Dr Julian De Silva is a leading facial plastic surgeon who specializes only in surgical and non-surgical facial procedures. Dr De Silva has considerable experience in cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery from fellowships in London, Los Angeles and New York. He is the one of a handful of elite surgeons to be recognized with British, European and American qualifications, memberships and board certification. Through his dedication and experience operating a private clinic on Harley Street, he has developed rapid-recovery and low downtime procedures to provide natural-looking results.
Dr De Silva has a formidable track record of accomplishments including the gold medal for research from the Imperial College and an award by the Royal Society of Medicine. In addition, he has made contributions to advanced surgical techniques, laser technology and stitch-less tissue adhesives. He shared his findings in over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
Dr De Silva is certified by the American College of Surgeons and British Royal College Societies. Prior to becoming the Director of Facial Cosmetic Surgery in London, Dr De Silva worked in the National Health Service for more than a decade, including St. George’s Hospital, a major referral centre for the local London Hospital community. He currently practices in a fully accredited CQC (Care Quality Commission) approved custom built facility. Dr De Silva has always been determined to be the very best and was selected for the London 2012 Olympics to provide Clinical care to the Completing Athletes and Coaching Staff.
Dr De Silva was born and raised in London and went to the world-renowned London Teaching Hospital, Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’s Medical School, now known as Kings College London. He was always passionate about aesthetics and spent his international elective in plastic surgery at the University of California in 1999. He went onto teaching anatomy at Guy’s Hospital, Neurosurgery at King’s College before accepting an ophthalmic surgery registrar post in London, which at this time was one of the most competitive specialties in medicine and surgery. Dr De Silva completed ophthalmology specialist training before specialising in Oculo-Facial Plastic surgery. Dr De Silva trained in ophthalmic micro-surgery, where measurements of millimeters are important, and applied this attention to detail to facial plastic surgery procedures. After working in the NHS for more than a decade, he expanded his knowledge and skills in facial plastic surgery in renowned plastic surgery centres in New York and Los Angeles.
Dr De Silva is recognized as an expert on the latest advances in facial cosmetic surgery and has published three books on facial cosmetic surgery and has presented at major international conferences in the US and Europe. His philosophy focuses on the use of small incision and fast recovery techniques to give natural looking results, and was the only surgeon in a major London Teaching Hospital to obtain skills in the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic technology overseas, that provide the ultimate in small incision surgery eliminating scars and expediting recovery. Dr De Silva’s goal is to help his patients look better and feel better about themselves.
By focusing entirely on only facial cosmetic surgery procedures, Dr De Silva is able to provide the expertise that can only come with specialization: facelift and neck lift, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty and chin implants. Dr De Silva believes that procedures on the face should be in accordance with harmony and balance which requires artistic interpretation of beauty. He relies on his education and passion of art and sculpting to offer patients natural results. Facial cosmetic surgery is demanding, each patient requires a meticulous assessment, an informed discussion about healing, recovery and expectations, and customised procedures with attention to intricate detail.
With over 10-years of surgical experience, Dr De Silva believes that he can give you the best possible results not just because of his technical innovations and enthusiasm for success, but also because of his artistic understanding of anatomy, obsession with detail and care of patients.
Dr De Silva he has in the past volunteered his time and contributed to helping less fortunate communities in many areas of the world, including Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Dr De Silva set up a charitable organisation that’s mission is to improve education and healthcare for vulnerable children and community. Our principle is to give support to those most in need at ground level, direct to where it is needed.
“With the fortune of living in an industrialised country, there are many aspects of life including education, health and family that we take for granted. We are grateful for our ability to help patients every day achieve their expectations, and our aim is to sponsor as many children as possible with education and healthcare in less fortunate parts of the world.”, Dr Julian De Silva.
Dr De Silva is a peer reviewer for several journals including the prestigious American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. Reviewing the latest innovations in surgical technique and technology requires expertise and diligence, and means he continues to keep his patients up-to-date of any of the newest trends and natural looking results.