MR RICHARD SCAWN
Richard Scawn is a Consultant Ophthalmologist,
specialising in Oculoplastic surgery.
He leads the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and Buckinghamshire NHS Trust Oculoplastic services.
He treats eyelid, eyebrow, lacrimal, and orbital conditions for adults and children.
He provides the Ophthalmology service at The Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea
Richard Scawn’s experience managing and operating on complex eyelid medical conditions, coupled with his cosmetic surgery training in London and California means he is an ideal person to consult with regard to cosmetic eyelid surgery and also anti wrinkle treatments.
His private practice is situated at the Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, London and the Chiltern Hospital, Buckinghashire
Conditions treated include:
- Watery eyes (Epiphora) or Dry Eyes
- Conjunctivitis
- Blepharitis
- Blurred vision
- Chalazions
- Eyelid skin cancers
- Thyroid eye disease
- Reconstructive eyelid surgery
- Eyelid ‘hooding’ (Dermatochalasis)
- Eyelid drooping (Ptosis)
- Eyelid Lumps & Blemishes
- Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
- Upper eyelid Blepharoplasty
- Lower eyelid Blepharoplasty
- Anti wrinkle injections
EXPERIENCE
Richard Scawn is an experienced consultant Ophthalmologist with extensive sub-specialist expertise in Oculoplastic surgery.
Richard Scawn completed 10 years of Ophthalmology Specialist Training in London, UK with four years at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
In 2012 he was awarded the Keeler Scholarship from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists for his Orbital and Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive fellowship in California, USA with Prof Don Kikkawa & Dr Bobby Korn, learning advanced techniques in reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid surgery.
Richard Scawn then completed two more prestigious oculoplastic fellowships at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, obtaining extensive sub-speciality experience in eyelid, lacrimal and orbital surgery.
Richard Scawn was appointed at Buckinghamshire NHS Trust in 2016 to lead the Oculoplastic service at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe hospitals, prior to this he was a locum consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Richard Scawn was appointed at Chelsea Westminster in 2018 to lead the Oculoplastic service and is a member of the Craniofacial Multidisiplinary team.
Richard Scawn is the Ophthalmologist at The Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea.
Richard Scawn uses the latest and minimally invasive surgical techniques and is involved in teaching future generations of ophthalmologists and oculoplastic surgeons in UK and on
courses in USA.
He is active in oculoplastic research with multiple scientific publications and presentations at international oculoplastic meetings.
Fellow of Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Member of British Oculoplastic Society
Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmolog
APPOINTMENTS
Mr Scawn sees private patients at:
Bupa Cromwell Hospital
Appointments: 020 7460 5700 / 5739
164-178 Cromwell Road,
London, SW5 OTU
Chiltern Hospital
Appointments: 01494 257700
London Road, Great Missenden,
Buckinghamshire, HP16 0EN.
Private Secretary contact
Tel: 0207 460 5739
Fax: 0207 460 5710
FEES
Private Patient Fees
New Consultation £250
Follow up Consultation £200
Medical Insurance
If you have medical insurance Mr Scawn will invoice the insurance company within their fee schedule.
Please obtain pre-authorisation from your insurance company for your consultation or surgery.
Prices effective 14th July 2016
PUBLICATIONS
Journals
- Randomised, masked study of local anaesthesia administered prior to external dacryocystorhinostomy under general anaesthesia. Eye (Lond). 2018 Sep 18
- Can Lester Jones tubes be tolerated for decades? Eye (Lond). 2018 Jan;32(1):142-145. Commentary: Lower Eyelid Retraction Surgery Without Internal Spacer Graft. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Feb;37(2):140-142.
- Blepharoplasty Basics for the Dermatologist. Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery. 2016 June; 9(2)80-84
- Using Fixed Anatomical Landmarks to Avoid Medial Rectus Injury: A Radiographic Analysis in Patients with and without Graves’ Disease. American Journal of Otolaryngology, Feb 11th 2016
- Secondary Orbital Reconstruction in Patients with Prior Orbital Fracture Repair. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015 Nov 19
- Long Term Outcomes of Trabeculectomy Augmented with Mitomycin-C Undertaken within the First Two Years of Life. Ophthalmology 2015 Nov;122(11):2216-22
- Customised 3D Printing: An innovative training tool for the next generation of orbital surgeons. Orbit. 2015 Aug;34(4):216-9.
- Outcome of orbital blow out fractures performed more than six weeks after injury. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Aug 13
- Re: Long term cicatrization analysis in periocular incision performed with cold steel and colorado needle. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Mar-Apr;31(2):161.
- Spontaneous superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis: a rare entity with potentially devastating consequences. Eye (Lond). 2014 Mar;28(3):348-51
- Mastication induced retrobulbar hemorrhage. Orbit. 2013 Dec;32(6):387-8.
- Upper lid Blepharoplasty in Asian Eyes, Facial Plastic Surgery 2010 May;26(2):86-92.
- A new instrument to aid the lateral tarsal sling procedure, OPRS 2007 Sep-Oct; 23(5): 423 -35
Book Chapters
- Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 5th edition, Taylor and Hoyt, Elsevier, 2016
- Lower eyelid reconstruction with Mustarde flap. Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korn & Kikkawa, Elsevier 2016, 300-306
- Management of Facial Palsy. Expert techniques in Ophthalmic surgery, Jaypee 2015, 481-490
- Correction of Eyelid Retraction. Expert techniques in Ophthalmic surgery, Jaypee 2015, 609-615
- Management of Severe Thyroid Eye Disease and Use of Biological Agents, Thyroid Eye Disease, Springer 2015, 89-97
- Psychological disturbance in thyroid eye disease. Thyroid Eye Disease, Springer 2015, 143-151.
- Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 4 edition, Taylor and Hoyt, Elsevier, 2012
CONTACT US
Bupa Cromwell Hospital
Appointments: 020 7460 5700 / 5739
164-178 Cromwell Road,
London, SW5 OTU
Chiltern Hospital
Appointments: 01494 257700
London Road, Great Missenden,
Buckinghamshire, HP16 0EN.
Private Secretary contact
Tel: 0207 460 5739
Fax: 0207 460 5710