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Mr Azhar Aslam FRCS(G), FACS, FEACS
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Specialising in Cosmetic Surgery
PROFILE
Azhar Aslam trained in Surgery for ten years; out of which five and a half years was in Plastic Surgery in
the NHS. Pursuing his chosen speciality of Plastic Surgery, he was awarded a scholarship by the Royal
College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow, which took him to Louisiana, USA, for a Fellowship in 1996.
He furthered his expertise in Cosmetic Surgery, training and working in America , Mexico and Germany,
obtaining a Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons in 1999.
Azhar continued to work in the NHS, finally working as Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Countess of
Chester Hospital in Chester, where he helped set up a specialist hand unit. He left the NHS in 2000 to
work privately and has since built up a private Cosmetic Surgery practice in Harley Street, London. Azhar
works from other clinics located across the UK as well. He has worked actively with the Department of
Health, IHA and expert groups to improve the regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry. He has worked
as panel advisor to the European Academy for Cosmetic Surgery and was the Academic Secretary of the
British Association of Cosmetic Surgeons.
MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow)
Fellow American College of Surgeons
MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine
Fellow European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Member British Association of Cosmetic Surgeons
Member British Medical Association
DISTINCTIONS/CITATIONS
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 2001 - 2002
Who’s Who in Medicine 2002 – 2003
Nominated as one of The 100 Best Cosmetic Surgeons of the world by the scientific committee of the
52nd World Congress of the IACS, Colombia 2008, for ‘selfless work and scientific contribution in the
development of cosmetic surgery as a new medical discipline around the world’.
ACHIEVEMENTS IN COSMETIC SURGERY
Developing and expounding the principles of S-Facelift Surgery
Expounding and furthering the principles of Breast Enlargement
Developing an objective criteria to select breast implants
Expounding and further developing the principle of Cosmetic Surgery under local anaesthesia
Popularising and raising awareness of the accessibility of Cosmetic Surgery to the general public
PUBLICATIONS
COSMETIC SURGERY PUBLICATIONS
A new flexor tendon repair - biochemical analysis
BJHS August 2000
How to Choose the Size of a Breast Implant
BODY LANGUAGE - Cosmetic Surgery Journal
Pre-operative patient education affects the eventual satisfaction
ANN.PLAS.SURG April 2000
Patient selection in Cosmetic Surgery
NAPC Review
Never throw away a living thing
ANN.PLAS.SURG Dec 1999
Performing Breast Enlargement- A Guide.
NAPC Review March 2007
A new method to facilitate skin graft harvest
ANN.PLAST.SURG July 1999
Dog Bite resulting in Hand Fractures
INJURY June 1999
DIC Following Dog Bite
Jour. Roy.Soc.Med. March 1999
No sense; no sensibility - A tale of two adult hair dryer burns
Burns 1997.23:5
Review of Regional Flaps in Reconstruction of Head and Neck
J Soc Surg of Pak 1995; 7 III
Aetiology and Symptomatology of Gastric Carcinoma in Multan Region
Journal of PMRC 1993; 38:77
Monograph on wound healing and dressings
1994 Pak Publishers
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Philosophy of Cosmetic Surgery and the Five Dimensional Framework
EACS International Meeting, 2003
Choosing Cosmetic Surgery
EACS International Meeting, 2003
S-Lift Facelifts - Registering a new technique
EACS International Meeting, 2003
Breast Augmentation - Choosing an implant size
EACS International meeting, Berlin May 2001
Versatility of Open Rhinoplasty
EACS International Meeting, Berlin May 2001
Soft Tissue Tumours in Children - Two rare cases
Royal Society of Medicine, London
Wexham Quality of Life Scale - A Prospective study of vaility and effectiveness
BAPS Summer Meeting, July 1997
Biomechanical Analysis of a new type of Flexor Tendon Repair
BAPS Summer Meeting, July 1997
Patient Satisfaction after Breast Reduction
BAPS Summer Meeting, July 1996
Septicaemia and DIC following Dog Bite
Royal Society of Medicine, April 1995
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of Groin Masquerading as Hidradenitis Suppurtiva:
Royal Society of Medicine, London
Does Pre-operative Scar Awareness Effect the Eventual Outcome?
