Principals - Nick Percival FRCS

Nick Percival is a trained and accredited Consultant Plastic Surgeon, working both within the NHS at Charing Cross Hospital and in private practice.

Born in Yorkshire and educated in the UK and USA, he graduated from University College Hospital, Medical School London in 1977. Returning to the USA he worked as a Lecturer at Stanford University, in California before undertaking general surgical training at The Royal Postgraduate Medical School and University College Hospital in London, becoming a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1984.

He then decided to pursue a career in plastic surgery and completed advanced specialist training in London, Wales and Edinburgh, gaining his certificate of higher surgical training in Plastic Surgery in 1992.
He is registered with the General Medical Council as a Trained Surgeon in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Mr Percival was appointed Consultant Plastic Surgeon at The Charing Cross Hospital in 1992 and for six years, acted as the Lead Clinician. He is a member of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and is a serving member of the council of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (BAAPS)

In addition to his surgical practice, Mr Percival is also an expert in skin and in cosmetic skin rejuvenation procedures including anti ageing skin programmes, injectables, chemical peeling, skin laser treatments and modern minimally invasive surgical rejuvenation procedures.  He is recognised as an excellent trainer of nursing and medical staff in these complex procedures.

Mr Percival has a 15-year experience of the use of lasers for skin rejuvenation removal of vascular lesions and was one of the first people in the UK to use lasers for hair removal. He is a member of The European Society for Aesthetic Skin Lasers (ESLAS) and regularly lectures both in the UK and in Europe on the cosmetic use of lasers.

He has worked closely with Obagi Medical to introduce The Obagi skin rejuvenation programme to the UK and is the UK trainer for the Obagi Blue Peel. Over the past 4 years he has gained a significant experience in the use of Botox for facial rejuvenation and has pioneered the concept of dynamic facial rejuvenation using combinations of botox and dermal fillers to produce a more natural appearance. He is also an authority on the use of Dermal fillers often quoted in the press and has lectured both in the UK and in Europe on these topics.

Mr Percival has appeared on a number of television and radio, programmes including GMTV, Extreme Makeover, Make Me Perfect, Plastic Surgery School, Vanessa, Kilroy, and Gloria Hunniford, Tonight with Trevor McDonald the Jeremy Vine Show and is a regular contributor to BBC, LBC, Channel 5 and Sky News. He is regularly quoted about faclial surgical procedures and minimally invasive procedures for the face to prolong and improve surgical results.  He appears oftent in the press both in monthly magazines including Marie Claire, Red and Vogue and in the daily press such as The Times, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Evening Standard. He has worked as an expert on behalf of Which, the consumer organisation.