Surgery Won't Fix Your Skin with Dr. Jonathan Dunne
Posted posted on August 01, 2025
On This Week's Episode:
What if achieving your “ideal look” wasn’t just about what you cut—but what you care for?
London’s go-to plastic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Dunne, founder of Melrose London, unravels the new rules of modern beauty on Give Good Face with Dr. Anthony Rossi. From the explosion of weight loss drugs like GLP-1s to the TikTok-ification of aesthetic trends, they dive deep into the shifting expectations facing patients—and the surgeons who treat them.
Dr. Dunne reveals why surgery alone won’t save your skin, how cultural nuance shapes beauty ideals, and what every patient needs to hear before going under the knife. If you’ve ever wondered where the line between wellness, vanity, and medical precision is drawn—this episode doesn’t just walk the line, it redraws it.
Guest Bio:
Mr Jonathan Dunne is a consultant plastic surgeon with nearly 15 years of experience. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (plastic surgery), specialising in skin cancer, facial plastic surgery, and head and neck surgery.
Jonathan trained in Bristol, Yorkshire, Sydney and Malawi and completed specialist training in plastic surgery in London hospitals including Chelsea & Westminster, Royal Free, St George’s and Charing Cross.
He is uniquely trained in all aspects of facial plastic surgery, undertaking two further years of fellowships in minimally invasive facial skin cancer treatment (Mohs surgery), head and neck microvascular surgery, facial palsy, and craniofacial and aesthetic surgery. His further training in facial plastic surgery was completed in Melbourne, Boston and Stockholm, and aesthetic training in London hospitals including the Wellington, King Edward VII, the London Clinic and St John and St Elizabeth’s.
Jonathan founded the Imperial Facial Reconstruction Centre, a multi-specialty collaborative providing expert care, and leads the Trust's plastic surgery skin cancer service. He co-authored the Oxford Handbook of Head & Neck anatomy, has authored more than 50 publications and book chapters, and is regularly invited to speak at international meetings on facial plastic surgery and skin cancer. He is the Principal Investigator for the international MelMarT-II melanoma trial at the Trust.
Jonathan is passionate about plastic surgery education and development in resource-poor settings, and is a trustee of the Malawi Burns Trust and a member of the national committee for BFIRST (British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery & Training).
Surgery Won't Fix Your Skin with Dr. Jonathan Dunne
On This Week's Episode:
What if achieving your “ideal look” wasn’t just about what you cut—but what you care for?
London’s go-to plastic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Dunne, founder of Melrose London, unravels the new rules of modern beauty on Give Good Face with Dr. Anthony Rossi. From the explosion of weight loss drugs like GLP-1s to the TikTok-ification of aesthetic trends, they dive deep into the shifting expectations facing patients—and the surgeons who treat them.
Dr. Dunne reveals why surgery alone won’t save your skin, how cultural nuance shapes beauty ideals, and what every patient needs to hear before going under the knife. If you’ve ever wondered where the line between wellness, vanity, and medical precision is drawn—this episode doesn’t just walk the line, it redraws it.
Guest Bio:
Mr Jonathan Dunne is a consultant plastic surgeon with nearly 15 years of experience. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (plastic surgery), specialising in skin cancer, facial plastic surgery, and head and neck surgery.
Jonathan trained in Bristol, Yorkshire, Sydney and Malawi and completed specialist training in plastic surgery in London hospitals including Chelsea & Westminster, Royal Free, St George’s and Charing Cross.
He is uniquely trained in all aspects of facial plastic surgery, undertaking two further years of fellowships in minimally invasive facial skin cancer treatment (Mohs surgery), head and neck microvascular surgery, facial palsy, and craniofacial and aesthetic surgery. His further training in facial plastic surgery was completed in Melbourne, Boston and Stockholm, and aesthetic training in London hospitals including the Wellington, King Edward VII, the London Clinic and St John and St Elizabeth’s.
Jonathan founded the Imperial Facial Reconstruction Centre, a multi-specialty collaborative providing expert care, and leads the Trust's plastic surgery skin cancer service. He co-authored the Oxford Handbook of Head & Neck anatomy, has authored more than 50 publications and book chapters, and is regularly invited to speak at international meetings on facial plastic surgery and skin cancer. He is the Principal Investigator for the international MelMarT-II melanoma trial at the Trust.
Jonathan is passionate about plastic surgery education and development in resource-poor settings, and is a trustee of the Malawi Burns Trust and a member of the national committee for BFIRST (British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery & Training).