Frank Cort Prize Meeting, Wordsley, West Midlands, October 1996
PHILOSOPHY OF COSMETIC SURGERY
Cosmetic Surgery is unique in that unlike other surgical specialities, the surgeon is changing healthy
tissue which is not diseased in the traditional sense. The surgery is being performed to fulfil the
patient’s desire. Therefore unlike all other specialities, the ‘wants and desires’ of the patient take a
central role. Cosmetic Surgery is performed using a five dimensional framework. By this it means there
is a three dimensional framework of the physical body. In addition, a cosmetic surgeon has to take
into consideration the fourth dimension of Time to visualize the desired final result after the healing
process is complete, since tissues can change during healing period. Finally, but even more importantly,
a cosmetic surgeon must delve into the patient’s mind and ascertain the nature of what the patient
dreams of and wants — and what the patient expects. Understanding this desire is fundamental to a
successful cosmetic surgery operation.
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
NON-SURGICAL PROCEDURES
MAIN -
• Breast Augmentation
• Liposculpture
• S-Lift Facelift
•Botox
•Fillers
•Facial Peels
•Volume Filling
•Fat Transfer
•Chin/Cheek Enhancement
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Uplift
• Body Reshaping
• Abdominoplasty
• Nipple Surgery
• Body Lifts
• Facial Rejuvenation
Including Minimal Access Facelift Techniques
• Neck/Temple Lift
• Ear Surgery
• Eyelid Surgery
• Nose Reshaping
• Male Breast Reduction
SUMMARY OF COSMETIC SURGERY LOG BOOK
Breast Augmentation
2,600
Liposuction
1,800
Facelift (inc. temple, brow lift)
1,184
Blepharoplasty
550
Breast Reduction
268
Mastopexy (Nipple procedure)
250
Rhinoplasty
216
Abdominoplasty
(including reconstruction)
187
Body Contouring
(Arms, buttocks, thigh lifting)
70
Others, including Fat Transfer, Otoplasty,
Gynaecomastia, Buttock, Cheek and
Chin, Calf Implants, Reshaping
330
Non-Surgical procedures
(Peels, Fillers, Botox, etc)
Revision rate: 6.68%
7,000+
EXPERIENCE IN
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
DURING NHS TRAINING:
FACE
HAND
LOWER LIMB
BURNS
SKIN CANCER
BREAST
CONGENITAL
100
600
65
70
400
40
35
TELEVISION WORK includes:
The Clinic — The first TV series on
Cosmetic Surgery. Azhar Aslam
featured on eight out of ten
programmes.
Silicone Chicks
Facelift Diaries
Extreme Makeover UK
Channel 5 News
Sharon Osborne Show
Facelift Diaries
Silicone Chicks
Extreme Makeover UK
Jackie Budden - Jade’s Mum
MEDIA ARTICLES include:
Daily Mail
Sunday Mail Supplement
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
The Times - Panel Expert
She Magazine
Glamour
Metro
Real
Woman
Woman’s Own
B Magazine
Let’s Talk - Norwich
At Home With Nicky Hambleton-Jones
Daily Mail, October 2008 - The £1bn Scalpel Scandal
An undercover investigation where the journalist posed as a patient and compared the UK’s top four leading Cosmetic Surgery companies — Linia, Transform, MYA and the Harley Medical Group. The reporter had
a consultation at each of the clinics. It was only at Linia that she actually met a Surgeon (Azhar Aslam).
This is what she said about Azhar ……
“Mr Aslam carries out a physical examination on Alice, who is asked to remove her top. He’s professional and
friendly and refuses to recommend any particular procedures off the cuff, saying that it has to be a ‘partnership
between you and me’. He explains: ‘You have to define why you want certain things done and how you want to see
yourself and then I will then examine you and say this is suitable, this is not suitable and perhaps we should do this
instead of that.
‘Once you have made your decision then we say this is what you want to achieve and this is how we will achieve
this.”
Linia were recommended as one of the top 5 clinics by a leading consumer watchdog in 2008.