Dr Julian De Silva

Professional statement

Dr Julian De Silva is a Facial Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon and owns one of the most prestigious clinics in facial cosmetic surgery in London. He specialises in only facial treatments, natural and fast recovery surgery for facelift, neck lift and blepharoplasty surgery, is an international speaker and teacher, and has a renowned reputation for natural looking results and fast recovery techniques. He built a private hospital in the World-famous medical area of Harley Street in London and has over 30 media appearances including Sky, BBC, ITV, CNN, Reuters, Men's Health and CNN. After originally gaining his GMC qualification in ophthalmology he and completed additional fellowship training in London, New York and Los Angeles. He is one of only a few doctors to be recognised with European and American qualifications in his field, and has won prizes and awards for his work, including a gold medal for research at Imperial College London.

He has pioneered signature techniques in vertical deep plane facelift and neck lift surgery, in addition to natural looking blepharoplasty, customising each procedure to each individuals need, giving patients more natural looking results as well as focusing on speeding up recovery. He has published objective facial analysis on aesthetics, including some of the most beautiful actors and models in the world with studies utilising the golden ratio to evaluate facial characteristics and beautification of the natural face.

Moreover, he is one of the only surgeons in his field to have completed two randomised control studies in surgery, considered the gold standard and highest quality of surgical evidence. His extensive experience includes over 10 years specialising in Facial Cosmetic Surgery. Today, Dr De Silva operates from a state-of-the-art, custom-built clinic that has been fully approved and accredited by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). His practice is known for its cutting-edge facilities, ensuring the highest standards of patient care.  

Dr Julian De Silva is a protagonist and has had a patent granted for a novel type of anaesthesia, termed sedation anaesthesia (avoiding the risks and side effects associated with general anaesthesia). He has written a book and programme to help people without surgery, Neuro-Cybernetics Programme, as well as publishing 3 other books on facial cosmetic surgery including a patient guide to facelift and blepharoplasty surgery for his patients. They provide comprehensive information on facelift and neck lift surgery.

Dr Julian De Silva specialises in Natural-Looking results, where Art meets science, his private hospital is decorated with his own paintings on the wall. Approximately 20 to 30% of all his patients are revision surgeries where they have had previous surgeries with complications from other surgeons.

Dr Julian De Silva co-founded a charity, The De Silva Foundation, focused on providing education and healthcare resources at grass roots level to those most in need.