Plastic surgery services — Otago and Southland

You can email Plastic surgery services at contactus@southerndhb.govt.nz or call:

• 03 474 0999 — Dunedin Hospital
• 03 218 1949 — Southland Hospital

Dunedin Hospital

Street address

201 Great King Street
Dunedin

Postal address

Plastic surgery services
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand

Southland Hospital

Street address

Kew Road
Invercargill

Postal address

Plastic surgery services
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand

Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery covers a wide range of different surgical procedures that repair, reconstruct or replace structures in many different parts of the body including the:

• skin
• face and head
• hands
• breast.

Plastic surgery does not involve the use of plastic materials.

Reconstructive surgery

Reconstructive Surgery
 
Reconstructive surgery is performed on parts of the body that are abnormal or have been affected by a birth defect, accident or disease. This includes:

• cleft lip and palate repair
• scar revision
• reconstruction, including skin grafts, following burns.

Surgery is usually performed to improve function but may also be performed to bring the appearance of a part of the body as close as possible to normal.

Some of the issues we help treat and procedures we do include:

• cleft lip and cleft palate
• breast reconstruction
• varicose veins
• hand surgery
• scar revision
• skin lesions
• skin grafting
• nose surgery (rhinoplasty)
• ear surgery (otoplasty)
• craniosynostosis
• heamangiomas
• naevi.

You can be referred to Plastic surgery services by your main healthcare provider and hospital staff.