Speakers Iain Hutchison: Facial surgeon

Iain Hutchison

Iain Hutchison is a pioneering oral and facial surgeon; his foundation, Saving Faces, explores the nature of our expressions.

Why you should listen to him:

Iain Hutchison thinks deeply about our faces. In his practice at

"As a reporter I should maintain at least a pretence of objectivity, but excuse my bias on this occasion: I honestly believe that anyone who has the slightest interest in art, or any feeling for our common humanity, should go and see this exhibition."
David Thomas, Telegraph

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Quotes by Iain Hutchison

  • “We only see mirror images of ourselves, and we only see ourselves in freeze-frame photographic images that capture a mere fraction of the time that we live.”

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  • “After [facial] surgery, [the patients] were perceived as being more intelligent, more friendly, more honest, less violent — and yet we hadn’t operated on their intellect or their character.”

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  • “If you spend five minutes with somebody, you start looking beyond their facial appearance.”

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