The Royal College of Surgeons
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PE

Web: www.baaps.org.uk

Although this is an association for professionals, information leaflets are available on website www.baaps.org.uk on various aspects of plastic surgery and at a cost of 20 pence per factsheet plus postage. An order form is available on request. A list of members is also available.

Their website includes information for patients including a section on 'About Plastic Surgery' and information on individual operations. The web-site also gives answers to frequently asked questions about plastic surgery, including the following:

• How much do consultations cost?
• Will I meet the surgeon who will be treating me at the consultation?
• How much do operations cost?
• Do surgeons specialise in particular treatments?
• Do I need to be referred by my General Practitioner? a) My GP is not interested in cosmetic surgery. b) I know my GP socially and do not want him to know about a cosmetic operation
• How do we know that a surgeon is fully trained in cosmetic surgery?
• How do we know if a surgeon who is not a member of BAAPS is fully trained?
• Can doctors who are not on the Specialist Register in Plastic Surgery call themselves cosmetic or plastic?

The website also has a 'Find a Surgeon' button which gives contact details of surgeons by region.