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Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Overview

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The Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery delivers specialised tertiary care to patients requiring surgery for a variety of reasons and indications. Plastic Surgery is derived from the Greek word, plastikos, which means "to mould". This explains the basic characteristic of plastic surgical procedures, which employs meticulous surgical techniques to mould and tailor the various tissues of the body to either fill a defect created by injuries or tumours, or to enhance the appearance of a certain part of the body.

The Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, in addition continues to be involved in the teaching and training of medical students, junior doctors and plastic surgical trainees, and as a vibrant and research-orientated Department, actively contributes to the academic environment of the Hospital.

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The Department provides services in the following areas:

Burns
Comprehensive burns injury care and management:

Actue care
Post-burn care
Rehabilitation
Scar management

Congenital Abnormalities

Cleft lip and palate correction ¹
Congenital craniofacial abnormality correction
Congenital hand, facial and urogenital abnormality correction

Craniomaxillofacial Deformities / Trauma

Facial trauma management
Craniomaxillofacial deformity
Orthognathic surgery

Reconstructive Surgery for Cancer, Trauma and Infection

Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Head and neck reconstruction following cancer-clearing surgery
Lower limb trauma
Post-infection reconstruction of any part of the body
Removal and reconstruction of skin cancers

Aesthetic Surgery

Hair transplants
Face lifts (rhytidectomy)
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
Liposuction
Tummy-tuck (abdominoplasty)
Breast enlargement / reduction / lift (augmentation mammaplasty, reduction mammaplasty, mastopexy)
Laser surgery - removal of moles, tattoos, resurfacing
Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment
Chemical peels and facial skin care

View also The Burn Centre

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Subspecialty Clinics

Skin Tumour Clinic

Referral criteria:	Skin tumours
Clinic schedule:	Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Secondary Burns Contractures

Referral criteria:	History of burns
Clinic schedule:	Every Monday 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Microsurgery Reconstruction Clinic

Referral criteria:	Tertiary referrals
Clinic schedule:	Every Monday 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Cleft & Cranio-facial Disorders

Referral criteria:	Tertiary referrals
Clinic schedule:	Every Monday and Friday 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Staff Members	Sub-Specialty
Head & Senior Consultant
Prof. Colin Song MBBCh, FRCS (Edin), FAMS	Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Aesthetic
Emeritus Consultant
Prof. Lee Seng Teik MBBS, FRCS (Edin), FAMS, FRACS (Plastic Surg)(Hons), Clinical Professor	Congenital Abnormalities
Senior Consultant
Assoc. Prof. Foo Chee Liam MBBS, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng)	Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Aesthetic
Assoc. Prof. Tan Bien Keem MBBS, FRCS (Edin)	Reconstructive Microsurgery, Lymphedema, Aesthetic
Prof. Tan Kok Chai MBBS, FRCS (Eng), FAMS, Clinical Associate Professor	Reconstructive Microsurgery, Aesthetic
Consultant
Dr. Ong Yee Siang MBBCHir (Cambridge), MRCSC (Edin), Cosmetic Surgery M. Med (Surgery), FAMS (Plastic Surgery)	Reconstructive Microsurgery, Aesthetic, Burns
Dr. Sng Wei Ee, Karen MBChB (UK), MRCS (Edin), M Med (Surg)	Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery
Dr. Wong Chin Ho MBBS, MRCSC (Edin), Cosmetic Surgery M. Med (Surgery), FAMS (Plastic Surgery)	Reconstructive Microsurgery, Aesthetic, Burns
Associate Consultant
Dr. Leo Kah Woon MBBS (Sing), MRCS (Edin), MMed (Surg), FAMS (Plast. Surg)	Reconstructive Microsurgery, Aesthetic
Dr. Ng Siew Weng MBBS, FRCS (Edin), FAMS (Plastic Surgery)	Reconstructive Microsurgery, Aesthetic Surgery, Burns, Lymphedema