Patient information
For comprehensive information about plastic surgery procedures, talk to a qualified specialist about your individual goals. We can help you find a fully qualified NZAPS specialist Plastic Surgeon, who can discuss your individual goals and work with you towards them. To find out more about NZAPS member surgeons, click here.
Surgery is a powerful tool to change aspects of one’s appearance. This may be to refresh a tired appearance from natural aging, or to address a specific appearance issue to boost confidence and self-esteem. Many techniques exist, each with its own balance of benefits and drawbacks.
Reconstructive surgery uses precision and sophistication to recreate and repair damaged or missing body parts. While reconstruction overlaps significantly with cosmetic surgery due to shared aesthetic goals, reconstruction also addresses functional problems. Plastic surgical reconstruction deals with a wide range of conditions. These include birth defects such as cleft lip and palate, trauma, burns, and cancer surgery.
The hand is a finely tuned symphony of biomechanics that we take for granted in our everyday lives. Restoring function to an injured or malfunctioning hand requires specialised understanding, and a skill-set honed towards utmost technical precision. For these reasons, all New Zealand trained Plastic Reconstructive surgeons are cross-trained in hand surgery, commonly misperceived as the domain of orthopaedic surgeons.
If you are considering going overseas for your surgery, please read our information about medical tourism.
Common cosmetic surgery procedures
Common reconstructive surgery procedures
Common hand surgery procedures
