Saj Ataullah

MB BS, FMGEM, FRCOphth

Consultant Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon

Saj Ataullah graduated from Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, London, in 1991. He has over 15 years of experience in ophthalmology (a speciality dedicated to the medical & surgical management of eye disorders). His general ophthalmology training was over a 7 year period in London and Manchester. Subsequently Saj trained extensively in oculoplastic surgery (also called ophthalmic plastic surgery) both internationally and in the UK.

Oculoplastic surgery is a specialised form of plastic surgery that focuses on disorders of the eyelids, eyebrows, tear ducts (the lacrimal drainage system) and the orbit (the bones and tissues that make up the eye socket).

Saj was appointed as a Consultant Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgeon in 2002 at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, one of the largest eye hospitals in Europe.

Saj Ataullah has a major role in teaching and training of ophthalmic surgeons:

  • He has co-run an internationally renowned fellowship in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital since 2002. During this time he has trained surgeons from around the world as well as the U.K.
  • He was appointed as the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Tutor for Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in 2005
  • He has published in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented scientific papers in The USA, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, and Belgium as well as the UK.

Saj Ataullah is affiliated to the following organisations:

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
  • Founder member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS)
  • Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • British Medical Association
  • Medical Defence Union

 Saj Ataullah offers the following procedures:

 

  • Cosmetic Surgical Treatments:

 

Eyelid lift - blepharoplasty for hooded or puffy upper eyelids

Eyebag removal - blepharoplasty for puffy or baggy lower eyelids

Droopy upper lid surgery - ptosis correction

Brow lift - including endoscopic surgery with Endotine implants

Internal browpexy including Transblepharoplasty Endotine implants

Midface lift

Fat transfer - Free fat grafts & Coleman fat injections 

 

  • Cosmetic Non-Surgical Treatments:

 

Tear trough rejuvenation with Restylane

Anti-wrinkle injections

Dermal fillers for upper and lower facial rejuvenation

Facial rejuvenation with Fractional 1540 laser & IPL

Hyperhidrosis treatment  

 

  • Eyelid, Eyebrow & Facial Surgery:

 

Removal of eyelid or facial lumps & bumps

Ptosis (droopy upper eyelid) correction

Blepharoplasty for upper eyelid hooding (dermatochalasis)

Browlift for eyebrow droop / hooding

Ectropion (out-turning lower eyelid) correction

Entropion (in-turning lower eyelid) correction

Blepharospasm surgery  

 

  • Watery eye (Epiphora) surgery:

 

Endoscopic or external DCR (dacryocystorhinostomy - tear duct bypass)

Lester Jones Tube insertion (for canalicular blockage)

Lower lid tightening

Punctoplasty for punctal stenosis including perforated punctal plugs

Removal of excess conjunctival folds 

 

  • Facial Palsy procedures: 

 

Upper eyelid gold weight insertion

Lower lid tightening

Eyelid retraction surgery - eyelid recession, eyelid spacers

Midface & SOOF lift

Brow lift

“Crocodile tears” treatment: botulinum toxin injection to lacrimal gland

 

  • Thyroid Eye Disease surgery:

 

Orbital decompression surgery for prominent eyes

Upper eyelid retraction correction: Mullerectomy & levator recession

Lower eyelid retraction surgery : hard palate or dermis-fat spacer grafts

Lower eyelid trans-conjunctival fat removal

 

  • Eyelid Tumour / Cancer Surgery:

Mohs eyelid reconstruction

Removal of eyelid tumours

Eyelid tumour removal & eyelid reconstruction

 

  • Orbital & Eye Socket Surgery

 

Orbital tumour surgery - anterior & lateral orbitotomy

Orbital Fracture Repair

Enucleation / evisceration & hydroxyapatite / bioceramic orbital implants

Secondary eye socket surgery including Coleman fat transfer     

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