Mr Jonathon Pleat

MB BCh MA(Oxon) DPhil(Oxon) FRCS(Plast)

Jon is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust. His interest in scarring arose from his own burn injury as a child. After medical school in Oxford, his burns and plastic surgery training took him around the world where he observed a diverse range of treatments for scarring. His research degree in Oxford looked at the chemical response to human scar formation.

As Director of Research for the wound and burns charity Restore, Jon oversaw a number of research projects investigating how a scar develops and the treatment of mature scars. His research projects involve collaboration with groups in Europe, Australasia and Africa. Jon sits on a number of regional and national research committees.

Amy Davey

Senior Reconstructive Scientist

Amy Davey is the Senior Reconstructive Scientist (in the profession formally recognised as Maxillofacial Prosthetics) from North Bristol NHS Trust. Amy manages the Reconstructive Prosthetics team at Southmead Hospital providing all aspects of facial and body prosthetics, custom medical devices to patients and digital 3D modelling for surgical aid and planning.

As a big advocate for innovation with science and technology, she works closely with global engineering company Renishaw with the design and manufacture of patient specific 3D additive manufactured implants and surgical guides, for a variety of uses.

Having been in the profession for nearly 10 years, Amy has published research on quality and manufacturing techniques of titanium cranial plates, having studied in Cardiff, Manchester and King’s College London whilst working in a variety laboratory teams.

Amy was among the first registered Clinical Scientists in Reconstructive Science and continues to train Reconstructive Science students, through the Scientific Training Programme with the South West Consortium.

Dr Amarnath Challapalli

MRCP FRCR CESR MD PhD
Consultant Oncologist

Dr Amar Challapalli is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. He specialises in the treatment of non-melanomatous skin cancers with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Although the bulk of his clinical work is treating malignant skin cancers, he also has experience in treating benign skin conditions such as Dupuytrens contractures, hypertrophic scars and keloids, with radiotherapy. He has a particular interest in developing high-dose rate brachytherapy techniques for the treatment of benign and malignant skin lesions and is aiming to set up this service at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology centre.

Tonia Goman

NMC Nurse

Tonia Goman, NMC-registered nurse, works a dual role at the Dermatology Centre at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. She began as a Staff Nurse in 2002 and trained with British Association of Skin Camouflage (BASC) course in 2004, where she held skin camouflage clinics, treating a wide variety of skin conditions, until she took on the role as Dermatology Clinical Specialist Nurse in 2014. With increasing demand for her expertise, she set up her own practice, offering skin camouflage advice to people of the South West. She is also an Associate Member of British Association of Skin Camouflage (BASC).

Vanessa Jane Davies

MEWI, MFHT, LCGI

Skin Camouflage & Scar Therapy Consultant

Vanessa is the UK’s only qualified Skin Camouflage expert who is certified to offer Microskin™ simulated skin technology. She is also qualified to provide ScarWork ™ treatments.

Vanessa founded Skin Camouflage Services in Harley Street in 2007 and accepts referrals from across the UK and Ireland with clinics based in London, the Midlands, and the North, North East. Vanessa is also proud to offer support to military personnel referred to her via the National Defence Military Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC). Vanessa is also an experienced expert witness in her field to the English Courts.

With over 25 years practical experience Vanessa provides expert para-medical skin camouflage for major trauma injuries, pigmentation, prosthetic margins, self-harm and other scarring. She is particularly known for the innovations she has developed for the camouflage of scarring resulting from burns: chemical, fire, hot liquids, and electricity.

Vanessa provides an integrated approach to skin camouflage and scar management using a combination of skin camouflage, liquidised simulated skin, non-invasive dermal fillers, silicone therapy and specialist scar massage techniques.

Jane Haralambos

Cosmetic and Medical tattooist. Micro-needling and Scar therapy specialist.

Jane qualified in May 2001. After completing her apprenticeship, she continued to work with her trainer for many years in Harley Street, London. This gave her invaluable insights and the skills needed to then set up her own practice.

Having been badly scarred as a child after falling through a window, Jane’s interest in scarring was driven by personal experience. As Jane’s career progressed, she specialized in Medical tattooing and Scar therapy, working with a variety of clients in the following areas.

Burns – relaxing and breaking down scar tissue and in some cases a soft wash of colour to blend into the surrounding skin

Areola/Nipple – following breast reconstruction, it is possible to carry out a total optical reconstruction of the nipple and areola and using scar therapy to loosen and rejuvenate the scar tissue.

Scars – with a combination of Micro-needling and Medical tattooing Jane will create a bespoke treatment best suited to the type of scar.