Areas of Expertise

Mr Neil Johns carries out a number of procedures including:

• Breast surgery
• Oncoplastic breast surgery
• Mammoplasty
• Mastopexy
• Partial breast reconstruction
• Breast reconstruction
• Risk reducing breast surgery
• Sentinel node biopsy
• Wide local excision
• Lipo-modelling
• Axillary clearance

He also treats a number of conditions including:

• Breast cancer
• Breast disease
• Benign breast disease
• Hereditary breast cancer
• Breast lumps
• Breast Pain
• Nipple discharge

About Mr Neil Johns

Mr Neil Johns is a Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon. He is adept at incorporating the latest plastic surgical techniques in the management of breast disease, enabling the best cosmetic outcome after surgery.

Mr Johns completed his specialist breast surgery training in the world renowned Edinburgh Breast Unit. He went on to complete the prestigious National Oncoplastic Breast Fellowship, regarded as the gold standard for breast reconstructive training in the UK at the Royal Free Hospital plastic surgery department, London.

Mr Johns treats all aspects of breast disease, benign or cancerous, and patients with a family history of breast cancer. He ultilises the latest oncoplastic techniques such as therapeutic mammoplasty / mastopexy, partial breast reconstruction with lateral chest wall perforator flaps (such as LTAP and LiCAP), full breast reconstruction with implant, LD muscle flap, and lipofilling techniques

He feels passionate about being able to offer the most contemporary management of breast cancer to his patients and provides a clear, understandable, and holistic approach to personalise each individual patient’s management plan.

Other specialist interests include Screen-detected breast cancer, newer localisation techniques, patients with Family History of Breast Cancer & Risk-Reducing Surgery, benign breast conditions including all symptoms affecting women of all ages. He is widely published in the field of cancer cachexia, and aspects of breast disease.

Mr Johns offers a ‘One-Stop Diagnostic’ clinic and is happy to see all patients with breast symptoms with or without a referral on an insured or self-funded basis.

Research Highlights

Key Publications

• Johns N, Dixon JM et al
  Autologous Breast Reconstruction Using the Immediately Lipofilled Extended Latissimus Dorsi Flap
  PRS 2017
• Johns N, Dixon JM
  Should patients with early breast cancer still be offered the choice of breast conserving surgery or mastectomy?
  EJSO 2016
• Tang S et al.
  Current margin practice and effect on re-excision rates following the publication of the SSO-ASTRO consensus and ABS consensus guidelines: a national prospective study of 2858 women undergoing breast-conserving therapy in the UK and Ireland.
  Eur J Cancer. 2017
• Johns N, Dixon JM.
  Estimation of tumour size by imaging and excision in breast conserving surgery for breast cancer
  RAD Magazine,
• Alterations in the in vitro and in vivo regulation of muscle regeneration in healthy ageing and the influence of sarcopenia.
  JCSM 2017