Mr Ullas Raghavan FRCS(Glasg), FRCSEd, FRCS(ORL-HNS), EBCFPRS, IBCFPRS
Otorhinolaryngology, Head, Neck and Facial Plastic Surgeon
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GMC Registration:
Specialist Register No: 4665827
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Nationality:
British
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Welcome to the practice of Mr Ullas Raghavan FRCS
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Mr Raghavan is a Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is certified by International Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Mr Raghavan is dedicated exclusively to facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He is Certified by the Royal College of Surgeons for all aspects of Facial Cosmetic Surgery.
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Mr Raghavan completed his training in Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery from the University hospitals of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester in the year 2005. As a clinical fellow of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, Mr Raghavan had training in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in various centres in Europe and US.
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He was appointed as a Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery in Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a Consultant, Mr Raghavan developed facial plastic services within the ENT department, and his NHS work involves 95% Facial Plastic Surgery and 5 % rhinology. He organises a basic facial plastic surgery course in Doncaster and an advanced facial aesthetic surgery course in Nottingham.
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Mr Raghavan has published many peer reviewed scientific papers, book chapters on facial plastic surgery and lectured in various meetings nationally and internationally. Since 2007 he has been a national committee member of BSFPS and is the past secretary of British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery.
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Mr Ullas Raghavan is dedicated to giving you the most natural facial cosmetic surgery results with the shortest possible recovery time. He specializes in the most minimally invasive, innovative and advanced techniques available in facial plastic surgery. He practices facial aesthetic surgery and nonsurgical aesthetic medicine in Pall Mall Medical, Manchester and Newton le Willows and Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham.
EXPERIENCE
AUGUST2005 ONWARDSCONSULANT ENT andFACIAL PLASTIC SURGEON
With special interest in Facial Plastic Surgery and Rhinology – Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Mr Raghavan has received training in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery from the UK and advanced training in rhinology, facial aesthetic and reconstructive surgery from the UK, continental Europe, Japan and USA.
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Facial aesthetic and reconstructive surgery:
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Mr Raghavan specialises in open and closed septorhinoplasty (nose reshaping) including tip correction, nasal valve corrections and closure of septal perforations. He has one of the largest series of surgical closure of nasal septal perforation with one of the highest success rate. Reanimation techniques for facial palsy including temporalis muscle lengthening procedure is also performed by Mr Raghavan.
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In addition to cosmetic rhinoplasty, Mr Raghavan performs cosmetic upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid rejuvenation), endoscopic and other brow lifts, mid facelift, face lift, neck lift, facial implants, pinnaplasty, anti wrinkle injections, laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, chemical peel and scar revision. He performs deep plane face and neck lift.
Besides aesthetic surgery, Mr Raghavan is interested in reconstruction of various facial defects like total or subtotal nasal reconstruction, repair of facial trauma, reconstruction of defects of the eyelids, reconstruction of defects of pinna using various local skin flaps such as paramedian forehead flap, bilobed skin flap, rhomboid flap, advancement and rotation flaps.
EDUCATION
Facial Plastic Surgery
2004 - 2005
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Certified by International Board for certification in Facial Plastic Surgery
Certified by European Board for certification in Facial Plastic Surgery
Certified by the Royal College of Surgeons, for Facial Cosmetic Surgery
Clinical Fellow in Facial Plastic and Reonstructive Surgery under the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery .
APRIL 2004
FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Passed Intercollegiate Examination in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery
JUNE 1999
FRCS (ENT)
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MAY1999
FRCS (ENT)
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow
FEBRUARY1992
M S
GR Medical College, Jiwaji University, India
OCTOBER 1989
DIPLOMA IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical College Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India
JANUARY1986
MBBS
Medical College Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India
PUBLICATIONS
• ‘Myringoplasty: update on onlay meatal pedicle skin and temporalis fascia sandwich graft- Report of 124 patients’. U Raghavan, D S I Malki,
N A Mahmoud. J Laryngol Otol 2000; 114: 174-177.
• ‘A New Method for Effective Instillation of Nasal Drops’. U Raghavan, B M Logan. J Laryngol Otol 2000; 114: 456-459.
• ‘Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Nasal Conditions’ U Raghavan and N S Jones. J Laryngol Otol 2000; 114: 919 - 924.
• ‘Spontaneous resolution of enopthalmos caused by chronic maxillary sinusitis’ U Raghavan, NS Jones. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2001; 85: 110.
• ‘Use of the auricular composite graft in nasal reconstruction’ U Raghavan, NS Jones. J Laryngol and Otol 2001; 115: 885-893.
• ‘Use of Maggots in Necrotising Fascitis of Neck’. C Dunn., U Raghavan., AG Pfleiderer Laryngol Otol 2002; 116(1): 70-72.
• ‘Complications of rhinoplasty’ U Raghavan, NS Jones. Clinical Risk 2002; 8:142-144.
• ‘Combating bacterial resistance in Otorhinolaryngology’ U Raghavan., NS Jones. Clin Otolaryngol 2002; 27(6):446-452
• ‘Tumours of parapharyngeal space’ U Raghavan, PJ Bradley CME Bulletin 2002; 6: 59-65.
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• ‘Plasmacytoma in head and neck’ S Majumdar, U Raghavan, NS Jones. J Laryngol Otol 2002; 116(11):962-965.
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• ‘Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea from multiple congenital skull base dehiscence’ U Raghavan., NS Jones. J Laryngol and Otol 2002; 116(7):546-547.
• ‘Multiple primary tumours in patients diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer’ U Raghavan., S Qureshi., P J Bradley. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003; 128: 419-25.
