The Hurlingham's friendly, professional, attentive staff have headquarters in a beautiful Victorian  hall set in Parsons Green, south-west London. The historic building has been purpose-converted to a combined minor surgical unit and spa. World-class aesthetic surgeons undertake most operations including breast enlargement, breast reduction, breast lift, liposuction, nose reshaping, facial surgery, neck lift, tummy tuck, eyelid surgery, female genital surgery, fat transfer and Smart Lipo. Doctors offer Botox, injectable fillers and skin rejuvenation, Fraxel laser resurfacing and chemical peels.

I've put a lot of effort into rectifying its disproportionately large size and as a competitive City girl have battled with a string of unbearable diets. Over the past six years I've attempted Atkins, low GI, low calorie (well, starvation really), the cabbage soup diet and even Beyoncé's maple syrup concoction.I've tried personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, power plates and Brazilian boot camps, yet I still look dreadful in jeans. So when I recently heard whispers around the City about a new form of "lunchtime lipo", my ears pricked up. Rumour had it that the newest form of fat removal caused only minimal bruising and downtime - so virtually no time off work - and was taking London by storm. After five minutes on Google I'd located Dr Ayoubi, the man credited with introducing the treatment to the UK.
Dr Ayoubi, a charming and softly spoken Syrian, first explained the philosophy of his clinic, which is that any surgery is aimed at "enhancing" rather than "altering" looks. I had been hoping for more shrinkage than "enhancement".
The treatment can be applied to any part of the body though the most popular areas are post-natal tummies, saddlebags, double chins and bingo wings. Not surprisingly, 80 per cent of Dr Ayoubi's smart lipo clients are women but he noted, "We do get men. Most of them are looking to remove 'man breasts'." I do not blame them. [More]