Bruce Richard: Consultant Cosmetic Surgeon, Birmingham

Mr Bruce Richard is a consultant plastic surgeon in Birminham who specialises in facial cosmetic surgery and many other procedures.  He offers facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, breast surgery, body contouring and correction for foot drop as a result of nerve damage.  He has expertise in adult and children's facial reconstruction, especially cleft lip and palate, ear deformities (e.g. bat ears) and nose reconstruction.

Experience and qualifications as a facial cosmetic surgeon

Mr Richard qualified in 1980 from St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London and then completed six years of general and plastic surgery training. Mr Richard has a commitment to improving health in less developed countries and spent nine years in Nepal setting up a department of plastic and reconstructive surgery for the Government of Nepal.  On returning to the UK he completed a further three years of higher plastic surgery training, passed the Intercollegiate College Exam in Plastic Surgery and gained a Master of Surgery degree for his research thesis on the facial nerve. He now visits Nepal regularly in his role as lead educator for the postgraduate plastic surgery programme at Kathmandu University.

Cosmetic, plastic & reconstructive procedures offered

Mr Richard performs a range of plastic and reconstructive procedures, specialising in child and adult facial reconstruction.  Procedures offered include:

Facial cosmetic surgery including rhinoplasty and face lifts

• Ear correction (pinnaplasty)
• Eye lid surgery (blepharoplasty)
• Forehead/brow lift
• Full facelift
• Line smoothing/filling
• Mini facelift
• Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty/septoplasty)

Cosmetic surgery: Breasts

• Breast augmentation
• Breast reduction
• Breast uplift (mastopexy)
  
• Male breast reduction (gynaecomastia)

Cosmetic surgery: Body

• Liposuction
• Thread vein treatment
• Tummy Tuck (abdominoplasty)
• Skin resurfacing (dermabrasion)

Specialist interest in plastic surgery for children: Facial surgery in Birmingham 

Mr Richard has a specialist interest in the treatment of children and carries out his main NHS practice
at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.  For his private practice Mr Richard sees children at Spire Parkway, or Droitwich Spa BMI Hospital and carries out all children’s surgery at The Priory, Edgbaston.

The majority of plastic surgery cases that Mr Richard carries out on children are facial reconstructive
procedures, for example facial deformities or birth defects such as cleft lip and palate. Ear surgery
for prominent ears is also a common operation undertaken in childhood.

Mr Richard also runs a supra-regional multidisciplinary facial paralysis service for children at
Birmingham Children’s Hospital and he would be happy to see children privately if the parents choose
to do so.

Treatment of facial deformities

Facial deformities in children are often a result of birth defects, although they can also be caused by
trauma or the treatment of tumours. Children with facial deformities may suffer psychological
consequences as well as functional problems and often undergo surgery to improve these features.  

Professional memberships

• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
• Member of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
• Member of the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain.

Research interests in facial cosmetic surgery

Mr Richard carries out clinical research into the cause and treatment of facial deformity especially cleft lip and palate and he holds an honorary senior lectureship at the University of Birmingham in order to supervise some of these research projects.

Experienced cosmetic surgeon in Birmingham: Operations and treatments

Rhinoplasty (nose job) - 40 a year

Face lifts - 15 a year

Prominent ears - 40 a year

Blepharoplasty - 30 a year

Mr Richard reports no infections. Approximately 10% of patients have some dissatisfaction with the outcome of the rhinoplasty and seek a re-do procedure.

Areas covered for cosmetic surgery

Mr Richard practices in the West Midlands and often receives patients from the following areas:

• Solihull
• Coventry
• Redditch
• Central Birmingham

Costs for private cosmetic surgery with Mr Richard

• Face lift: £5750
• Neck lift: £3770
• Brow lift: £3980 - £4540
• Eyes: £2240 - £3990
• Nose: £4000 - £4700
• Breast augmentation: £4665
• Breast uplift: £4500 - £6200
• Inverted nipples: £2090 - £2700
• Tummy tuck: £3700 - £5150
• Liposuction: £2600 - £5000

Where can I get private plastic and cosmetic surgery in Birmingham?

Contact details

Spire Parkway Hospital

1 Damson Parkway

Solihull

B91 2PP

Email: brucerichard@blueyonder.co.uk

Website: Bruce Richard

GMC Number:              2653637            Check this doctor's GMC Registration

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