Brave Faces – plastic surgery born in war
A century ago it was wounded soldiers, rather than celebrities, queuing for the latest plastic surgery. The First World War…
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Disabled by Body Dysmorphia
Many people feel unhappy or insecure about their physical appearance during some point in their lives. However, individuals can become…
Doctor wins Gold at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner pours accolades on the dazzling ‘The Seedlip Garden’ by Dr Catherine MacDonald – a celebration of Modern and…
The CHERUB HIV garden of hope at Chelsea
The CHERUB HIV Garden conceived by Professor John Frater from the University of Oxford and Professor Sarah Fidler from Imperial…
An Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the tranquil ‘The Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden,’ - inspired by William Morris’ daughter Jenny’s…
Gender reconstructive surgery – winning the waiting game
When it comes to gender reconstructive surgery, if you could sum-up the patient experience in one word, chances are you’d…
The beauty of a Gore-Tex nose job
Should you go for a Gore-Tex nose job? When American entrepreneur Bob Gore created Expanded Polytetrafluoroetylene, or ‘ePTFE’ for short,…
Social media and eating disorders
At the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, two experts in eating disorders discuss the problem of social media and…
The ‘death’ of the facelift
NEW stats released this month by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) suggested a major new trend in…
2018 Wellcome Book Prize – longlist announced
In 1959, CP Snow wrote that “the intellectual life of the whole of Western society is increasingly being split into…