Entries by admin@staiano

Do I Need To Send My Mole For Histology?

A question I get asked a lot is: What is histology? Histology is when we analyse parts of the body by putting them under the microscope. It is performed by a specialist type of doctor called a histopathologist and is often done in a laboratory which may not be located in the hospital. Samples are […]

Ed Sheeran

I have just heard that Ed Sheeran has quit Twitter due to abuse over his Glastonbury performance. I can only begin to imagine what it must be like to be in the public spotlight in the way that he is. It is so sad that people have been so unpleasant that it has caused him […]

Has She or Hasn’t She?

I am often asked to comment on photographs by the media. ‘Have they had surgery?’ ‘Have they had a nose job?’ ‘Have they had breast implants’ ‘What size implants do you think they have got?’ ‘Have they got round or teardrop implants?’ I get this all the time. I understand the media’s obsession with wanting […]

Should I be allowed sick leave if I am having cosmetic surgery?

In my job I am constantly having to battle against prejudices and preconceived ideas about cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately, we have it woven into the fabric of our society that cosmetic surgery is all about vanity and creating unnatural caricatures of previously beautiful people. This has led to the perception that all cosmetic surgery is unnecessary […]

Loose Women in their Underwear!

Did you see the photograph of the presenters of Loose Women in their underwear? This is what real people look like. Everybody looks like this. We all feel comfortable in our clothes and can dress up to make ourselves look more attractive and often quite stunning, but underneath it all we all have dents and […]

Just because they look like a plastic surgeon and they say they are a plastic surgeon, doesn’t mean they are a plastic surgeon!

One of my passions is to raise awareness about cosmetic surgery to try and change perceptions so that it is not portrayed as being a branch of medicine that is somehow less worthy than other branches of medicine. There is an image that all plastic surgeons are unethical, money grabbing cowboys but the reality is […]

If all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail

There are a lot of different surgeons who perform cosmetic surgery. They range from plastic surgeons to general surgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons and even people who are not surgeons at all such as GPs or dermatologists. This is not a problem in itself as long as the doctor is working within their scope of […]

Second Hand Breast Implants on Ebay!

Did you hear about the lady who was selling her 2nd hand breast implants on Ebay? She said that they didn’t quite fit her, so she got a new pair! I think the story was a bit of a joke. I don’t doubt that someone would actually try to sell their old implants, I mean […]