Miss Helen Witherow

Qualifications

BDS Birmingham, FDS RCS Eng, MbChb Bristol, FRCS Eng, FRCSOMFS Eng

GMC number: 4007867

Practising since: 1985

Specialties

Oral and Maxillo-facial surgery

Consultation times

  • Alternate Wednesday evening
  • Alternate Thursday morning
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About

Helen holds NHS Consultant Maxillofacial posts at St George’s, Ashford/St Peter’s and is a Maxillofacial, Skull base and Aesthetic surgeon.

She is a highly specialized facial surgeon with over 30 years of experience. This has been gained by working in different specialties Plastics, Cosmetic, ENT and Maxillofacial surgery and includes techniques acquired during her Craniofacial fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

At the heart of her belief is that facial appearance matters. “Whether we like it or not most of us make initial judgments about people within the first few seconds of meeting them based on their appearance. A person may be born with a facial deformity or may acquire one either through trauma or cancer. Perceived negative changes may occur simply through the normal ageing process. A person may have a face that is not one that represents the person they are inside. Improvement and change in a facial appearance can have a profound effect on a person’s life.”

Helen has developed an interest in facial feminization which encompasses all aspects of her hard and soft tissue training. She helped set up a gender identity clinic at Parkside Hospital in Wimbledon.

Helen has a background in art and has two degrees in both medicine and dentistry. She holds the general surgical FRCS (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons), the specialty FRCS exam for Oral and Maxillofacial surgery FRCS (OMFS) and has the qualification of Fellow of Dental Surgery (FDS RCS).

Helen sees adults and children.

Special interests

  • Orthognathic surgery and facial feminisation through orthognathic surgery
  • Skull base surgery
  • Skin cancer

Other interests

Trauma, dentoalveolar pathology and surgery, botox.

Personal interests

Art, drawing, sculpture and jewellery design. Sailing and walking.

Treatments and tests offered by Miss Helen Witherow at Nuffield Health

  • Mole removal
  • Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
  • Removing wisdom teeth
  • Skin cancer surgery
  • Tooth Removal (Extraction)
  • Chin reshaping (Genioplasty)
  • Maxillofacial / oral surgery
  • Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Reshaping)

Locations Miss Helen Witherow works with

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    53 Parkside, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5NX

    020 8971 8000
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Research

Staged Surgical Correction of Severe Panfacial and Transverse Nasal Root Asymmetry in Unicoronal Synostosis.
Witherow H, Pepper T, Naini FB.Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 May 20;10(5):e4342. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004342. eCollection 2022 May.PMID: 35620508 Free PMC article.

Nasolabial angle and nasal tip elevation changes in profile view following a Le Fort I osteotomy with or without the use of an alar base cinch suture: a long-term cohort study.
Mahsoub R, Naini FB, Patel S, Wertheim D, Witherow H.Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2020 Oct;130(4):379-386. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.05.011. Epub 2020 Jun 6.PMID: 32675030

Long-term stability of limiting nasal alar base width changes with a cinch suture following Le Fort I osteotomy with submental intubation.
Raithatha R, Naini FB, Patel S, Sherriff M, Witherow H.Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Nov;46(11):1372-1379. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.04.027. Epub 2017 Jun 29.PMID: 28669485

Orthognathic Surgery
Principles, Planning and Practice
Naini / Gill
Book chapter
Le fort 1 Osteotomy and Maxillary advancement
Wiley / Blackwell 2017

Oxford Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Newlands/ Karawala
Chapter of facial aesthetics / brow lift

Conservative management of an inoperable arteriovenous malformation.
Campbell SJ, Locurcio L, Witherow H.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Sep;55(7):744-745. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 May 20.PMID: 28532599 No abstract available.

We are not alone.
Woolley EJ, Dhariwal DK, Witherow H, Newlands C, George K.Br Dent J. 2016 Dec 9;221(11):685. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.888.PMID: 27932805 No abstract available.

The three-point landing in mandibular orthognathic surgery--a modified technique.
Naini FB, Witherow H.Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Feb;98(2):155-6. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0031. Epub 2015 Dec 16.PMID: 26673046 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Effectiveness of botulinum toxin B in the treatment of drooling.
George KS, Kiani H, Witherow H.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013 Dec;51(8):783-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.05.154. Epub 2013 Aug 17.PMID: 23962595

Long-term complications associated with permanent dermal fillers.
Kunjur J, Witherow H.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013 Dec;51(8):858-62. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.06.013. Epub 2013 Aug 18.PMID: 23962591

Correcting the typical Apert face: combining bipartition with monobloc distraction.
Greig AVH, Britto JA, Abela C, Witherow H, Richards R, Evans RD, Jeelani NUO, Hayward RD, Dunaway DJ.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Feb;131(2):219e-230e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182778882.PMID: 23358017

Spectrum of Antley-Bixler syndrome.
McGlaughlin KL, Witherow H, Dunaway DJ, David DJ, Anderson PJ.J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Sep;21(5):1560-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181ec6afe.PMID: 20818252


Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE).
Goddard R, Witherow H.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Jan;49(1):65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.11.013. Epub 2010 Feb 18.PMID: 20170994 No abstract available.

The mesioangular third molar--to extract or not to extract? Analysis of 776 consecutive third molars.
Allen RT, Witherow H, Collyer J, Roper-Hall R, Nazir MA, Mathew G.Br Dent J. 2009 Jun 13;206(11):E23; discussion 586-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.517. Epub 2009 Jun 5.PMID: 19498427

Ocular advancement in monobloc distraction.
O'Connor EJF, Marucci DD, Jeelani NO, Witherow H, Richards R, Dunaway DJ, Hayward RD.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 May;123(5):1570-1577. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181a07625.PMID: 19407630

The evaluation of bony union after frontofacial distraction.
Eley KA, Witherow H, Hayward R, Evans R, Young K, Clark A, Dunaway D.J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Mar;20(2):275-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31819921b2.PMID: 19258910

Three-dimensional image analysis of facial skeletal changes after monobloc and bipartition distraction.
Ponniah AJT, Witherow H, Richards R, Evans R, Hayward R, Dunaway D.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Jul;122(1):225-231. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181774308.PM

Memberships

  • GMC
  • RSM
  • BMA

Other posts held

  • St Georges NHS Trust, Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust

Insurers Miss Helen Witherow works with

Miss Helen Witherow works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Allianz
  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • Bupa
  • Bupa Global
  • Cigna
  • Cigna International
  • CS Healthcare
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Freedom Health
  • Healix
  • HMCA
  • Simplyhealth
  • The Exeter Friendly
  • WPA

Declaration

Miss Helen Witherow does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Miss Helen Witherow does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Miss Helen Witherow does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.