Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions, Welcome to Doctors Makeover, our cosmetic surgery clinic

Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Doctors Makeover, 110 Marsh Road, Pinner, Middlesex, Greater London HA5 5NA Tel: 020 8868 0555.

• How can I get to your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  The clinic is easily accessible by many routes click here for an area map:
  By Tube: we are only about 2-3 minutes walk away from the Pinner Underground Station on the London Metropolitan Underground Line, see the Tube Map.
  By Bus: bus numbers 183, H11, H12 and H13 stop at the Bus Stop (Pinner Station Stop) which is outside the clinic door, on Marsh Road.
  By Car: the clinic is in the western and northern part of London between the M1 and M40 Motorways. Follow the signs for Wembley and Harrow areas. We are situated in Pinner, close to North Harrow area and beside Pinner Underground Station. For a road map and area map click here.
  By Air: our cosmetic surgery clinic is situated in the western part of London, we are approximately half an hour drive from both Heathrow and Luton Airports.

• Do you have a car park at your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  Yes, we have a few spaces for parking cars at the rear of the clinic, accessible via School Lane. There is also a large public car park just opposite the clinic. There is also plenty of pay and display parking on Marsh Road and the surrounding areas. We recommend that you use the large car park opposite the clinic routinely, apart from being picked-up after your operation, or you have been advised by the staff to use the spaces behind the clinic.

• Can I drive home after the operation/procedure?

  Nowadays, cosmetic surgery is less invasive and we carry out our procedures under local anaesthesia. Therefore, there is no problem if you decide to walk or take public transport or even drive away, in many instances. However, depending on the nature of your procedure, it is recommended that you should arrange for somebody to take you home after your operation, particularly if you have had sedation you must not drive for several hours after your procedure. We also recommend that somebody should stay with you during the first day at home. Further advice can be obtained at the time of your attendance.

• Why should I have my treatment in your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  There are a number of benefits for having your cosmetic treatment at our modern and well-equipped clinic. You will have easy access to the medical staff and supporting team without hassle and barriers before, during and after your treatment. You will get individual attention and continuity of your cosmetic care without facing new surgeons and staff on each occasion. Our medical staff are specialist plastic surgeons and/or Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons and are fully registered with the GMC in the UK. Our procedures are also carried out by a specialist plastic surgeon and/or a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons who are highly qualified and experienced. We use the latest technology in our clinic. We employ no middle man or salesman and the surgeon who sees you will carry out your procedure. Our prices are the most competitive in the whole United Kingdom and are all inclusive without any hidden extras. We are honest and open in our advice and we take our clients care very seriously to the best of our abilities. We put our clients' best interest at the heart of our cosmetic care policy. Please see our price policy and there is the possibility of 0% finance arrangements in our cosmetic surgery clinic. We are accessible by many routes.

• Is your cosmetic surgery clinic regulated by the Care Quality Commission and is it a safe place for me to have my operation?

  Yes, our clinic has been inspected by the inspectors from the Healthcare Commission and Care Quality Commission, which is the present regulatory body for health care services in the UK. The Care Quality Commission has already granted us Day Surgery Unit status for “Surgical Procedures” and we are appropriately equipped to treat clients who are undergoing cosmetic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

• Are the staff in your cosmetic surgery clinic trained?

  Yes, all members of our staff have been appropriately trained. Our doctors are specialist plastic surgeons and/or Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and are fully registered with the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom and our therapists and supporting team are experienced and appropriately trained.

• What kind of anaesthesia do you use in your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  We carry out all procedures under local anaesthesia with or without sedation. When sedation is used an anaesthetist will also be present at operation to induce a light sleep during the operation to control anxiety and pain control. Therefore, you are almost awake during your operation and you can walk away after completion of your procedure and there are no potential risks of general anaesthesia. For more information click here.

• Can I visit your Doctors Makeover,cosmetic surgery clinic before my operation/procedure?

  Yes, in fact as part of our pre-operative plan we may show you around the clinic and our facilities. We would like to involve you in your care as much as possible and your doctor at the clinic will discuss the pros and cons of your procedure and answer any queries you may have. As a matter of routine policy, we encourage our clients to seek other independent professional advice before committing themselves to making a final decision.

