Expert Cosmetic and Plastic Breast Surgery in Devon
Over 20 years’ experience providing safe, personalised breast surgery at Mount Stuart and Torbay Hospitals.
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Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Newton Abbot, Exeter, South Devon
Breast enlargement, breast reduction, breast uplift, redo cosmetic breast surgery, male breast surgery.
Breast diagnostics, breast cancer treatment, breast reconstruction.
About Devon Breast Surgery
A highly experienced specialist
Mr Michael Green – Specialist Breast Surgeon
Michael Green is a consultant breast surgeon based in Torbay, working privately at Mount Stuart Hospital and within the NHS at Torbay Hospital. He works exclusively in breast surgery, performing over 250 procedures each year. These include breast augmentation (implants), breast uplift, and breast reduction, as well as complex revision surgery for women wishing to have breast implants removed or replaced.
In the outpatient clinic, Mr Green sees both women and men with any breast-related concern or symptom.
His specialist breast surgery training took place between 1995 and 2006, including research at the University of Southampton. In 2004, he completed a prestigious Oncoplastic Fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia. Since moving to Torquay in 2007, he has established breast reconstruction surgery at Torbay Hospital, trained junior surgeons in advanced breast techniques, and published extensively on ways to reduce surgical risks for patients.
Within the NHS, Mr Green served as Clinical Lead for the Torbay Hospital Breast Care Unit for over a decade and now holds the role of Chief Clinical Information Officer for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
He welcomes patients from across Devon and beyond at Mount Stuart Hospital (private practice) and Torbay Hospital (NHS care).
He welcomes patients from across Devon area and beyond at Mount Stuart Hospital, Torquay (private patients) and Torbay Hospital (NHS).
Qualifications and Professional Memberships
Full GMC Registration 3685772
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
MB ChB (Bristol University)
MSc (UCL)
DM (Southampton University)
Member of the Association of Breast Surgeons
Mount Stuart Hospital
Mount Stuart Hospital is one of Devon's leading private hospitals with an excellent reputation for high quality treatments and services.
The hospital opened in 1984 and has 26 bedrooms all with en suite facilities to ensure complete privacy.
By investing in advanced medical technology, the hospital offers a wide range of treatments and services. The fully equipped ultra clean air theatre suite is particularly suitable for breast surgery
Services
Private Consultations at Mount Stuart Hospital
You are welcome to book a private consultation directly at Mount Stuart Hospital using the contact details provided.
Your initial appointment will last around 30 minutes. During this time we will:
- Discuss any breast symptoms and relevant medical history
- Carry out an examination
- Talk through potential surgical options, if appropriate
- Arrange any necessary tests, such as a mammogram, from this first visit
If surgery is being considered, you may need more than one consultation to ensure you have all the information you need to make a fully informed decision about whether to proceed and which surgical approach is best for you.
For cosmetic breast surgery, a second consultation is usually included in the initial fee — even if you decide not to go ahead with surgery.
Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation (enlargement) is a commonly performed surgical procedure. The aims of breast augmentation surgery are:
- To enhance the shape of the breast
- To increase the size of the breast
- To compensate for asymmetry (differences in size and shape) between breasts.
Breast Reduction and Uplift
Breast reduction and uplift surgery aims to improve the size and shape of the breast by removing excess breast tissue and trimming the skin. The remaining breast tissue is re-modelled, the nipple repositioned and skin carefully sutured to give a pleasing appearance to the breast.
An overnight stay in hospital is usually required, but I do not normally use drains in the breast.
More details including the answers to commonly asked questions can be found through the link below.
Other
Implant Replacement
Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
The life expectancy of modern breast implants is about 15 years. However, this can vary for a number of reasons.
Symptoms include
- Painful hardening of the breast around the implant
- Swelling of the breast
- Lumps in the armpit ("silicone lymph nodes")
Women with new breast symptoms are advised to contact their GP to consider referral to a specialist breast unit. Ruptured implants and "silicone lymph nodes" are usually diagnosed by breast ultrasound scan. Mammography is also a standard investigation of new breast lumps and may help differentiate breast lumps secondary to ruptured implants from other breast lumps. Under some circumstances breast MRI scan may be recommended. A biopsy may be recommended if there is any uncertainty about the diagnosis but not if the scans are unequivocal.
Although there is no evidence that the silicone used is dangerous ruptured implants should be removed along with any lymph glands that are causing symptoms.
Mr. Green specialises in the diagnosis and safe removal of breast implants. He is also an expert in corrective surgery where necessary.
Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Much of Mr. Green's expertise and practise is in breast reconstruction surgery.
Breast reconstruction is performed at the time of cancer surgery ("immediate") or after recovery from mastectomy and any other breast cancer treatment ("delayed")
There are many techniques available to reconstruct your breast, most of which are available on the NHS. These use silicone implants, your own tissue, or a combination of both.
Partial, or oncoplastic breast reconstruction, involves removing a larger part of the breast and then remodelling breast or using a a local “tissue flap” to reconstruct the remaining breast. This preserves the shape of the breast during surgery.
Testimonials
Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Testimonials
I no longer sit at the back in a baggy jumper, never standing straight so no-one notices my un-level boobs, now I am out at the front again showing off my cleavage. If the weather were nicer I would be back on the beach, this time without the huge t-shirt. And this coming Christmas I will be in that little black dress"
Ms E, breast augmentation (for asymmetry),
"I am writing regarding the breast reduction surgery...I would like to thank you profusely, it has made an enormous and significant difference to my life both medically and psychologically. My self-confidence and self-esteem has increased considerably and I am extremely happy with the results."
Ms B, bilateral breast reduction
"To say I am pleased with the result is a major understatement, when the dressing was removed for the first time and I saw the result I cried from sheer relief. My new breast is so natural, the scarring minimal and my recovery straightforward and relatively simple."
Ms S, breast reconstruction