Jian farhadi reviews of a star

We were delighted to speak with Professor Jian Farhadi, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and past Director Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.

He is a specialist in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery and as well surgery after weight loss. He is also the chair of the London Breast Meeting and the Co-director of the Masters in Breast Surgery Programme.

Could you start by telling us a little bit about what led you into the field of plastic surgery?

Well, I was always fascinated with medicine.

Primarily, I was interested in the surgical and technical aspects of it and then once I was on the path, deciding in which field I should go, I was even more fascinated with reconstructive surgery. I was bringing together medical knowledge and technology in a way that I could shape things – you could use the technology behind it to do things differently to other surgical specialties, like orthopaedics, for example, wher