Simon Withey trained in medicine in London. He graduated in 1984 and continued his surgical training at a number of London teaching hospitals, becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1989 and England in 1990. He undertook two years of postgraduate surgical research, gaining a Master of Surgery degree (MS).He trained in Plastic Surgery in London and Paris and passed the Plastic Surgery Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1998 FRCS (Plast.). His areas of Plastic Surgical speciality interest include facial and chest wall reconstruction and all areas of cosmetic surgery. He is a full member of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) British Association of Aesthetic & Reconstructive Plastic Surgeons (BAPRAS). He has been actively involved in Plastic Surgical research and has presented at national and international surgical meetings. He has published more than 30 peer reviewed papers in Plastic Surgery and maintains an active interest in surgical research. He is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, London and his private practice LPSA www.lpsa.co.ukHis interests include all aspects of cosmetic aesthetic surgery, and reconstructive surgery for facial and breast deformity.