Information About Dr Jesse Kenton-Smith

Jesse is:

• - a Fellow of the Royal College of Australasian Surgeons and qualified as a Specialist Plastic Surgeon in 2001. 
• - a Specialist Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Cosmetic Surgeon.
• - a member of The New Zealand Foundation of Cosmetic Surgery, New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgery and The Australasian Society of  Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• - a Specialist Plastic Surgeon at Christchurch Public Hospital and also has a Private Practice in Merivale, Christchurch.
• - the sole Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeon in the South Island. Jesse enjoys cleft surgery as it so uniquely combines reconstructive surgery with aesthetics.
• - a regular participant in overseas surgical aid. In recent years he has been to the Philippines, Tonga and Vietnam to repair cleft lip and palate defects in children.

• - also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and has been a qualified surgeon since 1994.

Jesse:

• - completed his medical and general surgical training in London.
• - sailed his 36 foot yacht "Sentinel" twin handed from the United Kingdom to New Zealand.
• - trained in Plastic Surgery in New Zealand as part of the National Training Scheme.
• - later returned to England to gain advanced Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery experience in Oxford and London.
• - has been in private practice in Christchurch since June 2003.
• - grew up as the son of Harpers and Queen Health and Beauty Editor and authoress, Leslie Kenton. This gave him a unique exposure and understanding of  female beauty and aesthetics. This expanded into his love of art and the pursuit of art in surgery.
• -Jesse co-authored a book, 'Skin Revolution' (published by Harper Collins) with Leslie Kenton in 2004.
• - practices in a warm, friendly and personable way. Most patients call him by his first name.
• - believes in combining tried and true methods with the latest advances to achieve safe, natural and reliable results

Mr Jesse Kenton Smith is a certified member of NZAP, ASAPS and NZFCPS.