Face
Facial ageing and laxity · upper and lower eyelid concerns · brow descent · selected facial contour and asymmetry concerns
Referring a patient
Thank you for your referral.
Please call me or the practice if you have an urgent referral or would like to discuss any aspect of patient care.
What I see in private practice
Referrals are welcome across cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. The examples below are intended as a guide rather than a restrictive list.
Breast
Breast augmentation · breast lift · breast reduction · asymmetry · implant-related concerns and revision · gynaecomastia
Body
Abdominoplasty · abdominal skin excess or muscle separation · arm lift · thigh lift · body contouring after major weight loss
Reconstruction
Facial skin cancer · reconstruction after cancer surgery · complex soft-tissue defects · microsurgical reconstruction · upper- and lower-limb reconstruction
Facial skin cancer
This is an important part of my private reconstructive practice. I particularly welcome referrals for suspected or confirmed skin cancers of the face, especially where the location or anticipated defect may benefit from plastic-surgical reconstruction.
Patients may be referred with a lesion of concern, a biopsy-proven diagnosis, or for reconstruction where excision is being undertaken by another specialist.
A complete work-up is not required before referral.
If the diagnosis is uncertain but the lesion is clinically concerning, referral for assessment is welcome. If another treatment pathway is ultimately more appropriate, that can be discussed with the patient after assessment.
Facial skin cancer →Referral pathways
Cosmetic surgery
Patients seeking cosmetic surgery require an independent medical referral before consultation, preferably from their usual general practitioner.
There is no need to nominate a particular operation if that is not clear. The referral should identify the patient's concern and provide relevant medical and psychosocial background that may affect assessment or treatment.
The consultation itself is used to determine whether surgery is appropriate and, if so, which option best fits the patient's anatomy and goals.
Reconstructive surgery
GP and other specialist referrals are welcome, including for facial skin cancer, defects after cancer surgery, complex wounds and soft-tissue loss.
For larger oncological or microsurgical problems, early discussion can be particularly useful because reconstructive options may depend on the planned resection, previous surgery, radiotherapy, donor sites or skeletal treatment.
Colleagues are very welcome to call me directly to discuss a patient or an anticipated reconstructive problem.
How to refer
Referrals can be sent by fax. For secure electronic referral options, please contact the practice.
Before sending patient information, please review our collection notice and use a secure referral pathway where available.
Phone
(02) 8531 0672
Fax
(02) 8531 0673
Consulting rooms
St Leonards · Randwick
Full addresses are available on the Contact page.Unsure whether to refer?
Please feel free to call me or the practice.
Working with referring doctors
I will keep the referring doctor informed following assessment and treatment, and communicate with other treating specialists where this is relevant to the patient's care.
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