Professor Iain Whitaker

Iain is the Professor of Plastic Surgery In Wales, based at Swansea University Medical School & The Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery. He performs cosmetic surgery at the State of the Art Sancta Maria Hospital in SA1. Iain specialises in breast and body contouring surgery and performs several hundred procedures per year. Having won many awards and trained in top centres across the world, he has published widely in these areas. Iain is renowned for the results of his tummy tucks ('whitakerwaist') & 'mummymakeovers'. His results are widely followed on instagram (cosmetic_surgery_wales). Iain is passionate about offering world class, safe outcomes to patients in the UK and throughout the world. After studying medicine at Cambridge University (Trinity Hall College), Iain received a Certificate of Honours in Plastic Surgery from Harvard Medical School. Following specialised plastic surgery training in the UK, Sweden, USA, Australia and France, he became the first plastic surgeon ever to receive the Rowan Nick’s Award, the most prestigious of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons international awards, to work in Melbourne. Following this, he was awarded the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS) Young Plastic Surgeon Scholarship to work in Paris. On his return to the UK, Iain was a Consultant in Plastic Surgery at Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals before taking up the Professorship in Wales. He is well known in the field of plastic surgery and has won numerous awards during his career including the Mentor Prize in Aesthetic Surgery from the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). In addition to having completed over 7,000 plastic surgery procedures in 6 different countries, his research efforts are internationally recognised, he leads one of the largest plastic surgery research groups in europe, has published over 300 journal publications and several books and is committed to improving patient safety and results. Iain is an established key opinion leader having been featured on BBC, ITV, TalkTV, OK!, the Sun and the Times.

I specialise in Breast and Body Contouring surgery, and perform several hundred procedures per year. Having won many awards and trained in top centres across the world, I have published widely in these areas and am now renowned for the results of my tummy tucks and 'mummy makeover' procedures. I am passionate about offering world class, safe outcomes to patients in the UK and throughout the world leading to me being named as 'best for bodies' in the Top Doctors Section of the Tatler Health and Beauty Guide 2024.