Mr.Paul Smith MB BS ,FRCS, FRCSPG Consultant Plastic & Hand Surgeon

A doctor’s work is never done as they say, and time delivers a wealth of experience. This is certainly the case of Mr.Paul Smith MB BS ,FRCS, FRCSPG Consultant Plastic & Hand Surgeon, and The Portland Hospital for Women and Children. An true expert in his field of medicine Mr.Paul Smith is a leading consultant in rhinoplasty having spent 24 years as a consultant and performing one of the most popular types of cosmetic surgery.

Mr. Paul Smith is a renowned international expert in congenital hand surgery, particularly with children. Having trained in Glasgow, London and the United States he proceeded to become clinical instructor in Plastic Surgery at Duke University , North Carolina, and a Christine Kleinert Fellow in hand surgery which is regarded as the premier training centre for hand surgery in the world. Congenital hand surgery is the finest kind of microsurgery and attention to detail and eye for detail is of the highest calibre. He referees and peer reviews over 55 papers for scientific journals and published 17 chapters in textbooks. What separates a good surgeon from a great surgeon is training, experience and reputation and Mr. Paul Smith has all in abundance.

‘Rhinoplasty requires the greatest deal of finesse and straddles the border between cosmetic and reconstructive”

In the cosmetic field he has a passion for rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation surgery and conducts a lot of breast augmentation surgery.
Our faces are our windows to the world and although we are asked ‘not to judge a book by its cover’ we all subconsciously do anyway. Mr. Paul Smith understands that being unhappy with the shape of your nose can affect your self-confidence. He realises the importance of carefully analysing your nose and individually planning your operation. It is this understanding of patients needs which provides solution to patient problems. Mr. Paul Smith expresses clarity of communication with honesty and transparency.
Mr. Paul Smith is considerably aware of the current climate of marketing of cosmetic surgery and firmly believes that people needed to be protected from this. He believes in properly counselling patients before they undertake any kind of cosmetic work so they are aware of possible complications.

“Even if a complication only occurs in 5% of patients , if it happens to you it is a 100% complication.”

When he sees a cosmetic patient he always consults them twice, and in between that time he sends them literature from the British Association of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association. After which he will recall them and put them through an informed consent program on the computer, which has been designed by an American company, which goes through everything in regards to the operation. This leads to the second consultation which answers any queries the patient may have, and if Mr. Paul Smith is not happy he will see them four or five times if necessary so they really understand the full nature of the procedure.

“Medicine is about trust”

Trust is the easiest thing to loose and the hardest thing in the world to get back. Here’s a doctor you can trust.