Congratulations to Wei-Lun Wong who is now in Sweden on his fellowship. He has an interest in burns and is working in the Burns Unit before returning to work in the National Burn Unit at Middlemore. Ou new fellow is Rahul Jayakar who is with us until June before traveling to Sydney for a further […]
Joint Safety Statement of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), The Aesthetic Society, and The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) Patient Safety Advisory – Breast Implant Removal and Capsulectomy May 9, 2023 There has been a worldwide increase in the number of patients requesting implant removal for a variety of systemic […]
Wei-Lun Wong is our new Fellow in Cosmetic Surgery here at NZIPCS. He is NZ trained and committed to working in Auckland long term. The fellowship here is for 6 months and after working here, he intends to travel to Sweden for a Burn Fellowship with a view to returning to NZ afterwards.
Update on our day to day workings. We continue to wear masks when seeing patients and take care to ensure our work areas are clean and safe. We have been able to maintain a largely undisrupted work routine and surgical waiting times have not been directly affected by Covid issues. Patients have had to delay […]
Like many Kiwis we are embracing the Teddy Bear Challenge. Give them a wave if you are walking by….
There has been increased media attention towards breast implants and their safety in recent months. The main concerns relate to a rare form of lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). This update is current to 19 August 2019. Further information can be found on the website of the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons or on the NZ Government website […]
Congratulations to Jonathan Wheeler who has been a Director at NZIPCS and is now the new President of the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons. Jonathan has served on the Council of NZAPS for the last 4 years and was voted in as President on the 3rd of August. The role of President is to […]
The Directors at the New Zealand Institute of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery welcome Dr Sarah Gardiner, FRACS as the new Fellow for 6 months. Dr Gardiner completed her Plastic Surgery training in New Zealand and is here to further her training in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Our Fellowship. The NZ Institute of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery […]
Dr Rita Yang joins our practice as a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with an interest in Breast Reconstruction and Gender Affirmation surgery. She has previously work with the group as a fellow in 2015 and now returns following her comprehensive training in microvascular breast reconstruction and Gender Affirmation Surgery. She worked for a year at […]