• Is my treatment confidential in your Doctors Makeover cosmetic surgery clinic?

  Yes, your confidentiality and privacy is important to us and completely guaranteed throughout every aspect of your enquiry and treatment. Please see our privacy policy.

• How can I complain against your Doctors Makeover, cosmetic surgery clinic?

  You need to contact us or write to us, in the first instance, and explain your grievances. We have a complaint procedure in place in our clinic and you are more than welcome to ask for a copy at our reception desk. We follow our complaint protocol on this subject. Please do not forget that we are consistently improving our services and need feedback from you. We welcome your contributions which could be positive as well as negative comments. They play an important part in the development of our future treatment plans and customer care policies.

• What are the payment options in your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  We take the major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard and Debit but have no facilities for American Express cards at the moment. You can also make payments by cash. We supply you with a receipt upon payment. 0% finance is available up to 12 months, and over the longer periods of time with a low rate charge, dependent on your circumstances. A financial services company carries out financial arrangements on our behalf and the company normally checks on your credit history and your ability to pay. There might be some administration charges if you wish to take your loan over a prolonged period of time.

• Can I get a job in Doctors Makeover, your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  We advertise our vacancies in the local newspapers and over the Internet but you are more than welcome to write to us and enclose a copy of your up-to-date CV for the attention of: Dr Taghipour, 110 Marsh Road, Pinner, Greater London, HA5 5NA, United Kingdom. In particular, from time to time, we are looking for nurses, beauty therapists and qualified plastic surgeons on the GMC Specialist List with high standards of expertise in their field. You can also email us at info@cosmeticsurgery-uk.com.

• Does cosmetic surgery hurt?

  At our cosmetic surgery clinic, Doctors Makeover, we do our best to prevent any pain and discomfort and we carry out our surgical procedures under local anaesthesia with or without sedation with satisfactory pain control and outcome. At your initial consultation, we will discuss with you options and if you decide to use sedation during your procedure then an anaesthetist will be at your procedure to induce a light sleep to control your anxiety and pain. Please read more.
  However, interpretation of 'pain' and 'discomfort' by individuals is a 'subjective feeling', therefore, when you complain about pain, nobody could reliably identify with you unless they have been through the same unpleasant experience themselves. Despite this, it is also known that the reaction to pain, discomfort and other senses is expressed differently by each individual person in different settings.
  Furthermore, it is also known that perception and interpretation of our feelings and senses such as touch, vision, hearing and smell as well as pain and discomfort are expressed differently by each person and our reaction to these senses is quite unpredictable. There are other well-known factors which play a part in our perception of our senses, for example, age, gender, past experience, personal perceptions and health beliefs, race, cultural and ethnic background and psychological factors are powerful contributors in our sensitivity and perception of our feelings for pain. It seems that when somebody complain of pain, even the doctor's empathy might not be accurate for the extent of discomfort but understanding and awareness of pain and discomfort will lead to early identification and prevention of your unpleasant feeling in that situation.

• How can I go about cosmetic treatment?

  Embarking on cosmetic treatment is a big decision because it not only involves your physical and emotional health; it is also often a large investment in yourself which needs to be considered with great care. It is known that all aspects of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment are associated with some risk and even a gentle surgical procedure has its own risks. Therefore, we suggest that if you are thinking seriously to have cosmetic treatment it is advisable to book a few consultations with different professionals before being able to make your mind up and decide on this very important issue. During each of these consultations, you need to see the surgeon who is carrying out the procedure face to face and such a consultation should be free of charge. You also need to see the surgeon in the environment where your procedure is going to be carried out. You should be able to ask questions on any aspect, if you feel you have not been able to receive enough information in that area. You are entitled to safeguard your interest and to make sure you are in safe hands. The surgeon’s duty is to give you an accurate account on what to expect in terms of diagnosis of the problem, treatment, recovery and result. In the last few years, we have witnessed the growing number of websites and organisations which acts as a 'middle man' to channel patients to certain places and even take them abroad for cosmetic treatment without due care and appropriate safety, therefore meeting the surgeon and being vigilant is considered to be essential in your search for cosmetic treatment. If you are interested in learning more about any surgical or non-surgical cosmetic treatment including the gentle body-contouring with the innovative Water jet assisted liposuction (WAL) or the Body Water jet liposuction procedure, ask a trusted specialist about the benefits and risks of such a treatment. We offer free consultations in our modern clinic. Our surgeons prefer to see you at least twice before your operation to give you information and answer your questions. You can contact us on: 02088680555 to make an appointment at your convenience or you can contact us via email at: info@cosmeticsurgery-uk.com.

