Plastic, Hand & Faciomaxillary Surgery

Clinical service overview

We provide expertise in the following plastic surgery specialities:

• Reconstructive microsurgery and replantation surgery
• Hand surgery
• Upper and lower limb trauma
• Head and neck surgery
• Burn reconstructive surgery
• Breast reconstruction
• Skin cancers and melanoma (in association with the Victorian Melanoma Service)
• Implants (osseointegration):
  • Cranio-facial
  • Hand
  • Orthopaedic - OPRA (Osseointegrated Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees)
  • Bone anchored hearing aid (in association with ENT Surgical Unit)

Exclusion criteria

Patients undergoing elective surgery at The Alfred should have been non-smokers for a minimum of 6 weeks prior to consideration of surgery.

Patients undergoing certain elective plastic surgery procedures at The Alfred should have a BMI less than 30.

This service does not routinely offer treatment for the following:

• Patients who are being treated for the same condition at another Victorian public hospital
• Children under 18 years of age

• Patients requiring breast reduction or augmentation
• Patients requiring elective removal or reinsertion of breast implants following augmentation mammoplasty
• Patients requiring abdominoplasty
• Patients requiring liposuction
• Patients requiring breast reconstruction (offered only to Alfred Health patients who have undergone mastectomy for breast cancer, or have congenital abnormalities or have had significant trauma)
• Patients requiring gender reassignment surgery (not performed at Alfred Health)

For more information about aesthetic surgery, visit the Department of Health Guidelines for Aesthetic Surgery on the Public Hospital Waiting List

Our clinics

Clinic name	Campus	Location
Facio-Maxillary Clinic	The Alfred	99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Plastics Dressing Clinic	The Alfred	55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Plastics Clinic Wednesdays at The Alfred	The Alfred	55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004