Dr. Florian Bast

About the Doctor / Professional

Florian is a fully licensed substantive consultant ENT surgeon at Guy´s and St. Thomas´ Hospital, London, with a specialist interest in rhinology and facial plastic surgery and he is a member of the „Harley Street Nose Clinic“. Previous to this he was an ENT Consultant at the University of Berlin, Germany. During training he studied at: University of Heidelberg, Germany; NYU, New York, USA; University of Sydney, Australia; and University of Zurich, Switzerland. He completed his higher surgical training at the University of Heidelberg and University of Berlin, Germany. He received the German Board Certification as Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (UK CCT equivalent) in 2011, and the German Board Certification for Sub-specialization in Facial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Operations in 2015. In 2013 he spent 18-months doing the highly prestigious craniofacial and facial-plastic fellowship at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.

His main focus is on rhinology and facial plastic surgery which includes medical and surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis including balloon sinuplasty, functional and aesthetic septo-rhinoplasties, as well as surgery for patients with snoring problems and obstructive sleep apnea. He has also extensive experience in the use of Botulinum Toxin (Botox) and Dermal Fillers, and is one of the most experienced surgeons in the UK in performing endoscopic balloon dilatation of the Eustachian Tube.

He is registered with the General Medical Council as a specialist for Otolaryngology (GMC No 7381518) and is a member in the following professional medical specialist societies: Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe, the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, ENT UK, FPS UK, the German ENT Society, and the German Society for Aesthetic use of Botulinum Toxin. He is the founder and Director of ‘The Aesthetic and Functional Use of Botulinum Toxin Course for Doctors’ in Berlin, Germany, which is held twice a year. As part of his academic work, he lectures at national and international conferences, and has published extensively in his field of expertise. He is also an editorial reviewer of major scientific papers in the field of Otolaryngology and Facial plastic surgery