Ms Nora Nugent

Practising at

Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital

The Montefiore Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Ms Nora Nugent at Spire include:

Cosmetic surgery

• Arm reduction and arm lift
• Anti-wrinkle treatment by injection
• Breast enlargement
• Breast implant removal
• Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
• Breast reduction
• Breast uplift (mastopexy)
• Brow lift surgery
• Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty)
• Facelift
• Liposuction
• Liposuction for men
• Male breast reduction surgery (gynaecomastia)
• Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
• Nose job or nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) for men

Orthopaedics

• Dupuytren's contracture
• Trigger finger release

Other treatments

Professional profile

I have been a Consultant Plastic Surgeon since 2012 in the South East of England. Specialising in cosmetic surgery, burn care, skin cancer, limb reconstruction, breast reconstruction and hand surgery. My specialist training was in plastic surgery together with additional fellowships in: Burns and Critical Care at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Texas, Plastic Surgery (microsurgery & aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery) at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Hand Surgery at Victorian Hand Surgery Associates, Melbourne.

I specialise in the following cosmetic surgery;

• Breast - breast augmentation, mastopexy (breast lift), augmentation-mastopexy (breast enlargement and lift), breast reduction, correction inverted nipples, revision capsular contracture, gynaecomastia/male breast reduction
• Breast reconstruction and skin cancer treatment
• Face - facelifts, necklifts, blepharoplasty (eyelid lifts), brow lifts, rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), pinnoplasty (correction of prominent ears)
• Hand surgery - correction for tendon disorders, nerve decompressions, hand injuries, dupuytren’s disease, ganglion excision, trigger finger release 
• The body - abdominoplasty, liposuction, arm lift, thigh lift, labiaplasty, body lift

I was the recipient of the Clinical Excellence Award in 2015.

Qualification and professional memberships

FRCSI (Plast) / Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland / 2010
Exit exam in plastic surgery

European Diploma in Hand Surgery / FESSH/UEMS / 2010
Qualification in Hand Surgery

MB BCh BAO (Hons) / University College Dublin / 2000
Medical Degree

Professional memberships

Specialist Register in Plastic Surgery for General Medical Council
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Member of British Burn Association
Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons
Member of Council
Plastic Surgery Section
Royal Society of Medicine

Professional leadership

Surgical Tutor at Queen Victoria Hospital for RCSEng (responsibility for plastic surgery trainees)
Core & HST, Programme Director for Core Surgical Training at Queen Victoria Hospital
Chair of Local Faculty Group, setting up of regional teaching days
Joint Simulation Lead for Plastic Surgery at Queen Victoria Hospital (part of training of plastic surgery trainees)
Board Member London & South East Burns Network ODN: overseeing delivery of burns services in the South East
Member of SelKAM and Sussex Trauma ODNs – overseeing delivery of trauma in Kent and Sussex
President Elect for the Plastic Surgery Section of Royal Society of Medicine for 2016 - 2017 (plastic surgery education)
Member of specialist Skin Cancer MDTs

Current NHS posts

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (Honorary)

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Honorary)

Research and Publication

Currently involved in supervising plastic surgery trainees writing modules for e-LPRAS, the e-learning project run by BAPRAS which will eventually cover the full curriculum in plastic surgery

Supervision of Brighton and Sussex Medical School medical student research projects

Articles

The medial sural artery perforator flap and its application in electrical injury to the hand. JA Jeevaratnam, D Nikkah, NF Nugent, AV Blackburn. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
November 2014

Reconstruction of the pelvis and perineum with a free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. I Kieran, N Nugent, M O’Riordain, J Kelly. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
November 2012

Dorsal digital ganglia excision and the use of a local transposition flap. NF Nugent, KJ Cronin. European Journal of Plastic Surgery
September 2012

The use of ultrasound in evaluating flexor tendons post surgical repair. N Nugent, J Coyle, J Barry, M O’Shaughnessy, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
February 2012

Book Chapters on Inhalation Injury and Hand Burns in Total Burn Care Editor: DN Herndon. Elsevier 2007. ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3274-8.

Personal Profile

My practice covers cosmetic, hand and reconstructive plastic surgery. I treat adults and children. I aim to provide an individually tailored, comprehensive approach to your assessment and treatment. Attention to detail and a professional, caring approach are the cornerstones of my practice. I will help you to make a fully informed decision about your treatment in a non pressurised setting.

As a female plastic surgeon, I encourage and help my patients to achieve a fresh, natural look. I offer an honest opinion and will discuss all your options with you including realistic expectations of the outcome and the recovery process afterwards.

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