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International Private Cosmetic Advisory

Exceptional care begins with considered choices.

A private international service helping you explore cosmetic procedures, discover appropriately qualified specialists and arrange the practical details of your experience.

Finding a specialist is complimentary. Enquiries are welcome from anywhere in the world.

A quiet consultation room in a Georgian townhouse

The team

The people who review your enquiry.

Portrait of Bruce Penny

Founder & Director

Bruce Penny

Sets the standards the service is held to, and signs off every participating specialist.

Portrait of Hannah Whitfield

Head of Verification

Hannah Whitfield

Leads checks against the GMC register and each clinic’s regulatory registration.

Portrait of Priya Deshmukh

Standards & Editorial Lead

Priya Deshmukh

Keeps our guides accurate, consistent and free of sales language.

Portrait of Claire Ashworth

Client Services Lead

Claire Ashworth

Oversees the review of private enquiries and the coordination of introductions.

International service

Beyond borders. Personal by design.

Whether you’re exploring options close to home or considering treatment overseas, our private client service helps you navigate the practical details with clarity and care.

Travelling for treatment is not right for every procedure or every person. We only describe a location as supported once our checks and arrangements there are genuinely in place, and we will tell you plainly where they are not.

A more personal approach

The importance of choosing well.

Selecting a specialist deserves more than a star rating. Before a consultation, it helps to understand what genuinely distinguishes one practice from another.

  • Professional qualifications

    Registration with the GMC and, where relevant, entry on the specialist register.

  • Relevant procedural experience

    Training and focus in the procedure you are considering.

  • Consultation standards

    Who you will see, how long you have, and whether you meet the operating surgeon.

  • Treatment pricing

    What a fee includes, and what it may leave out.

  • Surgical facilities

    Where surgery takes place and how that facility is regulated.

  • Recovery and aftercare

    Follow-up arrangements and who to contact if you are concerned.

  • Risks and alternatives

    Including the alternative of not proceeding at all.

The private client journey

Considered from the beginning.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you’re considering.

    A short, private enquiry. No medical questions.

  2. 02

    We review your preferences.

    A member of our team reads your enquiry personally.

  3. 03

    Explore your specialist shortlist.

    Usually one or two specialists, with clear reasons for each and any limitations.

  4. 04

    Arrange your consultation.

    Only if, and when, you choose. We help with the practicalities.

Standards matter.

Every participating specialist is checked before they can be introduced to you. Checks reduce uncertainty; they cannot remove the risks inherent in surgery.

Our verification methodology →

Professional credentials

GMC registration and specialist register entries, checked against the public register.

Facilities

Registration of each clinic or hospital with the relevant healthcare regulator.

Procedural experience

Stated training and experience, recorded only where it can be substantiated.

Commercial independence

Payment by a practice never overrides these checks.

Your decision, your pace

You are never required to proceed — with a consultation, or with surgery.

Deciding not to go ahead is a perfectly good outcome. We will not follow up with pressure, and we will never create urgency.

Begin with a conversation.

Tell us what you’re considering. We will help you explore the next steps.

Begin Your Private Enquiry