The Reddington Hospital Group is set to recoup billions of naira Nigerians spend on medical tourism annually with the launch of a Bodycare Plastic Surgery Clinic at the hospital in Lagos.
The new centre is the result of a collaboration between the Reddington Hospital Group and Abuja Plastics, a renowned plastic surgery centre in the country.
Combining an internationally accredited hospital with a renowned, international Plastic Surgery team, the Plastic Surgery Centre, is the first of its kind in Nigeria.
Speaking at a media briefing at its headquarters in Lagos, the chief operating officer of Reddington Hospital, Emmanuel Matthews said the establishment of the Bodycare Centre was in response to the yearnings of discerning members of the public for a professional, affordable, high quality and world class plastic surgery clinic in Nigeria and reduce the foreign exchange spent by Nigerians on medical tourism to India , United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, among others.
Medical director of Bodycare Plastic Surgery Clinic and founder of Abuja Plastics, Dr. Stanley Okoro said, the cutting edge medical technology and very qualified staff currently at Reddington Hospital provide a perfect synergy between Reddington and Abuja Plastics to make the Bodycare Plastic Surgery Clinic a plastic surgery destination for Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.
Okoro, who has flourishing plastic surgery clinics in Nigeria and Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America and has extensive experience in all areas of plastic surgery, said plastic surgery is very beautiful and safe if done by a team of professionals in the right environment.
He is supported by a team of plastic surgeons and specialist doctors and nurses. A key member of the Bodycare team is Dr Jennifer Cameron, an experienced Plastic Surgeon from Minnesota, USA.
According to Okoro, there is no need to travel overseas for excellence in cosmetic or reconstructive plastic surgery as the services are very well provided at the Reddington Bodycare Plastic Surgery Clinic.
Explaining further , Dr. Cameron who is the Resident Plastic Surgeon. said the Bodycare Clinic offers an extensive range of aesthetic plastic surgery procedures for all areas of the body including face lifts, eyelid surgery, breast augmentation and reductions, buttock lifts, contouring and reduction, Botox treatments and many others including procedures for men such as tummy tuck, waist reduction, among others. The centre has already accepted its first patient who travelled from the UK for the procedure, she added.
The Bodycare team also provides remedial plastic surgical services as well as reconstructive services, providing solutions for congenital defects such as cleft palate, dealing with the victims of burns injuries and providing other specialist Plastic surgeries.
The Bodycare Centre is the latest innovation from the pioneering Reddington Hospital Group who have previously opened numerous specialist healthcare facilities, and most recently opened the Duchess International Hospital in GRA Ikeja, an affordable top-quality hospital.
