Miss Charlotte Defty

MBChB, MRCS, FRCS Ed (Plast)

Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Medico Legal Experience

Miss Charlotte Defty completed her Bond Solon training in 2023 and is a Medico-legal Expert Witness, providing reports in Personal Injury cases. Miss Defty accepts instructions on adult and paediatric patients from the age of 10 years upwards.

Clinical Experience

In 2004, Miss Defty completed her medical qualification at the University of Liverpool School of Medicine.  She became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2007 and by 2015, acquired her Plastic Surgeon Qualification FRCS Ed (Plast). From 2017, Miss Defty became the Laser Lead at Whiston and Consultant at STHK NHS Trust. Her current NHS post is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust, with subspecialty areas including Mohs surgery, skin cancer, laser surgery, rejuvenation surgery and treatments. Since 2021, she has been the Regional Training Program Director (Mersey) and MOHS Lead within her post.

Expertise

General plastic surgery / Scarring / Burns / laser scar therapy / skin cancer / Mohs micrographic surgery / skin conditions.

Clinical Interests

Therapeutic use of lasers, laser reconstructive trauma surgery, eyelid reconstruction, botox.

Memberships & Professional bodies

  • British Association of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery
  • The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
  • British Medical Laser Association
  • British Medical Association
  • MBCHB School of Liverpool
  • PG Cert Medical Education

Examination and Assessment Locations

Medico-legal examinations and assessments are available in Merseyside and Lancashire

Locations

Liverpool, Preston, St Helens

Plastic surgery personal injury Preston

Memberships & Professional bodies

  • British Association of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery
  • The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
  • British Medical Laser Association
  • British Medical Association
  • MBCHB School of Liverpool
  • PG Cert Medical Education

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