• ‘Management of cystic cervical metastasis’ U Raghavan., P J Bradley. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003; 11(2):124-8.
• ‘Immediate autogenous cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty after allograft rejection’ U Raghavan., NS Jones., T Romo III. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2004 ;
6(3):192-6.
• ‘Midnasal stenosis in an infant’ U Raghavan., F Fuad., K P Gibbin. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2004 Jun; 68(6):823-5.
• ‘Pregnancy and head and neck cancer’ U Raghavan., P J Bradley. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Apr; 12(2):76-81.
• ‘The place of Riedel’s procedure in contemperory sinus surgery’ U Raghavan., N S Jones. J Laryngol Otol 2004; Sep 118(9):700-705.
• ‘Relation between epistaxis, external nasal deformity and septal deviation following nasal trauma’. Daniel M., U Raghavan. J Emerg Med 2005;
Nov 22(11):778-779.
• ‘The complication of Giant Titanium implant in nasal reconstruction’ U Raghavan., N S Jones. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(1):74-79 .
• ‘Surgeons view of the anterior ethmoid artery’ D Simmen, U Raghavan, H Briner, M Manestar, P Groscurth, NS Jones. Clin Otolaryngol 2006;
31(31);187-191.
• ‘A prospective randomized blinded cross over trial comparing two head positions on the acceptability and clinical effectiveness of nose drops’
U Raghavan, NS Jones. American Journal of Rhinology Am J Rhinol 2006;20(4);397-400.
• ‘The anatomy of sphenopalatine artery for the endoscopic sinus surgeon’ DB Simmen., U Raghavan., HR Briner., M Manestark., P Groscurth., NS
Jones. Am J Rhinol. 2006 Sep-Oct;20(5):502-5.
• ‘Benefits of skin prick test for allergic rhinitis’ Y Bajaj, U Raghavan, S Mortimore. CME Bulletin Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006(9):50-52.
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• ‘Local skin flaps for reconstruction of facial defects’ Raghavan U, National Master Class Journal, 2007; 28-30.
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• ‘Prescribing antibiotics for sore throat: adherence to guidelines in patients admitted to hospital. Clifton NJ, Raghavan U, Birkin J, Jones NS.
Postgrad Med J. 2009 85(1005):347-51.
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• ‘Techniques for reconstructing complex defects involving nose, eyelids, cheeks and lips’ Jones N.S, Raghavan U J Laryngol Otol (suppl) 2009
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• ‘Surgical outcome of surgical closure of nasal septal perforation using bilateral mucosal flaps and porcine collagen’ Wong S., Raghavan U J
Laryngol Otol. 2010 May 20:1-7.
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• ‘Outcome measurements in radical sinus surgery for nasal polyposis’ J Manikavasagam, U Raghavan; ENT Journal 2011 (in press).
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• ‘Nasal columella schwannoma in a child’ Kelly CWP, Parsai A, Raghavan U. Internat J Paed Otorhinolaryngol 2011; 6(4) 250-251.
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• ‘Preoperative selection of patient for rhinoplasty’ Raghavan; U Otolaryngologist April, 2011.
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• ‘Suspension sutures in the management of nasal valve collapse’ ASK. Zaman, U Raghavan, CY Eng, Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
2011 145: 266
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• ‘Non-melanoma skin cancer: a review of current management guidelines’ N Ashraf, U Raghavan; Journal of ENT Masterclass 2012.
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• ‘Nasal valve surgery:assessment of quality of life with the Glasgow Benefit Inventory’. Manickavasagam J, Wong S, Varabei V, Raghavan U. Ear
Nose Throat J. 2014 174-6.
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• ‘Alar suspension sutures’ J Manikavasagam, S Wong, U Raghavan. Annals Otol rhinol laryngol. 2015 Sep;124(9):740-4.
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• ‘Post-operative care for facelift surgery’ – M Daoud, G Ullas, U Raghavan, Facial Plastic Surgery, Nov 2018.
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• ‘Post operative care in facial trauma’ - VK Vijayadev, G Ullas, U Raghavan. Facial Plastic Surgery, Nov 2018.
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'Tongue in groove technique for nasal tip position' U Raghavan. Archives of Rhinoplasty. 2019.
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• ‘Rhinophyma correction; outcome study using GBI’ M Daoud, S Yapa, U Raghavan. Facial Plastic Surgery Journal 2020, in print).
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• ‘A mathematical analysis of function of spreader graft ’ U Raghavan. Plast Recon Surg (2020, in print).
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Book Chapters
• ‘Alar and Nasal Valve Collapse’ U Raghavan. NS Jones.7th edition of Scott Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ed Gleeson M.
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• ‘Nasal Reconstruction’ U Raghavan., NS Jones. 7th edition of Scott Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ed Gleeson M.
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• ‘Nasal Reconstruction’ U Raghavan. 8th edition of Scott Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
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• ‘Surgical Management of Nasal Septal Perforation, U Raghavan. Practical Otorhinolaryngolgy 1st edition.
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• ‘Analysis of Aging Face’ KV Vishwas, U Raghavan. Practical Otorhinolaryngology 1st edition.
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• ‘Mid face rejuvenation’ U Raghavan Practical Otorhinolaryngology 1st edition.
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• ‘FESS techniques’ J Manikavasagam, U Raghavan. 1st edition of Atlas of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery eds BT Hathiram, VS
Khattar, Jaipee publication
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• ‘Septal Perforation management’ U Raghavan Key Clinical Topics in otorhinolaryngology.