Consultant Plastic Surgeon Mr Nick Pantelides
MA (cantab) MB BChir FRCS Plast
Mr Nick Pantelides is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon who sees adult patients for assessment and treatment of skin cancer and for cosmetic facial procedures.
Mr Nick Pantelides holds a substantive NHS post at the world-renowned St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery in Chelmsford, Essex. His NHS work is primarily focused on breast reconstruction and skin cancer, including complex microvascular reconstructions. He performs facial, breast, and abdominal cosmetic surgery procedures, including body contouring surgery following significant weight loss.
Mr Nick Pantelides is the Educational Lead for St Andrew’s, responsible for delivering teaching and training to junior Plastic Surgeons. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and presented his work nationally and internationally.
Why See Mr Nick Pantelides
Mr Nick Pantelides has extensive experience with skin cancer diagnosis and surgery, including complex reconstructions with skin grafts and local flaps. He has particular expertise in skin surgery on the face and scalp, where he is able to combine his reconstructive expertise with his knowledge of facial cosmetic surgery to achieve the best /aesthetic outcome.
Mr Nick Pantelides can offer a comprehensive cosmetic facial assessment and performs both non-surgical and surgical treatments for facial rejuvenation.
Mr Nick Pantelides’s highest priorities are patient safety and wellbeing. He offers personalised advice and treatments for every patient and ensures that best practice is followed at all times.
Skin cancers and skin lesions
Mr Nick Pantelides sees adult patients for consultations on skin cancer and skin ‘lumps and bumps’. He performs a comprehensive range of skin surgery including:
Biopsies
Cryotherapy
Excision of benign skin lesions/ cysts/ lipomas
Primary and secondary removal of skin cancers
Reconstructions with skin grafts and local flaps for larger lesions
At a Glance
- Consultant Plastic Surgeon for skin cancer consultations or skin checks
- Skin cancer surgery and complex reconstructions
Schedule
Thursdays: 9am to 5pm
Accepted Insurers
Mr Nick Pantelides is recognised by all major UK private health insurers.
Memberships
Mr Nick Pantelides has been a full member of the GMC since
2010 and is on the GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery. He is a Fellow
of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Education and Training
Mr Nick Pantelides studied medicine at Cambridge University and undertook specialist training in Plastic Surgery as part of the UK National Training Scheme. Upon completion, he was awarded the FRCS (Plast) exam and entered onto the GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery. He pursued further specialist training in microvascular breast reconstruction in Chelmsford and was awarded the prestigious BAAPS/BAPRAS Cosmetic Surgery fellowship, during which he trained across all aspects of cosmetic surgery. He ensures that he keeps up to date with the latest advances by regularly attending meetings and conferences.
Mr Nick Pantelides’s Publications Include:
- T Belgaumwala, N Pantelides. Breast reconstruction using a transverse upper gracilis flap (Book chapter). Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2022 (Springer Nature, Switzerland).
- N Pantelides, R Jica, N Patel, M Morgan, V Ramakrishnan. Unilateral breast reconstruction using double transverse upper gracilis (TUG) flaps. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021;75:1164-70.
- N Pantelides, L Highton, A Lamb, P Foden, R Winterton. An analysis of the cosmetic surgery experience acquired through UK Plastic Surgery training. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018;71:1532-38.
- J Ranson, N Pantelides, D Pandit, JKG Laitung. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma: which hot nodes should be harvested and is blue dye really necessary? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018;71:1269-73.
- N Pantelides, J Srinivasan. Rippling following breast augmentation or reconstruction: aetiology, emerging treatment options and a novel classification of severity. Aesthet Plast Surg. 2018;42:980-85.