Expert cosmetic surgery in Newcastle
At LASE Cosmetic, our ethos is to offer the very highest standards of patient care and service while, at the same time, adopting evidence-based cosmetic treatments that allow our patients to benefit from modern techniques and perhaps avoid the need for traditional general anaesthetic based, overnight surgery, providing the best plastic surgery in Newcastle.
We have introduced technology such as CoolSculpting (fat freezing) and Renuvion (skin tightening) to the northeast which means our patients have exclusive access to the best evidence-based technology in the region.
Problems that might have required surgery in the past can be dealt with non-surgically with no downtime. Of course, cosmetic surgery might sometimes still be required and, if day surgery can be offered on-site, with overnight stay surgery being performed at hospitals off-site.
Access to visit the clinic is very easy as we are located next to West Jesmond Metro and there is ample local parking which means patients are willing to travel from all over the country to access our high standards.
Our facility and practice mean we can easily identify the best option for you as an individual (whether surgical or non-surgical) no-matter what your concern and provide you with our trademark honest advice and ethical care.
LASE Cosmetic is the dream of husband and wife team Ahmed and Lisa Ali-Khan, who have combined their 40 years’ aesthetic experience which is like no other in Newcastle or the North East.
Our ethos is simple – to offer patients tailored advice and treatments which fit their needs and are completely safety and outcome-focused, whether that’s a simple skin rejuvenation treatment or multiple surgical procedures with high patient satisfaction.
And because of our expertise across cosmetic and a wide range of surgical treatments, the team at LASE is uniquely positioned to determine whether surgical or non-surgical procedures are the best option for the individual – avoiding unnecessary general anaesthetics and overnight stays.
At LASE’s clinic in Jesmond in central Newcastle-upon-Tyne, you can expect the very best in advanced cosmetic treatments, many of which are exclusive to us in the North East.
One such procedure is CoolSculpting, the world-leading fat-freezing system which provides safe treatment with permanent results – this is the only fat-freezing procedure in the world with FDA clearance and LASE is the only clinic between York and Edinburgh that offers it.
Ahmed and Lisa re passionate about what they do and pride themselves on delivering excellent results for patients while maintaining incredibly high standards.
At the heart of everything the clinic offers is the welfare of the patient – the team will always cross-refer between our surgical and non-surgical capabilities to ensure the patient is given the best advice on cosmetic surgery in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Clinical Team
Mr Ahmed Ali-Khan FRCS (Plast.)
Lead Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Mr Ali-Khan has over 24 years’ plastic surgery experience. Having completed his training in Bristol and the South West he embarked on specialist fellowship training in London (aesthetic surgery), Cambridge (reconstructive microsurgery) and Sydney (skin cancer) making him one of the few UK surgeons to have trained at the world-famous Melanoma Institute Australia.
Since 2012 Mr Ali-Khan has grown his private practice to be one of the best-known cosmetic surgeons in Newcastle and the North East. Mr Ali-Khan is well trained in all elements of cosmetic surgery but is known in particular for his specialist aesthetic experience in complex breast and body surgery, including breast augmentation, breast reduction and tummy tucks.
Patients seek his services as he has a reputation for the highest standards in surgical care and for the easy manner he has with patients, being professional always but having none of the negative stereotypes sometimes associated with consultant surgeons. This reputation as kind and thoughtful is confirmed in his patient reviews on RealSelf.com and the ‘Three Best Rated’ plastic surgeon in Newcastle.
Mr Ali-Khan is a full member of BAAPS and BAPRAS and is registered as a plastic surgery specialist with the GMC.
Mrs Lisa Ali-Khan RGN INP
Managing Director
Mrs Ali-Khan is our lead aesthetic expert and is an independent nurse prescriber with over 20 years’ aesthetic experience, making her one of the most experienced practitioners in the UK. Having worked in cardiac intensive care at the world famous Papworth Hospital she moved to Bristol where she worked in A&E. Her aesthetic career started in Bristol, setting up her first company before being approached by a past-president of BAAPS and BAPRAS to join his practice and develop their non-surgical service.
Lisa is one of the few aesthetic nurses to have been awarded practicing privileges in both the Nuffield and Spire Hospital groups before starting LASE Cosmetic in Jesmond with Mr Ali-Khan.
