Summary
Paediatric Plastic Surgery at Monash Health provides a range of services, from facial paralysis, vascular malformation and congenital hand differences to skin and soft tissue tumours. We encourage GPs and other health professionals in our community to learn about our full range of services.
Like many health professionals in our community, you may have heard of our cleft service. But did you know that Paediatric Plastic Surgery at Monash Health also provides services in the following areas?
- Facial paralysis
- Vascular malformation (runs in conjunction with Royal Children’s Hospital)
- Congenital hand differences
- Hand traumas
- Congenital naevi
- Peripheral nerve disorders (traumatic, compressive neuropathies, paralysis)
- Burns <10% body surface areas
- Craniofacial differences
- Maxillofacial traumas ie facial fractures
- Breast and chest wall anomalies
- Ear differences
- Skin and soft tissue tumours
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions regarding the care of the paediatric plastic population. Note that our service does not include a plagiocephaly helmet clinic – non-surgical plagiocephaly referrals should be sent to a paediatrician.
Find out how to refer to the Paediatric Plastic Surgery service.