243 Remuera Road
Remuera
Auckland
www.healthpoint.co.nz
New Zealand Institute of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Postal Address
Contact Details
Phone (09) 529 5782
Fax (09) 524 6043
Email info@plasticsurgeons.nz
Healthlink EDI: nzplastc
To contact:
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Mr Glenn Bartlett: (09) 529 5783 www.rhinoplastyauckland.co.nz
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Mr Janek Januszkiewicz: (09) 529 5781 www.breastplasticsurgery.co.nz
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Mr Jonathan Wheeler: (09) 529 5785 www.facialsurgery.nz
- Ms Rita Yang (09) 529 5789
Additional contact details here
Skin Lesions
Skin lesions can be divided into two groups:
- benign (non-cancerous): e.g. moles, cysts, warts, tags. These may be removed to prevent spreading (warts), stop discomfort if the lesion is being irritated by clothing/jewellery or to improve appearance.
- malignant (cancerous): basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are generally slow growing and unlikely to spread to other parts of the body. Melanoma is a serious skin cancer that can spread to other parts of the body. Urgent removal is recommended.
Surgery to remove skin lesions usually involves an office or outpatient visit, local anaesthesia (the area around the scar is numbed by injecting a local anaesthetic) and stitches. You may or may not have a dressing put on the wound and it is important to keep the area dry for 24 hours. Stitches may be removed in 1-2 weeks. You may need to take a few days off work after the surgery.
https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/private/plastic-surgery/new-zealand-institute-of-plastic-and-cosmetic/