Mrs Ali-Khan is a full member of the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses and is the driving force behind the LASE Cosmetic clinic. She is committed to the ethos of high standards and safety within the aesthetic industry but is just as well known for her friendly and welcoming manner. A reputation as a skilled injector makes her very sought after by our patients.
Mr James Wokes FRCS (Plast.)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr Wokes is an NHS Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Head and Neck surgeon based in Durham. Having graduated from medical school with Distinction, he completed a decade of plastic surgery training both nationally and internationally culminated in the award of the prestigious Ian McGregor Gold Medal for outstanding performance in his FRCS(Plast.) consultant examination in 2018.
Mr Wokes completed specialist, and highly sought-after, fellowships in cancer surgery, reconstruction and cosmetic surgery, both in the UK and internationally, before returning to the north-east as a consultant.
Complementary to his surgical expertise, Mr Wokes has extensive non-surgical aesthetic experience allowing a multifaceted approach to rejuvenation. This enables him to provide bespoke, patient-centred consultations to those pursuing aesthetic procedures.
Mr Wokes strives to provide exemplary patient care and natural looking results for his patients. He offers consultations in cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body and nonsurgical treatments for facial rejuvenation from our aesthetic clinic in Jesmond, Newcastle.
Mr Iain Anderson FRCS (Plast.)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr Anderson is a Consultant plastic surgeon in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His NHS practice specialises in complex reconstructive surgery of all areas of the body. This includes skin cancer and malignant soft tissue tumours (sarcoma), management of complex wounds following significant trauma, microsurgery, and most other areas of general plastic and reconstructive surgery.
He completed his nationally appointed plastic surgical training in the North East and was subsequently awarded a fellowship in microvascular reconstructive surgery in the internationally renowned Canniesburn plastic surgery unit in Glasgow. He has published in high quality peer reviewed journals and has multiple national and international presentations.
Prior to becoming a consultant, he was awarded the coveted Niall Kirkpatrick BAAPS/BAPRAS annual cosmetic surgery fellowship, where he received mentorship and training from international experts in all areas of cosmetic plastic surgery.
He is experienced in the field of non-surgical aesthetic treatments and combined with his surgical knowledge and abilities he can provide patients with a holistic and achievable results.
Mr Anderson provides the highest quality treatment and service to his patients and prides himself on thoroughly exploring their wishes and responding to their concerns. He is enthusiastic, personable and is an exciting addition to the LASE team.
Mr Haitham Khashaba( Plast.)
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr Haitham Khashaba is a highly skilled plastic, reconstructive and Aesthetic surgeon of more than 15 years experience with a specialist interest in breast cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Full-time NHS consultant at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust as well as in private practice, he is known for combining precise surgical technique with a compassionate, patient-first approach. His focus is on delivering safe, natural-looking results while ensuring patients feel fully supported before, during and long after surgery.
Mr Khashaba’s special interests extend beyond surgery itself — he is deeply involved in developing local NHS pathways to improve the management of complications from cosmetic tourism and to strengthen mammographic surveillance for women with implants. This work reflects his commitment to patient safety, continuity of care, and raising standards across the field of aesthetic surgery.
Dr Alistair Duggie FRCS (Plast.)
Senior Consultant Anaesthetist
Dr Alastair Duggie is a consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at University Hospital North Durham. He qualified from Aberdeen University in 1999 and did his senior house officer training there before moving to the North East of England in to become a registrar. Following this he worked to Counties Manukau hospitals in Auckland New Zealand as the fellow in regional anaesthesia before taking up his consultant post in Durham.
He was appointed as a consultant at University Hospital Durham where he worked regularly with Mr Ali-Khan. In addition to this, he has an interest in regional anaesthesia, pain medicine and paediatric anaesthesia. He is currently the lead for safety in Intensive Care at Durham Hospital and is the Local Investigator for several international studies.
Outside work, he enjoys family life, plays 5 a side football, golf, poker and is a keen wine buff.
Yvonne Malone
Theatre Manager
Yvonne has 48 years nursing experience working in operating departments in various specialties but plastics for the last 27 years.
Yvonne has worked as the Theatre Manager at LASE Cosmetic since it was opened in 2019. One of her greatest achievements was helping set up LASE Cosmetic theatre services with her, now retired husband, Brian Malone. Her attention to detail, unwavering dedication and her ability to run theatres with absolute military precision has earned her and Brian to have the theatre suite named after them. It is now affectionately known as The Brivonne Theatre Suite.
