Paediatric Plastic Surgeon at Evelina London Children's Hospital
Your child has a birthmark, a lump or ears that stick out, and someone has said the words Evelina London. You look it up and find a children's hospital rated Outstanding. Miss Jana Torres-Grau is a paediatric plastic surgeon on that team, and you can see her here privately.
You can see Miss Torres-Grau privately at Evelina London, in the hospital where she works every week.
A consultation doesn't commit you to treatment.
Evelina London plastic surgery, with Miss Torres-Grau on the team
Evelina London plastic surgery is one of the largest children's services of its kind, with more than 1,000 operations a year. Miss Jana Torres-Grau is a consultant on that team. She sees private patients at Evelina London Children's Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, in English or Spanish.
I work at Evelina London every week as a consultant, so I know it from the inside: the anaesthetists, the nurses, the day surgery unit and what happens to a child from the moment they arrive. That is why I am glad to see private patients here as well. Whichever route a family takes, it is the same hospital, the same team and the same care.
Miss Jana Torres-Grau
The hospital is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and sits on the St Thomas' site, across the river from Parliament.
Children's plastic surgery at Evelina London, from birthmarks to scars
Every treatment Miss Torres-Grau offers is available at Evelina London, and each one starts with an assessment in clinic.
Seen in outpatients
Every child is assessed in clinic first. Small moles, cysts and lumps in older children can sometimes be removed there under local anaesthetic.
Treated in day surgery
Ear correction, hand surgery, laser treatment for birthmarks and gynaecomastia surgery take place in the Children's Day Surgery Unit, usually with a general anaesthetic.
Laser and birthmark treatment has its own page, with the questions parents ask most.
The Evelina team also supports the major trauma centre at King's College Hospital, so children's injuries are part of its daily work. How injuries are repaired is explained on the injury page.
Rated Outstanding by the CQC since its first inspection in 2015
The Care Quality Commission rated Evelina London Children's Hospital Outstanding at its first inspection in 2015, and the hospital still holds that rating. In March 2026 inspectors rated its children's emergency department Outstanding again. An independent regulator has checked the hospital and passed it at the highest level.
Behind every operation there are paediatric anaesthetists, children's nurses and 19 intensive care beds in the same building. Miss Torres-Grau works inside that system every week, and a private appointment with her runs to the same standards.
Children's day surgery in a unit built for it, home in three to four hours
Most children's surgery here happens in the Children's Day Surgery Unit. It has two theatres built for short operations. The checks, the operation, recovery and going home all happen in the same place.
Families usually spend three to four hours in the unit. A parent stays with the child until they are asleep and is there when they wake. If an operation needs a longer stay, the children's wards and intensive care are in the same building.
Do I need a referral to see a paediatric plastic surgeon privately at Evelina?
No. You can book a private consultation with Miss Torres-Grau at Evelina London directly, with or without a GP letter.
Evelina London is also Miss Torres-Grau's main NHS hospital, so she knows the building, the anaesthetists and the nurses from the inside.
Any surgery Same building
Day surgery takes place in the Children's Day Surgery Unit, with intensive care on the same site.
Paying Direct
Fees are paid directly, which gives you one clear figure before anything is booked. Families fund their own care or are sponsored, for example by an embassy.
Miss Jana Torres-Grau, consultant plastic surgeon at Evelina London since 2021
She joined the team as a consultant in 2021 and became a permanent member of it in 2023.
Miss Torres-Grau trained in craniofacial surgery and surgery for children at Great Ormond Street Hospital. She holds the FRCS (Plast), the Royal College of Surgeons of England's specialist qualification in plastic surgery. She treats the full range of children's plastic surgery conditions here, from birthmarks and ear correction to scars and hand differences.
She also holds an Advanced Diploma in Childhood Psychology, which shapes how she talks to a worried child as much as to the parent. Consultations are in English or Spanish. More about her career is on the about page.
Evelina London · St Thomas' site
Ten minutes' walk from Westminster or Lambeth North station
The hospital is about ten minutes' walk from Westminster station, on the District, Circle and Jubilee lines, and from Lambeth North on the Bakerloo line. Waterloo is about fifteen minutes on foot. The entrance is on Lambeth Palace Road, inside the St Thomas' Hospital site.
The hospital sits in the congestion charge zone and parking in the St Thomas' car park is limited, so public transport is the easier choice with a child.
Evelina London Children's Hospital,
St Thomas' Hospital,
Westminster Bridge Road,
London SE1 7EH
By arrangement
Clear answers before you book
Open any question to read more about private paediatric plastic surgery at Evelina London.
Can I book a private appointment with her at Evelina London?
Yes. Private children's care here is arranged through the hospital's private service, and you can ask for Miss Torres-Grau by name. Contact the practice and the appointment is set up for you.
Should we choose Evelina London or The Portland?
Both are Miss Torres-Grau's private clinics, and she gives the same care at each. Say which is easier for you to reach, or ask her and she will suggest the one that suits your child.
Will she see my child herself?
Yes. At a private consultation Miss Torres-Grau takes the history, examines your child and explains the options herself. If surgery follows, she carries it out.
Does she treat port wine stains with laser at Evelina?
Yes. Pulsed dye laser treatment for port wine stains is carried out in the day surgery unit, and babies and young children usually have it under a general anaesthetic. Several sessions are often needed, and she will say how many she expects at the first visit.
What does a private consultation cost?
The fee is published on the fees page, so you know it before you book. Surgery is quoted after the consultation, because it depends on the procedure and the anaesthetic. Consultation and treatment fees are one click away.
How a day surgery visit at Evelina runs, start to finish
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Step one
Arrival and checks
You arrive at the time on your letter. A nurse checks your child's weight and health, and Miss Torres-Grau confirms the plan with you, including whether your child will be awake or asleep for the procedure.
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Step two
The procedure
Some smaller procedures are done awake, with a local anaesthetic to numb the area and a parent beside your child. For others, a paediatric anaesthetist puts your child to sleep with a parent there until they are asleep, and the operation takes place in one of the unit's two theatres.
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Step three
Recovery
After a general anaesthetic your child wakes in the unit's recovery area with you there. After a local anaesthetic there is a short rest while the nurses check the area. Either way, something to eat and drink follows once they are ready.
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Step four
Going home
Most families leave three to four hours after arriving, with written aftercare and a follow-up date. Visits for a procedure done awake are usually shorter.
From birth to 18, in a hospital built around children
Evelina London treats children from birth to 18, and the setting is right for every age in between.
Babies and young children
Seen in a hospital built for children, with a parent beside them at every stage and day surgery designed for short visits.
Request a consultationTeenagers, up to 18
Treated at Evelina London until 18, with the adult plastic surgery team next door at St Thomas' if care continues beyond that.
Request a consultationThe same standards
A private appointment at Evelina London is in the same children's hospital, the same day surgery unit and with the same surgeon, booked privately at a time that suits you. The first visit is a conversation, and nothing is decided until you have the full picture.
Request a private consultation at Evelina London
Send a few lines about what you have noticed, or call 020 7188 9687. Miss Torres-Grau, paediatric plastic surgeon at Evelina London Children's Hospital, sees each child for a conversation first. If north of the river suits you better, her private clinic at The Portland Hospital offers the same care.
There is no obligation, and no pressure to book surgery.
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Appointments by arrangement
Get in touch
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Tell us what you have noticed, how long it has been there, and your child's age.
- Many questions can be answered before you come in.
- Say which hospital you would prefer, Evelina London or The Portland, so the reply points you to the right place.
- Sending a message is not a booking.
- You will hear back with what a consultation involves and how to arrange one.
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