Skin & scars

Is Surgical Tattoo Removal Better Than Laser?

Is surgical tattoo removal better than laser? How excision and laser compare on results, scarring, number of sessions and recovery.

7 min read

Lumps & bumps

Can You Remove a Cyst at Home?

Can you remove a cyst at home? No: the risks are recurrence, infection, scarring and a missed diagnosis. What proper cyst removal involves.

9 min read

Lumps & bumps

Do Lipomas Come Back After Removal?

Do lipomas come back after removal? Recurrence after complete excision is around 1–4%. Why technique matters, and when they return.

9 min read

Slim woman in a navy knit dress at a BBL consultation in a London clinic, discussing whether she has enough fat for a Brazilian butt lift

Buttocks

What Happens If You Don’t Have Enough Fat for a BBL?

Not enough fat for a BBL? How surgeons check donor fat, skinny BBL for BMI under 23, buttock implants, hybrid BBL and why gaining weight first isn't advised.

16 min read

Face

Will I Look Overfilled After Fat Transfer To Face?

Worried about looking overfilled after fat transfer to face? The technique that prevents it, the swelling timeline, fat survival rates, and honest decision…

13 min read

Father supporting his teenage son in a GP surgery waiting room before an appointment about teenage gynecomastia

Men

Can Teenagers Get Gynecomastia Surgery?

Teenage gynecomastia is common and usually goes away by itself. How to get rid of gyno as a teen, when to see a GP, and why surgery waits until 18.

9 min read

Skin & scars

Can White Scars Be Removed Completely?

Can white scars be removed? Why scars turn white, which treatments help, from laser and microneedling to revision, and what to expect.

7 min read

Close crop of a woman's thighs seated on a linen bed in soft window light, showing natural unretouched skin texture — illustrative image, not a patient photograph

Skin tightening

Can Liposuction Get Rid of Cellulite? What Lipo Can and Cannot Do

Can liposuction get rid of cellulite? It removes fat, not the bands that cause dimpling, and can make it worse. What treats cellulite instead.

7 min read

Trans woman discussing facial feminisation surgery with or without hormone therapy during a consultation at a London clinic

Gender-affirming

Do I Need Hormone Therapy Before Facial Feminisation Surgery?

You don't need HRT before facial feminisation surgery. What hormones can and cannot change in the face, when to wait, and whether to stop oestrogen.

15 min read

Body

How Soon After Weight Loss Can You Have Liposuction?

Discover how long you should wait before having liposuction after weight loss. Learn expert advice from Centre for Surgery in London, UK, on timing, recovery…

8 min read

What Is The Minimum Age For Labiaplasty In The UK

Cosmetic gynaecology

Minimum Age for Labiaplasty in the UK: Why We Say 18

How old do you have to be to get a labiaplasty in the UK? The minimum age is 18, even with parental consent. Why, what is normal, and where to get help.

11 min read

Eyelids & brow

Are Results From Eyelid Surgery Permanent?

Discover how long eyelid surgery results last, what affects longevity, and whether blepharoplasty can be permanent. Expert advice from Centre for Surgery.

6 min read

Skin & scars

Will Umbilicoplasty Leave Scars?

Will umbilicoplasty leave a scar? Yes, but it is usually hidden inside or around the belly button. Where it sits, how it heals and how to care for it.

6 min read

Man reading about gynecomastia treatment without surgery at a kitchen table beside a pill bottle and a folded compression vest

Men

Are There Non-Surgical Treatments for Gynecomastia That Work?

Gynecomastia treatment without surgery: what tablets, creams, fat freezing and weight loss can and cannot do for gyno, and when surgery is needed.

10 min read

Planning & safety

Body Dysmorphia and Cosmetic Surgery: What You Need to Know

Body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery: how BDD affects suitability, why surgery rarely helps, and how clinics screen for it.

10 min read

Nose

Nose Bridge: Wide, High, Low and Collapsed Explained

What determines nose bridge shape - wide, high, low, collapsed or crooked - how each is assessed, and which are changed by surgery rather than filler.

12 min read

Woman in a London clinic consultation room reading an information leaflet about having a BBL and breast fat transfer at the same time

Body

Can You Have a BBL and Breast Fat Transfer at the Same Time?

Can you have a BBL and fat transfer to the breasts at the same time? Donor fat, positioning, risks, fat survival, sleeping, garments and staging explained.

17 min read

Diagram comparing a defined jawline with the two causes of a weak jawline — a fat pad beneath the chin blurring the cervicomental angle, and a chin that sits too far back behind the lower lip line

Face

Weak Jawline: Is It Fat or Bone, and How to Fix It

A weak jawline is usually one of two problems — too much fat below it, or too little bone behind it. How to tell which you have, and what each one actually…

9 min read

Breast

Is It Better to Separate a Breast Lift and Implants into Two Procedures?

Can you have a breast lift and implants at the same time, or should they be staged? What the evidence says, who should stage, and how long to wait.

10 min read

Two women in their twenties and fifties walking along a Marylebone street in London, illustrating that BBL suitability depends on health rather than age

Buttocks

What Is the Best Age for a BBL?

Is there a best age for a BBL? Why the minimum is 18, BBL in your 20s to 60s, upper age limits, loose skin, pregnancy and how age affects fat survival.

16 min read

Woman in her early forties with fine horizontal lines across the forehead — forehead wrinkles causes and treatment, Centre for Surgery London

Eyelids & brow

Forehead Wrinkles: What Causes Them and How to Get Rid of Them

Forehead wrinkles come from the frontalis, the only muscle that lifts your brows. A clinical guide to causes, dynamic versus static lines, and what treats each.

10 min read