Woman with jaw pain

Jawline augmentation: all you need to know

Jawline augmentation is becoming quite the popular facial adjustment, as many patients seek to enhance and define their jawline either surgically or non-surgically. In our latest online interview, highly revered London-based consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Miss Natasha Berridge, walks us through the different non-surgical and surgical options when it comes to jawline augmentation. What is jawline…

Ali consulting with patient at HSSH

Surgeon in Focus – Professor Ali Noorani

Professor Ali Noorani is a leading orthopaedic consultant specialising in shoulders and elbows at the Upper Limb Service (Shoulder & Elbow) at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital  and the Barts Health NHS Trust. He is Medical Director and Chairman for Orthopaedic Specialists; President and Chairman for The Harley Street Specialist Hospital, Chief Medical Advisor for JS…

Woman with back pain

Sciatica vs. back pain: how do they differ?

The term back pain can be used to describe a range of symptoms that occur from muscle strain or injury to the bone structures or nerves along the spine. Sciatica is a very specific type of pain radiating from the longest nerve in the body, the sciatica nerve, which is distinctively felt in the lower back, buttocks and down the leg and/or foot, and usually occurs on one side of the body. Here, leading neurosurgeon Mrs…

Slipped disc

Slipped disc: how painful is it?

The bones that make up the spinal column are cushioned and protected by discs that absorb shocks which may occur from everyday activities, including general lifting and twisting. A slipped disc, or spinal disc prolapse, can cause pain and discomfort if it becomes weak or compresses one of the spinal nerves.We’ve asked one of our expert neurosurgeons Mrs Anne Mitchener to explain what happens when…