• What questions do you need to ask yourself before embarking on cosmetic treatment?

  The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) and Department of Health in the UK suggest you should ask some questions from yourself before deciding on having surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment, question such as:
  1. Do you need this cosmetic treatment/operation for something you really need it or because what somebody else told you, you need it?
  2. Are you in right frame of mind? Major life events such as moving home, changing job, bereavement, break up of relationship and childbirth are not right time to decide on cosmetic surgery/treatment.
  3. Are you confident the surgeon also understands your emotional needs, please read more on psychological aspect of cosmetic treatment/surgery? We might refer you for a psychological evaluation before your procedure or refuse to carry out your procedure if we think there is a problem and you do not take our surgeon’s advice.
  4. Have you received enough information including risks of the treatment/operation? We supply you with information at your initial consultation with your surgeon, so that, you have a chance to consider the advantages and disadvantages of your surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment, before deciding on your next move.
  5. In line with the same guidelines, we give you written consent at your initial consultation with your surgeon for period of time to think about the cosmetic treatment which you are going to have at our cosmetic surgery clinic, Doctors Makeover, this period of time is known in our trade as: “cool off before you commit”. Therefore, we have given you enough time for reflection without any financial commitment/incentive before deciding on your surgical procedure. Some organisations such as the BAAPS website rightly advises patients to be aware of what appears to be a “free” consultation and any financial arrangements that may appear to influence your judgement or lock you into a decision. Certainly, we feel you must not be under any pressure or commitment and we would like to work alongside you and we consider your choice of using our services as a privilege and an opportunity to serve and build up a relationship with you rather than pushing you in a hurried financial contract.

• What questions do you need to ask the clinic before having your surgical or non-surgical cosmetic treatment in that clinic or hospital?