Outside of work, her interests include interior design, spending time with extended family and keeping fit with yoga and pilates.
Sarah Shuib
Out-Patients Nurse
Sarah has over 25 years experience in healthcare, 18 of them as a nurse after starting her career as a scrub nurse in the NHS. Known for her calm and compassionate approach, she combines her nursing expertise with her skills as a qualified counselling therapist to give patients holistic support, both physically and emotionally. Sarah’s passion is patient safety and person centred care. Outside work, she is a devoted mum who enjoys family like and exploring nature.
Justine Hargreaves
Theatre Nurse
Justine has over 30 years experience as a theatre nurse, of which many were at Newcastle General Hospital in plastic surgery theatres in both reconstructive and cosmetic procedures. Justine then spent many years in a sister’s post at the University Hospital of North Durham in Plastic Surgery theatres before making a move from the NHS into the commercial world, as a clinical specialist providing education and support to theatre staff and clinicians around the North of England. She has now come full circle and has come back to work in her first love of plastic surgery here at LASE Cosmetic with a fabulous team and could not be happier! In her spare time, she enjoys the gym, weekends away in the caravan and coastal walks with her two sausage dogs.
Paul Jude
Senior Anaesthetic Practitioner
Paul accumulated 30 years’ experience working in theatres in the NHS before joining us at LASE. He had previously worked with Mr Ali-Khan and Brivonne at University Hospital in Durham and joined LASE to help develop our general anaesthetic services. Paul is known for his calming, caring and kind manner with patients and his one liners! Outside of work Paul is a keen golfer, football supporter and has a strong interest in military history.
Admin Team
Dianne Hardman
Patient Liaison
I worked for the NHS for 15 years, 10 being in waiting lists as an officer and most recently coordinator, where I met Mr Ali-Khan. Knowledge of theatre utilisation, booking surgery and everything in between. 5 years in the anaesthetic department, organising rotas and clinics. Over these years I’ve got to know many surgeons and anaesthetists.
I love to be organised and a bit of a perfectionist, always meticulous about details. Working for LASE in the private sector allows me to provide personalised care and attention to all our LASE patients when organising their theatre day, I find this hugely rewarding.
Personally, I am passionate about being a mum and enjoy planning quality time with family and friends.
Toni Stokoe
PA to the Managing Director
Toni has experience of the beauty side of the aesthetic industry having worked previously as a hairdresser and beautician. LASE Cosmetic is a medical facility and she quickly found her natural talents lay in her organisational skills which is of great benefit to us. Quickly developing into an assistant manager, Toni can be seen ensuring everything at LASE is running smoothly and efficiently.
Outside of work, Toni is a busy mum and loves the outdoors; camping, hiking and wild swimming are amongst her hobbies.
Christine Bambrough
Patient Liaison
Chris has great customer service skills, having worked in the NHS as a quality systems manager for over 20 years and more recently was ‘client facing’ within the retail sector. As a quality manager her focus has always on been centred on high standards, continual improvement and building a reputation through ‘positive customer experiences’.
Chris enjoys learning about all the latest aesthetic innovations in both the non-surgical and surgical sectors to ensure she is equipped with the knowledge to support the clinical team with each patient that we meet.
Chris is passionate about perfection, loves meeting new people, is friendly and cannot wait to welcome you to LASE Cosmetic in Jesmond.
Jane Somerville
Front of House
Jane is passionate about delivering outstanding customer service and creating positive experiences for every patient at LASE Cosmetic. With a background in the hair and beauty industry, she has developed strong interpersonal skills and an eye for detail for creating the best possible experience from the moment patients arrive at the clinic. Outside work Jane enjoys travelling, spending time with her family and two sons. She also enjoys staying active and dedicated time at the gym.
Charlotte Anderson
Front of House
Charlotte brings a strong background in customer service and office administration to her role at LASE Cosmetic. With years of experience in Front of House and public facing positions, she takes pride in providing a warm, professional welcome and ensuring every patient’s experience runs seamlessly from start to finish. Charlotte enjoys being part of the welcoming and professional environment at LASE Cosmetic where patient care and teamwork are at the heart of everything. Outside work, she loves to travel and explore new places, and enjoys going on scenic hikes with her dogs.
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