Browse around some international websites and learn more about the procedure you are considering. Careful, you might find several other surgeries you fancy having!
Be better informed on the facts, feel more confident about the surgery and enjoy your experience. Speak to these people, come back to The Good Surgeon Guide and leave a review or just share what you find out with the rest of us.
Is your surgeon fully qualified and do they have at least 5 years experience? Check what these international organisations have to say.
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Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland www.asgbi.org.uk/ Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Tel: 020 7973 0300 |
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British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) www.baaps.org.uk/ Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Tel: 020 74052234 |
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British Association of Cosmetic Nurses www.cosmeticnurses.org Bristish Association of cosmetic nurses |
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British Association of Dermatologists www.bad.org.uk/ 19 Fitzroy Square London W1T 6EH Tel: 020 73830266 |
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British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons www.baoms.org.uk/ Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Tel: 020 74058074 |
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British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists www.orl-baohns.org/ Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Tel: 020 74048373 |
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British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) www.bapras.org.uk Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Tel: 020 7831 5161 |
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British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) www.bopss.org/ Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Oxford Road Manchester M13 9NH Tel: 07092 104764 |
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Cynosure www.cynosureuk.com Cynosure, Inc. develops and markets aesthetic treatment systems that are used by physicians and other practitioners to perform non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures to remove hair, treat vascular lesions, rejuvenate skin through the treatment of shallow vascular and pigmented lesions, laser lipolysis and temporarily reduce the appearance of cellulite. Cynosure's products include a broad range of laser and other light-based energy sources, including Alexandrite, pulsed dye, Nd: YAG and diode lasers, as well as intense pulsed light. Cynosure was founded in 1991. |
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General Medical Council www.gmc-uk.org |
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Royal College of General Practitioners www.rcgp.org.uk/ The Royal College of General Practitioners workd to support general practioners (GP's) in the imporvement of patient care. |
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Royal College of Ophthalmologists www.rcophth.ac.uk/ 17 Cornwall Terrace London NW1 4QW Tel: 020 79350702 |
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Royal College of Surgeons England www.rcseng.ac.uk/ 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Tel: 020 74053474 |
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Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh www.rcsed.ac.uk/ 8 Nicholson Street Edinburgh Midlothian EH8 9DW Tel: 0131 5271600 |