  The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) and other organisations in different parts of the World suggest you should ask some questions from your surgeon at your initial consultations before deciding on having surgical or non-surgical cosmetic treatment in that cosmetic clinic or hospital, question such as:
  1. Is there a financial penalty if I change my mind about having surgery? If yes, up to which date can I change my mind without financial penalty.
  2. Has the surgery performed in the same clinic or hospital and such procedure or treatment is regularly practised in your clinic.
  3. How many of patients have complained to you about the quality of your services or not being happy with the results of their cosmetic treatment in your clinic.
  3.Does the surgeon is trained in such a procedure? If yes, can you see the surgeon’s credentials in that respect.
  4. Generally speaking, most cosmetic treatments can be carried out by a doctor with some surgical training such as Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). However, there are increasing private companies (manufactures of the medical devices and products) who have been offering training for doctors in the UK in the last few years. It is well-known that well above 95% on all surgeons (including plastic surgeons) are trained by the NHS hospitals in the UK. The NHS by definition excludes any surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment (although depends on where you live in the country), therefore, you can ask the surgeon’s experience and if the surgeon has attending cosmetic meeting inside and outside the UK.
  5. Is the doctor is trained and is fully registered/licensed by the GMC in the UK. There has been some concern about other EU trained doctors who can move freely and take any unsupervised post or position in the NHS and private clinics without any assessment by the GMC in the UK (non-EU doctors have to pass both language and medical examinations before the GMC allow them to undertake only supervised NHS post in the UK). Unfortunately, some private hospitals/clinics have entered into contact with such doctors from EU and some of them only come to the UK to carry out operations and go back to their native countries on the same day. You need to make sure the surgeon has relevance training and you have an easy access to the same surgeon’s available 24 hour a day until you recover from the operation. Apart from availability at Doctors Makeover, our cosmetic surgery clinic we also provide you with guidelines on what to do if something goes wrong and you feel ill and unwell after going home.
  6. With significant increase in demand for surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment in the UK in the recent years, many persons and groups have been quick to set up website and organisations either to recruit professionals with inflating membership fees or/and redirect cosmetic patient to certain doctors/clinics/hospitals inside the UK or abroad. Therefore, understandably, some organisations such as ASGBT, BAAPS, BAOMS, BAORLHNS, BACD, BARPAS ..... express their concern on involvement of non-specialist and probably those who have elected to be not a member of these organisations in cosmetic surgery on their websites and annual meeting. Despite the efforts of the only CQC (please see below for more details), doctors feel that there are some shortcomings in the safety of the cosmetic patients’ in the UK. The good news is that at the moment the EU working party is drawing plans to regulate surgical and non-surgical including Botox and dermal fillers in all EU county members.
  7. You can ask about the anaesthetist experience and qualifications and if the anaesthetist is fully registered with the GMC and trained in the UK.
  8. Is the clinic/hospital is registered with Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the “regulated actively” the performance of surgical procedure? In our view (particularly Mr J Taghipour writing these notes) this is very important point to check when you attending any clinic/hospital. The QCC is the only official government regulation of all clinics and hospitals including private sector in the UK and one can ignore the advice of the rest of these often self-appointed groups/organisations. The CQC regulates a number of other sorts of healthcare establishment as well and the CQC has legal power to withdraw their license. Therefore, any registered clinic/hospital has a lot to lose if they do not comply with the CQC Standard of Care. The CQC has inspectors who pay scheduled and non-scheduled inspection of the care facilities. The CQC inspectors provide a report which is posted on the CQC website for public view which addresses all the details including the suitability of the facilities for especial services.
  Doctors Makeover, our cosmetic surgery clinic, is registered for “Regulated Activity” for performance of “Surgical Procedure” Category you can read our clinic latest report by the CQC by clicking on Doctors Makeover by CQC.

• How do you compare your Doctor Makeover (cosmetic surgery) prices for surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment with your competitors?

  We are offering affordable competitive prices, most probably among the lowest in the United Kingdom because we are a relatively small clinic with low running costs and expenditures. Therefore, we have been able to pass a considerable discount to our customers. If you are able to find a lower price anywhere in the UK offered by any doctor, please let us know and we will be more than happy to match it.
  Our pricing is transparent with no hidden extras and includes garments, antibiotics and painkiller medications, when it is applicable.

• What are the follow up appointments after your surgical or non-surgical procedure?

  After your procedure, your doctor will be happy to see you anytime you wish. However as a matter of routine postoperative care we encourage you to come back and see us at one week, four weeks and six months after the procedure.

• What should I expect from my follow up appointments at Doctors Makeover, your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  During the first procedure you will be examined and your stitches will be removed, if indicated. You will be examined and advice given on your aftercare. We also advise you on general health and wellbeing. Your overall health including diet and physical activity together with any ongoing concerns will be addressed.

• What should I do if I am not happy with my final procedural results?

  The doctor will see you and during the consultation will address your concerns and worries and we will do our best to help you on this matter. As a part of our postoperative evaluation, together with the doctor your before and after procedure pictures will be reviewed and compared and your concern will be addressed appropriately. Provided that we are satisfied that there is no result at all, then we may consider re-doing your procedure free of charge. However, as it has already been pointed out to you before your procedure, you need to be realistic with your results. There is usually objective improvement with your results but it might be not ideal for you. In such situation if you are still wanted to repeat the procedure on the same area, we will charge you the basic costs which are much less than the original fees.

• What kind of anaesthesia and pain control plan do you have in place in your Doctors Makeover, cosmetic surgery clinic to make sure your patients do not suffer pain during the operation?

