Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Services at Flinders Medical Centre

The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) has its main site at Flinders Medical Centre, with additional clinics and operating lists at Noarlunga Hospital.  The service provides expertise to patients of the southern districts of Adelaide and South Australia.

Specialist Plastic Surgeons work within SALHN, assisted by procedural doctors specialising in skin cancer assessment and excisions. There are specialist nurses for wound care, breast reconstruction and hand surgery.

The Department is active in clinical research and is accredited for advanced training of plastic and reconstructive surgery registrars with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Areas serviced include:

  • head and neck cancer
  • skin cancer
  • general plastic surgery conditions
  • hand conditions
  • nerve injury conditions
  • post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
  • facial fractures
  • other elective: sarcoma, oropharyngeal head and neck cancers, hidradenitis suppurativa
  • other emergency: burns, necrotising soft tissue infections, skin tears and soft tissue wounds

For specific information on conditions and services undertaken, please view the clinic information.

Clinics and referrals

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinics at Flinders Medical Centre 

Note: Emergency referrals can be made 24 hours a day to the on call plastic surgery registrar via the FMC switchboard on (08) 8204 5511.

The Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service prides itself on having a patient-centred approach and has several initiatives measuring patient-reported outcomes in the clinics. There are also consumer forums in the areas of breast reconstruction and hand surgery.

The service holds monthly audits to examine outcomes, complications and utilization and welcomes any feedback from referring doctors, which should be addressed to the Head of Unit.

Contact details

Head of Unit - Dr Nicola Dean
Fax: (08) 8204 3031

Clinic

Plastic Surgery Clinics at Flinders Medical Centre