Dr Cliff is keen to ensure that patients are fully informed at all times of their diagnosis and the treatment options that are available to them. He sits on a number of patient groups and appreciates the importance of good information but also the importance of honesty at all times. A large number of patients are referrals from satisfied patients who have seen him before and that is one of the best adverts for his services. Dr Cliff does not advertise his services.

Dr Cliff is keen to ensure that patients have the options to have procedures done on the day of consultation if both convenient and practicable to the patient. This option for some patients helps to reduce the anxiety of waiting for treatment and the result and also for many busy people avoids unnecessary visits to the hospital. However patients at all times have the option to defer the treatment until a more suitable date can be found - this can be discussed and organised on the day. Children (under the age of 16) can also be treated at some of the hospitals that Dr Cliff practises out of – please check with the hospital in advance or call his secretary on 01293 778968 to check. He has a fantastic secretary who has been working with him for some years and knows the practice and services that he is able to offer and any further information can be obtained from her on the above number.

Dr Cliff is a Consultant Dermatologist and undertook his dermatological training in London at St George’s Medical School and in Lisbon, Portugal. As a dermatologist he has been trained in the diagnosis and treatments of skin diseases which include diseases of the hair and nail. Since the skin is the biggest organ of the body it is clearly prone to a lot of ‘diseases’ from birth to death. In the young the main issues relate to skin conditions like eczema and infections like warts, impetigo. In young adults a major issue is acne, oily skin and changing moles. In the older patient skin cancer is a major problem as well as hair loss both in men and women. As a fully accredited dermatologist, Dr Cliff has developed expertise in the management of these conditions.

As we grow older our skin ages and although we can do things to maintain a more youthful appearing skin like the use of sunblock we can now also use treatments to limit and even in some situations reverse the ageing process. These include facial peels, creams, BOTOX and dermal fillers to add volume to parts of the skin including the lips, cheeks and hands. Dr Cliff has an extensive aesthetic practice using difference regimes for the management of the maturing skin and has both lectured and taught internationally on these techniques including South Africa, Australia and India.