Mr Macdonald provides the following treatments at Benenden Hospital:
A tummy tuck removes excess skin & fat after weight loss or pregnancy for a flatter, tighter tummy.
Also known as a boob job, breast enhancement surgery reshapes and fills the breasts.
Breast reduction removes excess tissue and skin, making the breasts smaller, more lifted and less heavy, reducing back pain and improving your quality of life.
Also known as gynaecomastia surgery, this procedure removes excess tissue to improve the appearance of your chest and help boost your self-confidence.
Breast uplift surgery removes loose skin from the breasts to lift and reshape them, making them look more youthful.
Blepharoplasty treats a range of eyelid conditions, including ectropian (eyelids drooping down) and entropian (eyelids turning in).
Brachioplasty removes loose skin and fat from the upper arms and tightens the remaining skin to make your arms look toned.
If excess labia tissue is causing discomfort or getting in the way of enjoying sport or intimate relationships, our discreet treatment could help.
A thigh lift is a cosmetic surgery procedure designed to address sagging or loose skin in the thigh area.
Are stubborn areas of fat that won’t go even with diet and exercise affecting your confidence?
I studied for my degrees at University College London before working in London, Hertfordshire, Essex and the South East. I then worked in internationally renowned Plastic Surgery Centres in the South East, Norwich and the West Midlands before completing fellowships in skin cancer surgery and aesthetic surgery. I became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, then undertook advanced training in Boston and San Diego (USA).
I worked as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in the Midlands where I established a successful cosmetic practice before returning to my roots in the South East.
I have a broad surgical expertise and enjoy a wide variety of surgery for the breast and body. I most enjoy repairing changes brought on by weight fluctuation, the aging process and pregnancy. I am a member of specialist interest groups for cosmetic surgery safety, microsurgery, and body contouring surgery. I'm a member of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
My research interests include improving patient outcomes and safety in plastic surgery. I have previously presented my work on improving stress incontinence and pelvic floor symptoms with abdominoplasty surgery.
So, my name's Chris Macdonald. I'm a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon here at Benenden Hospital. My speciality here is working in breast surgery and body contouring. So that's lifting and reshaping breasts and slimming down bodies after massive weight loss.
So I love this part of plastic surgery. Because it allows me to help patients who've lost their confidence or it allows me to help treat functional problems such as those caused by people who've lost core strength after their muscles have separated or where they've got too much skin and it causes irritation.
Well, I went to medical school at University College London where I completed my six year course. And then after that, I trained in general medicine and then surgical specialties all around the country. I completed my plastic surgery training in the West Midlands, where I then worked as a consultant for a year before coming back down to the South East. And during my training, I took an advanced fellowship in cosmetic and plastic surgery. At the moment I sit on the Council for BAPRAS, which is the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and I'm also a member of BAAPS, which is the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
So I love working here at Benenden Hospital. All the patients I see here know what to expect. So it's a clean, healthy environment. All the staff here are incredibly friendly and work very well together. It's out of the city, it's surrounded by nice healthy fields. We have a newly revamped Cosmetic Suite here that's all set up for treating patients, either those who are being treated surgically or non-surgically. And it's where our hub is inside the hospital.
My approach to patient care is that I see my role as being there to help educate patients and help them decide for themselves what they think is the best option. For most parts of plastic surgery, there are lots of different options for how you can deal with problems. And it's my role to give all of those options to the patient and educate them and spend time with them so they can figure out which one of those will help them achieve what it is they're really after.