  As we carry out our operations including Vaser, the Body Water jet and Smartlipo Procedures under local anaesthesia, it means that you will be fully awake and conscious of the situation during your procedure and only the area(s) to be treated will be numbed by local anaesthetic injection/infiltration. Although the great majority of our patients tolerate well these minimally invasive procedures under local anaesthesia alone, there have been occasions when the patient mentioned a breakthrough unpleasant feeling or pain during these procedures. All surgeries by definition involve cutting and damaging the tissues. Therefore, whatever method of surgery including cosmetic surgery you choose, it cannot be without some degrees of discomfort because medical science has not yet been able to discover a miracle to make surgeries completely pain-free during and after the operation. All patients experience some pain and discomfort and it has been said that “no pain, no gain” might be true but research reveals our perception of pain depends on many factors. However, it is the professional and moral duty of your cosmetic surgeon to make sure your discomfort is minimal and your recovery is uneventful and speedy. One of way to reduce the patients’ suffering is to make sure adequate pain control during and after the operation. Although personal choice and avoiding the associated risks with the general anaesthesia is important, the nature of the operation is also the main factor is choosing the type of anaesthesia. For example, if there is a major heart and lung operation one cannot opt out from having a general anaesthesia. On the other hand, one can argue all cosmetic surgical procedures should be carried out under local anaesthesia without exposing the patients to the potentially dangerous side effect of general anaesthesia. It is also known that the use of local anaesthesia in combination with medications which reduces pain and anxiety (sedatives) is very safe and effective and most probably the best method to achieve this goal.
  Therefore, we are routinely offering local anaesthesia with sedation to our patients. This option will be discussed during your initial consultation with the cosmetic surgeon. For a small additional fee, an anaesthetist will also be present during the whole duration of your operation, to take care of any associated anxiety and control your pain during the operation. We recommend our patients to consider our offer of local anaesthesia with sedation. If you opt out to take up our offer, and decide not to use our anaesthetist's services during your procedure, once we have started your procedure, under local anaesthetic alone, if you could not tolerate the procedure under local anaesthesia alone and ask the cosmetic surgeon to terminate the procedure before completion, no refund will be given and the procedure cannot be rearranged.
  It is worthwhile to note that the use of an injection of local anaesthetic in the area to be treated takes the pain away but you still feel the area on touch (the touch sensation remains intact even after the injection of local anaesthesia). Therefore, we have come across patients who became anxious during the procedure and in retrospect; administering additional sedating medications consisting of strong painkillers with the inert properties of reducing the anxiety would have been beneficial during the procedure. The anaesthetist will be present to take care of such aspects of your care, if that becomes necessary, by inserting a cannula into a vein in your forearm or hand and sedating and painkiller drugs are administered through the cannula. You will feel drowsy but fully conscious and you are breathing on your own. The area to be treated is infiltrated/injected with diluted local anaesthetic (tumescent solution) to make sure that while the surgeon is carrying out your procedure it is pain free. Therefore, in other words, the local anaesthetic numbs the area and administration of sedating and painkillers into your vein through a cannula goes into your body system and reaches your brain through your blood stream and reducing your anxiety and has a positive effect on your pain control. The presence of an anaesthetist with other equipment and oxygen are measures for your safety, despite the technique of pain and anxiety control during your procedure is very safe with almost no major side-effects. Your anxiety and pain control by the anaesthetist also gives opportunity by the surgeon to complete your procedure in a timely fashion.
  Although the use of general anaesthesia even for minor procedures in the NHS is still a routine event in the UK, the use of local anaesthetic in combination with a wide range of sedating painkillers and similar medications to induce a light sleep (twilight) even during relatively major operations has been on the increase all over the world for many years. It is well established that twilight anaesthesia is safe and favoured by patients because there is no risk of general anaesthesia and the patients can go home on the completion of the procedure and often they have no memory of the procedure as they have been sleeping lightly during the procedure.

• Are you making sure I do not contract infections during my operation at Doctors Makeover, your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  We carry out all our operations in a clean environment under strict sterile conditions with almost no risk of infections. In fact, we are not aware of any infection occurring in any of our patients in the postoperative period since opening of our clinic in June 2000. Therefore, in our modern and clean clinic environment, it is very unlikely for an operation to be complicated with postoperative infections including the “super bug”, which is known to exist in many NHS and Private Hospitals in the UK.

• Why should I use Doctors Makeover, your cosmetic surgery clinic for my cosmetictreatment?

