/ Update - February 1, 2022 / - While reading 'The Needle and the Damage Done' following in the footsteps of Patrick Treacy, the author offers a coming-of-age story about a man finding himself growing up in rural Northern Ireland during The Troubles and eventually becoming the world’s number one aesthetic practitioner. Part travelogue, part thriller, part celebrity tell-all, the memoir is a whirlwind of adventure and a fascinating insight into the colourful life of this doctor.
Treacy is a gifted writer with fluid prose and insightful observations of the many adventures he been on through his life. Being present when the Berlin wall came down to the glamorous life of a surgeon on a prestigious cruise line to being held captive by Sudan Hussein. Using the narrator’s personal interactions to illuminate the world of aesthetic medicine, the author brings us on a journey detailing how his own research has contributed to what this exciting field of medicine is today. This research is respected by his colleagues, and he details how he has won numerous awards from London, Paris, Monaco, Azerbaijan, and Mexico.
As well as giving me a wonderful sense of determination and persistence, I also got an insight into the more enduring times in his life as he faced many trials and tribulations from smuggling cars from Germany to Turkey in order to finance his medical studies to eventually becoming a prisoner of Saddam Hussein before the onset of the First Gulf War. The writer brings you on the epic journey of his life, one that is steeped in travel, love, adventure, politics, and I truly felt as if I was on a rollercoaster like journey reading this book full of optimism, risk, and sheer excitement.
Treacy is a gifted writer with fluid prose and insightful observations of the many adventures he has been on. From treating the king of pop Michael Jackson as well as treating Saddam Hussein’s mother. The narrator’s personal interactions illuminate the diversity of life and how courage can bring you on any journey you desire. It shows how life can take many turns and how with the right spirit you can do and become what your heart truly desires.
Content written by reviewer Rebecca Mc Mahon
ISBN-13 978-1528977302
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical
Publisher Austin Macauley Publishers
Publication date 30 April 2021
Language English
Patrick Treacy Medical Director, Ailesbury Clinics Ltd
David Lloyd Riverview, Beech Hill Rd, Clonskeagh, Co. Dublin, D04 AF10, Ireland
www.ailesburyclinic.ie 003531 2692255 | 086 2487464 | ptreacy@gmail.com