Plastic surgeons are trained in the art and science of human tissue healing, reconstruction and transformation. In addition to the restoration of normal, plastic surgery can also be done to improve a person's appearance and function.
Our department's surgeons are specialists covering the breadth of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. This includes wound healing, burns, reconstructive surgery of the head to the toe, lymphedema surgery, craniofacial surgery, as well as the full spectrum of aesthetic surgery, lasers and minimally-invasive procedures.
By borrowing similar tissues from another area of the body, form and function in any deformed or deficient area may be restored. Where necessary, microsurgery is performed to reconnect sub-millimetre blood vessels, nerves or lymphatics to restore function to the transferred tissue. Reconstructive services that we provide include the following:
Skin growth or cancer removal and reconstruction
Acute and chronic wound management
Burns (SGH Burns Centre and Skin Bank)
Head and neck cancer reconstruction
Facial trauma and fracture fixation
Reanimation surgery for facial paralysis
Congenital facial abnormalities e.g. cleft lip and/or palate, vascular malformations
Breast reconstruction
Gynecomastia surgery (male breast reduction)
Trunk reconstruction, including the chest, abdomen, back or perineum
Upper or lower limb reconstruction
Lymphedema surgery
Our range of services include:
Face & neck
Eyelids (blepharoplasty), including double-eyelid creation, eyebag removal, correction of droopy or asymmetrical eyelids
Nose (rhinoplasty)
Facial contouring, including double-jaw (orthognathic) surgery, chin correction (genioplasty), facial implants
Browlift
Face lift (rhytidectomy)
Neck lift
Fat injection
Hair transplant
Breast
Augmentation
Reduction
Breast lift (Mastopexy)
Nipple (Areola) Reduction
Body
Liposuction
Tummy-tuck (abdominoplasty), lower body lift
Arm lift (brachioplasty)
Thigh lift
At our SGH Laser and Scar Centre, we utliise some of the latest clinical treatments and laser machines in the market to address the following problems:
Scars e.g. following trauma, burns, surgery or acne
Pigmentation problems e.g. melasma, freckles, sun damage, birthmarks
Hair removal
Facial rejuvenation e.g. improve wrinkles, dull skin, large pores, hollowed appearance
Tattoo removal
Our commonest modalities for treatment include the following:
Lasers
Ablative Laser Treatments
DEKA SmartXide
Sciton Erbium Lasers
Non – Ablative Laser Treatments
Broad band light (BBL)
PICO laser
Pulsed dye laser (PDL)
Ultraformer III HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)
Filler injection
Botulinum toxin injection (Botox)
The department's burns centre has been at the forefront of Singapore and the South-East Asian region's burns management for the past several decades. In addition to advanced burns surgery and life support, we have a dedicated burns unit including a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team, an intensive care unit and ward, and the Skin Bank, which is also involved in cutting-edge skin regeneration research. The centre's services include:
Acute management of burns
Care of the massively burned patient
Burns intensive and high dependency care
Burn rehabilitation
Burns scar therapy and surgery
Management of dermatological emergencies (in collaboration with the SGH Dermatology department)