  We pride ourselves of being honest, open and impartial ensuring you obtain the best advice and cosmetic treatments. We encourage and build strong relationships with our patients and indeed, our patients are the most important thing to us and we believe that both sides should come out as winners. Therefore, we treat you with courtesy and dignity and only use surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatment and products which are effective and safe. We build up our relationships with our patients on honesty and integrity to ensure that you will receive a high quality service by our appropriately trained staff with opportunity to enjoy a long-term relationship with us for many years. Your comfort, safety and well-being are central to our work and we are here to show you how inconspicuous and a subtle cosmetic change can make a big difference in your outlook.

• Why should I put my faith in Doctors Makeover, your cosmetic surgery clinic?

  Medical disciplines, apart from cosmetic surgery, are an exact science where all the medical staff should be able to deliver almost an identical treatment of a condition and obtain the same result anywhere in the World. For example, if you are 45 and feeling thirsty and unwell for a few weeks and see any doctor, you will be asked a standard set of questions, examined in the same manner and a few tests might be arranged and if you were diagnosed as diabetic then the management includes general health, life style, diet advice and prescription of certain medications for diabetes. To mention another example, if you suffer from tuberculosis, the name of the medications which will be prescribed and the length of treatment is also clear to any doctor.
  However, when it comes to the surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments there is no universal consensus even among experts in this field. For example, facelift and mini facelift is done in more than twenty relatively different ways. Furthermore, when you wish to have eyelid, nose, facelift, neck lift or any other cosmetic treatment, you will be treated by an oculoplastic, rhinoplasty and facial surgeons, who apart from surgical skills, must have a good taste and intimate knowledge of "beauty" and be able to combine and restore the harmony of all the facial features through cosmetic surgery procedures. Surgical skills alone are not enough in cosmetic surgery; it can in some ways be compared to painting or music where talent, delicateness and inspiration in the execution make the difference.
  Unfortunately, the medical training of surgeons (even plastic surgeons) as a whole, does not include "beauty" therefore your chosen cosmetic surgeon might be a distinguished surgeon with expertise in surgical science but lack the sense and vision of "beauty" and creation of "harmony” in the face and body because the surgeon has not been taught the "art of beauty" during his training to become a plastic surgeon. This is particularly an important issue in the UK where the NHS has a complete monopoly on the training of surgeons without offering any "cosmetic" treatment to the public. Although our surgeons' basic medical training was abroad during the postgraduate training including surgery they have been in the UK where they have been working in the NHS for many years. Our Doctors Makeover, cosmetic surgery clinic was set up in Pinner, North West London in 2000, offering various surgical and non-surgical procedures. Our surgeons desire to gain knowledge of "beauty" has taken them far away and they have been able to visit and received special training and expertise from experts and surgeons with a special interest in "beauty" in several countries.
  Although the decision on the "best" treatment option must be taken in the patient's "best" interest, in practice, it is known that when the patient is deciding on the type of option there are several factors that play a part in the patient's final decision. The surgeon’s communication skills and the information given to the patient by the health professionals and even the way in which the surgeon outlines phrases and sentences can influence the patient's decision. We are in the opinion that almost all doctors including cosmetic surgeons in the UK are practising the “Good Medical Practice” standard set out by GMC medical; there is also peer pressure and our safe guard from Care Quality Commission. The clinic such as ours are registered with Care Quality Commission (previously Healthcare Commission) who has a registered responsible manager with that organisation and inspectors visit the clinic from the Care Quality Commission.
  It is also known that each of us have our own understanding, interpretation and deep-rooted opinions on issues such as "health" and "illness". Therefore, the overall make-up of each of us on health issues has been termed as our "health beliefs". This means, by definition we tend to rule out some treatment options and favour others. For example, the patient rules out to have a general anaesthesia or opts out to have any sedation with local anaesthesia. Apart from the patient's and surgeon's factors in reaching a conclusion, there is also another important “environmental” factor. It depends on the patient's or surgeon's circumstances, for example, the patient cannot take any days off work or states that only certain amount of financial commitments can be undertaken. The surgeon might also have some agenda such as limitation of operating time and availability of equipment.
  There is also peer pressure from friends and family along with an ever increasing number of superfluous agencies and organisations over the media and the Internet. There are individuals who set up websites and direct patients to certain clinics within the UK or abroad for their own financial gain and there are also growing numbers of semi or non-official organisations who claim that unless the surgeon is an affiliated member of their organisation they should not be approached by the patients for cosmetic treatment. Surprisingly, these claims are made in the United Kingdom where the National Health Service (NHS) has a complete monopoly on the training of almost all medical and surgical specialities including "plastic surgeons" without offering almost any cosmetic treatment to its own patients. Therefore, it is important to be aware of several factors when making a decision on any cosmetic surgery.
  Our cosmetic surgery clinic, Doctors Makeover, is one of the leading cosmetic clinics in this field in the United Kingdom and it is our belief that our approach gives you the opportunity to have the best results.

