As another busy year draws to a close, I begin to think of the speed of life passing by. The way the year is parcelled up according to the seasons, school terms, monthly rhythms, weekly commitments and daily “To Do’s”....
Regular annual health checks are essential for maintaining good health and early detection of potential health issues. It is essential that you are in good health before your undergo elective surgery. Here are some key checks and why they are...
Somerset Surgery offers an optimal surgical experience – from pre-op consultation to post-op care. Patients receive excellent treatment in a comfortable and friendly facility, designed with the patient’s needs in mind. Confidentiality, privacy and discretion are key aspects of this...
Come early. Try to arrive a day or two before your consultation date so that you can arrange a hire car and familiarize yourself with the location of our facilities and other amenities you may find make your stay more comfortable...
You asked…What is it like to have an “eyelid lift” AKA: Blepharoplasty (BLEF-uh-roe-plas-tee) is a type of surgery that removes excess skin from the eyelids Or Bleph for short A real patient answers: Why did you decide you needed a bleph? I started to noticed that...
Breast reconstruction is one of my favourite aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Walking a path back to wholeness with a patient who has been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening disease is certainly one of the most rewarding experiences one...
Receiving the news that you have breast cancer will always be a shocking experience. At this time it is important to know that you will not need to fight this dread diagnosis alone. We are especially privileged to have a...
Life has left its mark on you. You may have scars on your face that you keep hidden under thick layers of make-up or scars on your body that you hide under long skirts and pants. You may have broken...
My staff tell me they receive many enquires about “mini facelifts”. It has taken a while for us to understand what the caller is actually requesting because, clinically, there is no such thing as a “mini facelift”. And what each...
In the month of May, we celebrate both Nurses Day (12 May – Florence Nightingale’s birthday) and Mother’s Day. All the nurses we employ at Somerset Surgery are mothers. This got me thinking about the similarities between nursing and mothering...
Somerset Surgery and all its subsidiary’s (Day Hospital, MASC laser Clinic, Recovery Retreat and Dr Toogood’s consulting rooms) are taking precautions in our public areas during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are sanitizing each person’s hands upon entering our premises as...
Somerset Surgery offers an optimal surgical experience – from pre-op consultation to post-op care. Meet our surgeons, Dr Jonathan Toogood, Dr Cordula Winkler and Dr Jan Kleynhans....