Equally, if you have a congenital condition you may have been having treatment for many years and be questioning whether or not to continue.

Changing Faces cannot give answers to condition specific medical enquiries or recommend particular treatments or practitioners. We can however, suggest ways of helping to find out more about a condition and its medical treatment or management.

We are in touch with a broad range of support groups representing many different conditions. We can give you contact details for these groups if you would like to find out more about your condition and its treatment.

If you plan to use the Internet to find out more about your condition and treatment options is especially important with medical information that the website providers ensure all material is accurate, relevant and up-to-date. We also advise you to check that the information is provided by the Department of Health or a professional body such as the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the British Association of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeons or the British Association of Dermatologists.

If you are not going through one of these bodies, it is worth checking the website you are visiting is independent and not necessarily linked to a pharmaceutical company (although some organizations rely on these companies to exist).

Remember that conditions affect people differently and certain treatments may be more or less appropriate for you. It is worth printing off the information that you have found and discussing your findings with your health care professional.

To contact us about finding our more about your medical condition and its treatment or management please call 0845 450 0275 or email us at info@changingfaces.org.uk