• Who is suitable for cosmetic treatment?

  At Doctors Makeover, our cosmetic surgery clinic we offer surgical cosmetic surgery treatment to people over the age of 18 who are in reasonably good physical health and psychologically stable. No cosmetic surgery result is ideal; therefore, the patient should have realistic expectations of the outcome. They should not suffer from bleeding tendencies and liver diseases. The underlying heart or lung diseases such as poorly controlled high blood pressure (hypertension), angina and severe asthma or any endocrine problems; thyroid problems or poorly controlled diabetes carries higher risk of complications and without appropriate pre-operative preparations and presence of anaesthetist during the entire duration of operation might be unsafe. In particular, candidates of eyelids surgery should not suffer from any eye diseases such as glaucoma or retinal problems.
  Apart from these, at Doctors Makeover, we believe that cosmetic surgery should be reserved for emotionally stable, financially secure patients with realistic expectations.

• Should emotion play an important part in your decision to have a cosmetic surgery?

  It is known that emotional factors might play an important part in cosmetic treatments. A cosmetic surgery such as facelift can improve your appearance and give you more self confidence but making any changes in your face or any part of your body is not going to guarantee a "new life" or end all of your emotional problems. It is best to stay away from cosmetic treatments when you are going through life crises such as going through divorce or losing your job in hope that a cosmetic treatment would give you a partner or a job. It is the individual's mental attitude that determines a successful outcome of any work and cosmetic treatment should only be seen as a complimentary factor to a positive mental approach.

• Where should I look for more advice on having cosmetic treatment?

  This is depends on your cosmetic needs, for example, facelift, chemical peels, dermal filler. There is no single doctor to be good in everything. We suggest that if you are serious about having a cosmetic treatment you need to see a few experts in that field to form your own opinion and make an informed decision. Presently, there are several problems in seeking advice over phone and Internet..
  There are also individuals who set up websites and direct patients to certain clinics within the UK or abroad for their own financial gain and there are also growing numbers of semi or non-official organisations who claim that unless the surgeon is an affiliated member of their organisation they should not be approached by the patients for cosmetic treatment. Surprisingly, these claims are made in the United Kingdom where the National Health Service (NHS) has a complete monopoly on the training of almost all medical and surgical specialities including "plastic surgeons" without offering almost any cosmetic treatment to its own patients. Therefore, it is important to be aware of several factors when making a decision on any cosmetic surgery.
  Our cosmetic surgery clinic, Doctors Makeover, is one of the leading cosmetic clinics in this field in the United Kingdom and it is our belief that our approach gives you the opportunity to have the best results. Our doctors are experienced and they are Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons and/or Specialist Plastic Surgeon and fully registered with the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom. All procedures including Botox and dermal fillers are carried out by our doctors.

• Is free or paid consultation better?

  Paid or free consultation? There is no simple answer, as both have their advantages and disadvantages. Doctors think free consultation build up a patient-doctor relationship, although the surgeon knows, free consultation might also attract those who "want something for nothing" - they are happy to use the surgeon's expertise with no intention of using the surgeon's services whatsoever. However, it is thought patients feel better if they can have a free and easy access to the surgeon. It should be a free consultation as both sides need to trust each other because they are heavily investing in one another. Therefore it should be a free consultation.