Hilal gets to look at
boobs all day. He is a UK-trained, fully accredited (GMC) Consultant Plastic Surgeon, working in the Edinburgh plastic surgery unit with a special interest in breast reconstruction, skin
cancer and burns. Educated in the UK, he graduated from The Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1991, followed by a year as an Anatomy lecturer before completing his basic surgical training and becoming a Fellow of The Royal
College of Surgeons in 1997.
He undertook two years of research, gaining an MD degree and has published widely in the medical and plastic surgery journals. He completed his specialist training in Plastic Surgery in Edinburgh, and Glasgow (Canniesburn), and undertook an Oncoplastic/Microsurgical Reconstructive Breast Fellowship in Newcastle. He also completed a Cosmetic Fellowship at the Institute of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery in London, working with
Jan Stanek ('10 Years Younger','Plastic Fantastic'), Dai
Davis and
Nick Percival ('Plastic Surgery
School, Extreme Makeover,' Make Me Perfect'), appearing in episodes of Channel 4's '10 Years Younger' and 'Embarrassing Bodies'.
Hilal also frequently undertakes medicolegal work.
