Mr Akhavani is recognised for his refinements to several key techniques in breast and body surgery, including drainless abdominoplasty, corset abdominoplasty, the internal bra and auto-augmentation mastopexy, a breast lift that uses the patient’s own tissue to restore fullness. These developments aim to make recovery smoother and to give results that look natural and last. An early proponent of drainless abdominoplasty in the UK and a former Chair of the BAPRAS Body Contouring Special Interest Group, he co-authored research on high-volume drainless lipoabdominoplasty, published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, which Dr Alan Matarasso selected as his Cosmetic Pick of the Month. He has twice been named in Tatler’s list of the UK’s top 40 plastic surgeons and won Cosmetic Surgeon of the Year at the Safety in Beauty Awards.

“I give my patients the same honest advice and thoughtful care I would want for my own family. That means being clear about what surgery can achieve, but also when it may not be the right choice.”

His surgical training took him to leading centres in Rio de Janeiro, Toronto, Manchester and New York. Known affectionately by his patients as “Magic Mo”, he is described as caring, honest and reassuringly meticulous, and he brings warmth and a sense of humour to every consultation.

His expertise includes breast augmentation (including hybrid augmentation with fat grafting), uplift, reduction, reconstruction and revisional surgery; abdominoplasty, body contouring and SAFELipo® liposuction; facelifts and facial rejuvenation; gynaecomastia correction and labiaplasty. He is a member of BAPRAS, BAAPS and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.