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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – (M.Sc.)

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Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 3,419 -
Location: London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 24 months Start Date: October
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Online education
Languages: English 
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Location of Queen Mary, University of London

This is a two-year, part-time, web-based distance-learning programme. It is designed specifically to provide a core curriculum for established surgeons or surgical trainees, who wish to practice in the field of aesthetic surgery following completion of specialist training. The MSc starts in October and runs for two academic years.

Assessment Each of the teaching packages includes a weekly assignment, of which 80 per cent must be successfully completed.

A 10,000-word dissertation must be submitted based on detailed analysis of five plastic surgery aesthetic patients.

An examination must be passed at the end of each academic year.


Contents

This intensive programme consists of a mixture of structured distance learning, video/theatre-based clinical teaching, and a dissertation. We cover the entire spectrum of aesthetic surgery with an emphasis on fundamental principles and instruction in a wide range of techniques.

Specific topics are covered in a total of eight modules, four per year, each with up to ten teaching packages comprising: online text, selected reading, self-assessments, and a discussion forum. Videos, cover products and techniques.

Modules:

* Skin Physiology, covering normal biology and disease processes of skin together with the physiology of ageing
* Medicolegal and Psychiatric Aspects of Aesthetic Surgery, including consent and anaesthesia
* Implants and Biomaterials, studying the biology and surgical use of various implant materials including bone, cartilage and alloplasts
* Specialist Techniques including liposuction, tissue expansion, dermabrasion, lasers, peels, hair colour etc
* Aesthetic Surgery of the Head and Neck, covering diagnostic and surgical management for a wide variety of aesthetic deformities, and non-invasive aesthetic procedures
* Aesthetic Surgery of the Trunk and Breast to identify congenital and acquired disorders and their surgical management
* Research Methods and Ethics in Aesthetic Surgery

Clinical training days will be provided for up to four days, with video links to theatre and live discussions with the operating consultant. Candidates are also expected to gain additional experience by attending surgical centres locally.

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Requirements

Entry requirements

* MBBS; MRCS Part 2 or equivalent.

English language entry

* IELTS 6.5
* TOEFL 580

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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