About Waseem Saeed

After 6 years at medical school, I completed a year of pre-registration, followed by 4 years of basic surgical training. This lead to a plastic surgical training programme that lasted 6 further years before I successfully completed an exit examination and attained the  Certificate of Completion of Surgical Training in Plastic Surgery.

I then chose to add another year of specialist training in the USA. At the end of this and now 12 years after leaving medical school,  I took up post as Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St James’s University Hospital Leeds (1999). This is detailed under experience and more details are available on my Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery website .

Plastic surgery is a speciality that embraces a series of techniques of tissue handling, manipulation and transfer. These form the basic training steps of all plastic surgeons.

These techniques are then applied to a variety of surgical problems including   the correction and reconstruction of birth defects, tissue loss from cancer surgery, trauma, infection, degenerative and inflammatory conditions or burns.

The same techniques are also utilised in surgery to combat ageing and surgery to enhance appearance. These latter two constitute cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery.

Plastic surgeons have long recognised the positive psychological and social aspects of cosmetic surgery and how this influences well-being. In the past many cosmetic procedures were available on the NHS and this was true at the time that I started my own plastic surgical training in 1992. From 1993 I was carrying out abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck), breast procedures and facial cosmetic surgery, initially under supervision and then as my training progressed, solo. In addition, by attendance and assisting at the private lists of my seniors, I received solid training in cosmetic surgery alongside my training in the other branches of plastic surgery.

As a consultant my aim has been to continually fine-tune and improve my practice as my experience has grown and in line with developments in the field.
For example my facial anti-ageing treatment now comprises a range of surgical and non-surgical treatments that compliment each other and are supported by skin care programmes designed to enhance and prolong the effects achieved.

I am currently assessing thread-lifting of face and neck tissues using a new generation of improved threads.

In liposculpture I have pioneered the use of the Bodyjet (water-assisted) technique which is gentle and highly effective.

In breast lifting (whether with increase, no change or decrease of breast size) I have further developed the bra-lift to create a supporting sling under the breast to enhance support.

More information on individual procedures can be found by following the links to each treatment.