I reckon you may have made a choice already by now but just dropping my £0.02. Seems like the 3 guys in the UK are Karidis, Nurein and Vijh. I had consults with the first 2 and just had surgery with Karidis.
My choice was based on the fact that Karidis appeared more pro, confident and polished. Nurein was nice as well and I’m sure he does his job well, but it was kind of an orange flag for me that he agreed to do the op after only a video consult (during covid). Karidis on the other hand I met in person with his nurse. I figured that I would live with whatever the result is for my entire life and therefore had to go with “the guy”.
The price difference between the 2, which id about £2k, is almost 100% due to Karidis operating under general vs Nurein under local. I have to say, I was way more comfortable having general after seeing videos and comments of people saying local was definitely not pain free. General is like a nice nap and you’ve got all these people and gear around. I just felt safer in a renowned private hospital. The other thing to consider is technique. I watched all the videos there are to watch, read everything, etc and at least to me, Dr. K seems like he’s got it more thought out. His incisions are really tiny as he cuts the gland little by little, so small that he doesn’t stitch them. He quilt-stitches the chest for 24h to avoid haematoma. In recovery you stay all day with an ice machine around your chest to reduce swelling. Tons of little things which made it look better to me. I’m now saying this as gospel but just detailing what made the difference for me. Now let’s see how healing goes