Mr Azhar Aslam FRCS(G), FACS, FEACS

Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Specialising in Cosmetic Surgery

PROFILEAzhar 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 A new flexor tendon repair - biochemical analysis BJHS August 2000 Pre-operative patient education affects the eventual satisfaction ANN.PLAS.SURG April 2000Never throw away a living thing ANN.PLAS.SURG Dec 1999A new method to facilitate skin graft harvest ANN.PLAST.SURG July 1999Dog Bite resulting in Hand Fractures INJURY June 1999DIC Following Dog Bite Jour. Roy.Soc.Med. March 1999No sense; no sensibility - A tale of two adult hair dryer burns Burns 1997.23:5Review of Regional Flaps in Reconstruction of Head and Neck J Soc Surg of Pak 1995; 7 IIIAetiology and Symptomatology of Gastric Carcinoma in Multan Region Journal of PMRC 1993; 38:77Monograph on wound healing and dressings 1994 Pak Publishers

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONSPhilosophy 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

COSMETIC SURGERY PUBLICATIONS How to Choose the Size of a Breast Implant BODY LANGUAGE - Cosmetic Surgery Journal Patient selection in Cosmetic Surgery NAPC ReviewPerforming Breast Enlargement- A Guide. NAPC Review March 2007

PHILOSOPHY OF COSMETIC SURGERYCosmetic 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 PROCEDURESMAIN - • Botox• Breast Augmentation • Fillers• Liposculpture • Facial Peels• S-Lift Facelift • Volume Filling • Breast Reduction • Fat Transfer • Breast Uplift • Chin/Cheek Enhancement • 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 BOOKBreast 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 7,000+ (Peels, Fillers, Botox, etc)

Revision rate: 6.68%

EXPERIENCE IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY DURING NHS TRAINING:FACE 100 HAND 600 LOWER LIMB 65 BURNS 70 SKIN CANCER 400 BREAST 40 CONGENITAL 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

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 lead-ing 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.

Extreme Makeover UK Jackie Budden - Jade’s MumSilicone ChicksFacelift Diaries