Mr Matthew Potter

Matthew graduated from University College London, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and completed his training in all aspects of Plastic Surgery at; Mount Vernon Hospital, London Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford The Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals Brisbane, Australia He was awarded his FRCS(Plast) in 2009 and was made a consultant in Oxford in 2011. In 2005 he was awarded an Huntarian Professor (Royal College of Surgeons, England) for his research into artificial skin and scar/wound healing. Matthew has undertaken specialist Fellowships in; Skin cancer surgery, Head and Neck surgery (benign and malignant) Aesthetic Surgery Matthew is a core member of the skin cancer Multidisciplinary meetings in Oxford and Swindon as well as the Head and Neck cancer and Skull base cancer Multidisciplinary meetings in Oxford. He is a Member of the Thames Valley Skin Cancer Specialist Group. He is the lead for clinical governance and safety for Head and Neck cancer in Oxford.

Matthew is registered with the GMC and is on the specialist register for Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. He is a member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO). He aims to provide care of the highest quality. He maintains this quality by regular audit of his outcomes as well as visiting, presenting and undertaking research with other surgeons both nationally and internationally. He regularly publishes his outcomes and techniques as a means of informing others of his work and providing transparency of his outcomes for his patients. Matthew doesn’t work as an isolated surgeon but in all aspects of his practice he works in teams to provide patients with specialists that provide overlapping skills to meet all his patients needs. His specialist interests are: Clinics for skin cancers and benign skin lesions Excision and reconstruction of benign and cancerous skin lesions in adults and children Surgical treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Melanoma and Merkel MOHS Surgery reconstruction Lymph node excision (Neck dissection/parotidectomy) for Skin Cancer/Melanoma/Merkel cell carcinoma Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) for Melanoma/Merkel Benign and malignant salivary gland tumour excision (parotidectomy) Major Head and neck skin Cancer Reconstruction (including skull and facial nerve reanimation) Face/neck/cheek lifts Brow elevation surgery Upper/lower eye lid reduction surgery (Blepharoplasty) Micro fat transfer (lipofilling) to the cheeks/brow, mid face and fine lines Facial rejuvenation (non surgical);Botulinum toxin injections;Facial peels Breast augmentation (implants) Breast reduction Breast uplift Gynaecomastia surgery Liposculpture Liposuction Abdominoplasty Body contouring