Author
Dr Des Fernandes
Dr Des Fernandes
M.B.; B.Ch;F.R.C.S.E.
Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon After qualifying M.B.; B.Ch. at the Witwatersrand University, Dr Des became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. Following his training as a Cardiac Surgeon with Prof Christiaan Barnard, he started specialising in Plastic Surgery. His mentor was Dr David Davies who generously showed him the heights of creative plastic and cosmetic surgery. Dr Des started private practice with Dr David Davies in 1980.
Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon After qualifying M.B.; B.Ch. at the Witwatersrand University, Dr Des became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. Following his training as a Cardiac Surgeon with Prof Christiaan Barnard, he started specialising in Plastic Surgery. His mentor was Dr David Davies who generously showed him the heights of creative plastic and cosmetic surgery. Dr Des started private practice with Dr David Davies in 1980.
Since about 1990, Dr Des concentrated on facial plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery only. This is because he wanted to gain a more focussed experience in order to deliver the best results he could.
Since Dr Des Fernandes founded Environ Skincare in 1990, vitamin A has become the cornerstone ingredient in the Environ Skin Care philosophy. It is an essential skin nutrient that has to be replenished every day for skin to appear healthier and more resilient. The introduction of vitamin A into skin care formulations was a ground-breaking development. Dr Des Fernandes, rated amongst the top five plastic surgeons in the world, was a pioneer in this field in the 1980s, and was the the first to successfully use vitamin A and antioxidants in a cosmetic product.