Our Surgeons

It is as important for the Surgeon to choose the right patient as it is for the patient to choose the right Surgeon

Mr Nick Percival

Mr Nick Percival is one of the country’s senior Plastic Surgeons having been a Consultant at Charing Cross Hospital for some ten years and has been on the Council of the British   Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

He is well known for his long experience, which is second to none, in the use of lasers in both facial disfigurement and cosmetic surgery and the use of subcutaneous injections and skin care. On these subjects he has lectured widely both in the United Kingdom and       abroad. Mr Percival is also the lead of our quality aesthetics and skin care sister practice, Renascence.

Mr Percival has built up an extensive experience in cosmetic surgery in facial surgery, including the MACS lift, breast augmentation and reduction and abdominal reduction and liposuction.

Within the profession he is well known for his caring, conservative attitude and is regularly used by the medical insurance companies as a sound, authoritative opinion in medico-legal matters. He will give you a sound, authoritative opinion based on many years experience as an English trained and practising Consultant Plastic Surgeon.

Born in Yorkshire and educated in the UK and USA, he graduated from University College Hospital, Medical School London in 1977. Returning to the USA he worked as a Lecturer at Stanford University in California before undertaking general surgical training at The Royal Postgraduate Medical School and University College Hospital in London, becoming a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1984.

He then decided to pursue a career in plastic surgery and completed advanced specialist training in London, Wales and Edinburgh, gaining his certificate of higher surgical training in Plastic Surgery in 1992. He is registered with the General Medical Council as a Trained Surgeon in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Mr Percival was appointed Consultant Plastic Surgeon at The Charing Cross Hospital in 1992 and for six years, acted as the Lead Clinician. He has been involved in the teaching of trainee plastic surgeons in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery within the health service and Cosmetic Surgery in the private sector.

Since 1992 he has developed a cosmetic surgery practice in Harley Street and in 1998 joined with his colleague, Dai Davies, to form a partnership dedicated to achieve the      highest standards of care in Cosmetic Surgery in the UK. Through its teaching and training arm, The Institute of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, the partners train NHS Plastic surgery trainees in all aspects of Cosmetic Surgery. This was the first Cosmetic Surgery training programme in the UK, recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons, to train surgeons to undertake cosmetic surgery procedures.

Mr Percival is a member of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPS) and is a serving member of the council of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery       (BAAPS). He undertakes a wide range of cosmetic surgery procedures including breast augmentation, body contouring, rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation surgery. He is one of a growing breed of new surgeons who believe in a more holistic approach to facial rejuvenation, using combinations of surgical and minimally invasive techniques which produce more comprehensive and more sophisticated results. He has a particular interest in modern face-lifting techniques, including endoscopic brow lift, tranconjunctival and laser blepharoplasty and was one of the first surgeons in the United Kingdom to undertake the new Minimally Invasive (MACS) face-lifting technique. He travels regularly to the USA and Europe to keep at the cutting edge of the speciality and has developed a couture approach to facial rejuvenation, employing differing SMAS procedures, short scar operations and volumetric techniques, to produce a result tailored to the individual.

Mr Percival has pioneered the practice of Day Case Breast Augmentation using new surgical techniques to reduce post operative discomfort and ensuring a faster recovery. He has incorporated the use of pre-operative computerised patient assessment into his rhinoplasty practice and has been invited to speak on nasal aesthetics at a forthcoming international rhinoplasty meeting. His work on minimal access face-lifting has been presented both in Europe and the USA at internationally recognised meetings this year. He is a member of the Medical Defence Union and frequently acts as an expert witness in medico-legal cases involving cosmetic surgery.

Mr Percival has appeared on a number of television and radio programmes including GMTV, Vanessa, Kilroy, Gloria Hunniford, Tonight with Trevor Mcdonald, The Jeremy Vine Show and is a regular contributor to BBC, LBC, Channel 5 and Sky News. He is regularly quoted in the press both in monthy magazines including Marie Claire, Red and Vogue and in the daily press such as The Times, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Evening Standard.

In addition to his surgical practice, Mr Percival is also Clinical Director of 'Renascence' London based in Wimpole Street, a clinic dedicated to state of the art cosmetic rejuvenation procedures, including anti-ageing skin programmes, injectables, chemical peeling, skin laser treatments and modern minimally invasive surgical rejuvenation procedures.

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