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plastic surgery unit
The Wellington unit is one of five Regional Plastic Surgery Units
and serves the central region of New Zealand (see yellow on map).
The Craniofacial Programme
is supra-regional and includes the South Island.
The unit is based at Hutt Hospital and comprises eight consultant
Plastic Surgeons and three Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons.
The unit is highly regarded internationally and there is usually
a Craniomaxillofacial Fellow, a Head & Neck Fellow and a regular
flow of international doctors on medical electives.
Consultant Plastic Surgeons
Chris Adams
Jim Armstrong
Colin Calcinai
Charles Davis
Gary Duncan
Craig MacKinnon
Mark Rider
Swee Tan
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Peter MacDonald
Manish Patel
Brendon Young
Cases from the Wellington Plastic Surgery Unit
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Outpatient Clinics
Regular outpatient clinics are held in the outlying regional areas.
Each Plastic Surgeon has subspeciality interests.
The subspecialties within plastic surgery offered to the central
region include;
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Burns Surgery
- Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
- Facial Palsy Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Hypospadias Surgery
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Maxillofacial Surgery
- Skin Cancer Surgery
Super-specialized services
There are a regular flow of patients from beyond the central region
for super-specialized services which include;
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Vascular Birthmarks
- Laser Surgery
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Ear Reconstruction
Multidisciplinary clinics
Plastic surgeons are closely involved with other specialties in
the multidisciplinary management of patients. Some of the multidisciplinary
clinics include;
- Cleft Clinic
- Maxillofacial Clinic
- Craniofacial Clinic
- Head and Neck Clinic
- Burn Clinic
- Hand Clinic
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Craniofacial Referrals to:
Mr Charles Davis
Wellington Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burns Unit
Hutt Hospital
Private Bag 31-907
Lower Hutt, Wellington
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